National Creative Director – Retail and OOH

Reporting to:                         Managing Director

Connects with:                      Other Heads, Directors, Studio Manager

Basedin:                            Mumbai

Key responsibilities :

• Lead the analysis, conceptual thinking and strategic approach to a client brief with the support of the senior team
• Write fee proposals and company presentations for presentation to prospective clients
• Lead creative brainstorm meetings (internally and with clients) to develop Agency’s analysis, conceptual thinking and strategic approach to a client brief with the support of the project team
• Present Agency’s approach, rationale and concepts to a client with the support of the management team
• Direct and coordinate design team members to deliver the required solution to a project brief
• Review Agency’s work and act as final ‘quality control’ viewing the project through the client’s eyes
• Be responsible for team motivation, career development and project recruitment/resourcing to deliver a project to the required level of detail
• Be responsible for internal cost control and project spend regarding time spent and costs accrued against a project
• Be responsible for project administration, notes and client correspondence

Other duties and responsibilities:

• Develop Agency’s design approach and design strategies           
• Write articles that relate to your area of work
• Identify and develop new business opportunities                                   
• Support PR effort by talking to the media where required, providing source material for press releases and keeping the PR Coordinator
• informed of openings and key dates for PR opportunities

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

Experience:            

• At least 10 years experience in commercial design agency or architectural firm
• Client  & project management
• Budget management

Knowledge:                      

• Degree level education in a design discipline
• Knowledge and passion for great design
• Extensive knowledge and experience of the 5 key design stages

Skills:                                

• Creative thinking
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Computer literacy, good/advanced knowledge of various design software packages and willingness to develop technical skill
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to manage your own workload to achieve the required work on-time and to the required level of finish and detail

Attitude:                       

• Commitment to the company’s philosophy and aims
•  Flexible, willingness to complete tasks to deadlines and occasional late working if required (as per industry standard)
•  Diligent and tenacious.
• Calm, unflappable manner
• Positive, energetic and can-do attitude, social interaction

What to do if you are the person

Write to – sanjeev@bullzi-inc.com or vidya@bullzi-inc.com immediately