EY CBS - BMC Creative Services Assistant Director-Senior Art Director 

India, Kerala, Kochi 

650687277

Discipline -Design for Technology

Role Type -Visual Design

As a Senior Art Director, you will have a unique blend of creative vision and strategic thinking, to lead our team and will act as a strong creative strategist and a design thought leader.

Your key responsibilities

• You understand the power of creative ideas and have a track-record of delivering memorable ideas that shape audience perception, engagement, and participation.
• You help coach and train the wider team, transforming GDS Creative Services capability from providing excellent design and execution services, to leading with brand-building and distinctive creative ideas and strategy.
• Have experience leading teams in creative agencies or in-house brand teams, championing high-visibility campaigns for top global brands (preferably B2B)
• Provide creative leadership to the design teams to deliver a range of collaterals (i.e., brochures, placemats, illustration, layouts, infographics, on-screen presentations, proposals, microsites, motion graphic content and social media collaterals)
• Produce strategically sound conceptual work and bring it to life through rapid prototyping and storyboard creation and all the way through post-production.
• Adhere to EY brand guidelines, meet, and exceed defined expectations in terms of aesthetics, quality, turnaround time, budget and efficiency.
• Stay up-to-date with current and future designs, web standards, concepts and industry trends and advocate the same to team members and customers
• Provide creative and art direction support to the team, coordinate with team members and others to resolve issues, as necessary
• Proactively identify opportunities to employ pop culture trends, creativity, executional approaches and techniques to create exceptional user experiences
• Communicate effectively with various customers/customer groups while understanding design briefs and sharing ideas
• Lead project discussions with customers with a customer-centric mindset
• Provide unique and innovative design solutions to customers and convince them to make the right design choices
• Prioritize deadlines and effectively manage multiple creative projects parallelly
• Be a part and contribute towards various organizational initiatives

Skills and attributes for success

• A user-centric mindset with creative, innovative, and analytical approach
• Creative vision and concept development
• Team leadership and collaboration
• Brand development and strategy
• In depth understanding of the current AI tools and you can leverage to up the creativity
• Multi-platform Visual story telling
• Excellent communication and presentation skils
• Exceptional attention to detail
• In depth understanding of emerging design trends

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree or college diploma (preferably in Graphic Design or related discipline)
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, other AI tools
• Experience across a range of digital, social, and integrated media
• At least 12 years of overall experience in a fast-paced global environment
• Prior art direction experience in leading agencies

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Working knowledge of other key software and tools relevant to the industry

What we look for

• Strong business acumen along with creative vision
• Creative problem-solving mindset with a flexible can-do attitude
• A growth mindset creative who loves to collaborate, ideate and deliver breakthrough work
• Experience in leading and managing creative teams, as well as developing junior creative talent
• Self-starter who loves challenges and makes big things happen by working together
• Experience working with global clients.
• Confidence, maturity and ability to build strong client relationships.
• A strong team player who is comfortable working collaboratively with others.

What we offer

EY GDS is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to creative consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning : You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you : We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.