Art Director

Overview We have an exciting role of Senior Analyst to drive and translate creative and contemporary ideas to solid design and impact. You will have a key role in design and deployment of creative campaigns with our global clients, including many Fortune 50 companies.

About Us Annalect India is an integral part of Annalect Global and Omnicom Group, one of the largest media and advertising agency holding companies in the world. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations, and other specialty communications services. Our agency brands are consistently recognized as being among the world's creative best.

Annalect India plays a key role for our group companies by providing stellar products and services in areas of Creative Services, Technology, Marketing Science (data & analytics), Market Research, Business Support Services, Media Services, Consulting & Advisory Services. We are growing rapidly and looking for talented professionals like you to be part of this journey. Let us build this, together!

This is an exciting role and would entail you to:

• Manage successful completion of all integrated creative projects (print & digital) and meet deadlines
• Establish and communicate schedules to deliver projects on time
• Participate in the development of creative work that is worth building case studies
• Incorporate recommended changes and review designs for errors before the final design and production
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and agency stakeholders on a variety of design projects providing ideas, support and expertise when needed
• Manage phases of multiple projects at one time by working closely with the Creative Services Director on priorities
• Evaluate individual design deliverables alongside team performance, delivering critical feedback when necessary
• Assist in the development and training of the design team
• Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan

This may be the right role for you if you have:

• 4+ years of experience in creative management and working with creative/design studios/Ad agencies/production houses as a Senior Analyst
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and solid art direction skills
• Experience in leading a team of art directors and copywriters to determine how to best represent the creative director's concept
• Experience in managing multidisciplinary creative teams that handle high-volume requests
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Evaluate staffing and allocate resources appropriately
• Worked closely with Creative Project Management, Production and Traffic departments
• Manage production artists and assign the right projects as per their skills
• Create die cuts and KLDs (Key Line Drawings) for packaging and POP projects
• Confident and enthusiastic team player, flexible can-do attitude and adaptable
• Provide solutions and effective communication to build a strong rapport with the team and client
• High standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethics
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize projects
• Participation in team huddles, team-wide initiatives, activities. Influence clients with strong customer service
• Excellent project management and people management skills
• Provide guidance to team members on how to improve their work
• Provide clients with regular progress updates on projects to keep them informed of progress
• Review and approve design concepts created by designers to ensure they meet the client's needs

Shift timings - 6 pm-3 am

Location: - Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad

Work Model - Hybrid