Creative Director

2 months ago

Pune, Maharashtra, India UA Brands Full time

Overview

At UA Brands, we're seeking a highly skilled and creative Senior Art Director to join our team. As a key member of our design team, you'll be responsible for developing and executing design concepts that align with our brand's vision and goals.

With over 35 years of experience in fashion-forward specialty apparel, we're proud to support our customers - true heroes giving back with every shift. Our culture includes a long history of philanthropy and community support. We're built on collaborating, not merely as coworkers, but as family and friends.

As part of our expansion plans, we've added IT & ITES support and talent to our corporate teams. We're now looking for a Senior Art Director to help us create and ideate strong digital and social graphic design concepts.

About the Role

The Senior Art Director will work directly with our VP, Creative, Copy Writers, Merchants, Buyers, Marketing Teams, and other Creative Team members. You'll be responsible for bringing to life ideas that support our initiatives and goals. This requires a deep understanding of our production/design capabilities and industry standards.

This position requires one to work in the permanent shift between 6:00 PM and 3:00 AM IST, Monday through Friday.

  • Work in a fast-paced corporate environment, across multiple digital channels simultaneously; communicate with team and internal + external business partners; follow up on tasks; project tracking; setting timelines + milestones; measuring KPIs; resource planning.
  • Trouble shooting; experience in executing/overseeing production design. Organized, detail oriented, prepare files for appropriate output to meet deliver requirement; being accountable for the final development and production of creative assets and ensures accuracy, attention to details and overall meets or exceeds the design objectives
  • Must have strong project management skills, ability to think strategically as well as critically, and manage multiple priorities, anticipate demands, coordinate stringent deadlines and properly estimate time for work.
  • Stay up-to-speed on design trends; research and monitor industry trends + market competitors; research, develop and deploy new technologies and skills including creative, OS, application, production, management, marketing and business practices and technologies.
  • Monthly, semi-annual and annual reviews and HSLs; manage team time keeping or invoicing; maintaining templates + brand guides; regularly review and evaluate processes, tracking KPIs and optimizing; hold regular team meetings.
  • Produce exceptional creative work; leverage your exceptional eye for creative excellence and your ability to tap into team members' true potential; develop and lead Art Directors and junior designs to create beautiful and functional visuals through graphic design, for multiple digital channels.
  • Uphold UA's brand identity while pushing the brand forward, act as a player/coach work directly on projects but also be confident to delegate and provide feedback and guidance as necessary; support creative leadership by mentoring and coaching art directors and designers across all initiatives by leading projects, and reviewing/provide feedback.
  • Collaborate with designers, copywriters, cross-functional teams to craft compelling stories through graphics, animation, video, illustration, photography; taste for high-level aesthetic, concepting/creating work that is innovative and disruptive; playing an active role in contributing conceptual ideas - prepare inspiration for teams.

Required Skills

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • WorkFront
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Microsoft Office
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Basic understanding of web design
  • Must be able to maintain and grow a brand's creative vision, strong retail or marketing graphics experience through strong layout, typography, photo composition, and mood board creation.

About You

  • Must be able to maintain and grow a brand's creative vision, strong retail or marketing graphics experience.
  • Graphics experience.
  • Must be goal-oriented and action-focused, practical and self-disciplined.
  • Must have strong visual problem-solving ability, the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and align activities to meet organizational goals.
  • Must possess excellent communication, presentation skills and work well within a team.
  • Must be demonstrating leadership skills, proactive thinking and the ability to work with all levels of the organization.

Preferred Experience

  • 10-15 Years of design experience.
  • Experience in the retail and fashion industries is preferred.
  • Extremely detail-oriented with project management skills.
  • Must demonstrate leadership skills, proactive thinking and the ability to work with all levels of the organization.
  • Must be able to maintain and grow a brand's creative vision, strong retail or marketing graphics experience through strong layout, typography, photo composition, and mood board creation.

Desired Qualification

  • Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design/Web Design/Fine Arts disciplines or equivalent practical experience.

Where You'll Work

REMOTE – Work from Home

Have workplace flexibility - you'll work exclusively from the comfort of your home with no commute. Remote employees are expected to be online and available during core business hours for their team. Company computer equipment is provided for business use.

Plenty of Benefits Too

UA Brands offers a full range of benefits that address both your health and financial needs.

  • Company-sponsored medical insurance for employees and family members
  • Company-sponsored Life insurance for employee
  • Company-sponsored Group Personal Accidental insurance for employee
  • Company-sponsored Gratuity Benefit
  • Continuous remote work
  • Hardship Allowance: Paid over and above the employees' monthly salary
  • Extended Hardship Allowance: Paid over and above the employees' monthly salary
  • Paid Vacation / Earned Leave
  • Maternity Leave, Compensatory Off Leave, Bereavement Leave, and Paternity Leave as per the applicable norms.
  • Holiday Pay
  • Referral Program - Get paid to work with Friends
  • Regular Recognition, Social Activities, Monthly Events, and Birthday Celebrations – Mandatory Fun

UA Is an Equal-Opportunity Employer

As an employee of any UA Brands division, you will be part of an established and dynamic organization. We believe that success starts from within, and we are seeking individuals who thrive in an environment that encourages and supports self-management. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at UA Brands will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. UA Brands does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. UA Brands will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship.

We are a Drug-Free Workplace.

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