Associate Creative Director

Associate Creative Director – Brand & Design

Join our Brand & Design team

At Frido x Design, we build brands beyond campaigns. From packaging to

retail environments, product collaborations to store experiences, partnerships

to exhibitions, we shape how Frido is seen, understood and experienced.

As Frido expands across categories, stores and collaborations, we're looking

for a creative leader who can combine agency-level thinking with a strong

understanding of product, retail, design and commerce.

What We Expect

• A conceptual thinker who can translate business challenges into distinctive

creative ideas.

• Strong experience across branding, campaigns, packaging, product

design and design-led storytelling.

• Ability to creatively lead licensed and co-branded product collaborations

with partners such as Disney and other global brands.

• Experience translating brand IP, characters and cultural properties into

relevant, desirable and commercially viable products.

• Understanding of product form, colour, material, graphics, packaging and

the overall unboxing experience.

• A deep understanding of retail strategy, customer journeys, store zoning,

shelf hierarchy, navigation and visual merchandising.

• Ability to direct creative across exclusive stores, modern trade, general

trade, B2B exhibitions and partner environments.

• Experience developing brand partnerships, co-branded campaigns,

product launches and retail activations.

Ability to build consistent creative systems across products, packaging,

physical spaces and digital touchpoints.

• Strong command over art direction, typography, design craft and brand

tonality.

• Confidence collaborating with designers, copywriters, product teams,

architects, VM, marketing, sales and projects.

• Ability to lead, mentor and raise the creative standards of a

multidisciplinary team.

• A hands-on leader who takes ownership from concept and presentation

through development, production and on-ground execution.

freedom to do more

Experience

• 8+ years in a leading advertising agency, design consultancy or consumer

brand.

• A strong portfolio showcasing conceptual depth, brand-building and

integrated creative work.

• Demonstrated experience across product collaborations, packaging, retail

design, experiential or visual merchandising.

• Experience working with licensed IPs, entertainment brands or strategic

brand partnerships will be an advantage.

• Strong presentation skills and experience working with senior stakeholders.

• Willingness to relocate to Pune for closer collaboration.

How to Apply

Send us your resume and portfolio at:

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