Senior designer

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Designer impacts projects across medium as the visual thinker with well-rounded background in digital, print, packaging, video and typography. The Senior Designer is able to create a range of work spanning ideation through delivery while working closely with Creative Director, and Strategy counterparts to fulfill and exceed client needs. The design capability sets the tone and guidelines for how work should look and feel. JOB DESCRIPTION: Works across a range of projects in branding, online video, packaging, merchandise, and general graphic design. Should be highly creative individual with an deep knowledge of design and range of experience across branding, design for motion, and marketing. S/he will be part of our busy creative studio providing day-to-day senior creative delivery across concept creation and design development through to implementation. As one of the more senior creative members of the team S/he will be expected to make a positive contribution to the creative culture of our business demonstrating ambition and appetite to develop his/her creative skills and the ability to lead by example. S/he will take ownership of creative challenges from brief to delivery including presenting creative work to clients and developing client relationships. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Works with a cross-functional teams, business leaders, and designers to solve problems big and small, through thorough elegant illustrations and masterful designs. Understanding the communication challenge and the commercial and strategic objectives of a client Embodies the style and design philosophy of the agency, and own the brand aesthetic, style, and path forward. Leads the design for large projects – like website, social presence, and advertising initiatives – while placing a strong emphasis on innovation and best in class design work. Pushes the boundaries of the design craft through relentless ideation and prototyping. Generating impactful creative solutions built on solid strategic foundations clearly linked to solving a client challenge with an ability to sell ideas with energy and conviction to that client. Generating a breadth of high-quality thinking that provides our business with fresh ideas and reference Demonstrating an ability to positively interact with the rest of the business to help lead us to the best for our clients. Taking responsibility for a creative challenge and being self-sufficient with direction from a Creative Lead or Design Director. Owning and leading projects and giving direction to more junior members of the team. Thinking ahead and guiding the team on how a creative idea will be delivered. Clearly articulating your creative thinking, building confidence in structuring, and presenting ideas to clients, and responding to challenges and feedback. Understanding the company’s quality management and file management systems and employing a methodical approach to archive management and file organization. Liaising with our Creative Services Manager and client service team to ensure effective allocation of creative resources to fulfill projects in the most effective and efficient way. Providing support to the creative team, helping to support more senior team members and ‘buddy’ the mid-weight and junior level. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS: 6-8 years of work experience. Should have Branding, Packaging, Digital, Environment Graphics led experience. Experience in handling full project lifecycles Adept at software skills - illustrator, photoshop, In Design, motion graphics Collaborative and supportive with the potential to lead - a team player that will contribute to the success of Conran Design Group by sharing knowledge and lending a hand to others when needed PREFERRED SKILLS: Illustration and typography skills preferred Knowledge of print and digital Ideation, articulation, and presentation skills About Havas Founded in 1835 in Paris, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications networks, with more than 22,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model through its 70+ Havas Villages around the world, covering all communication activities. The teams of the three business units, Havas Creative Network, Havas Media Network and Havas Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer tailor-made, innovative solutions to clients that support them in their positive transformation. Havas is committed to building a diverse culture where everybody feels they belong and can be themselves and thrive. Havas integrated into Vivendi, a global leader in media, entertainment, and communications, in December 2017. Further information about Havas is available at About Havas India Havas India gathers the expertise of 18 specialist agencies across 3 verticals: Havas Media Network – Havas Media, Pivot Roots (integrated digital), Arena Media, Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home), Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (sports, entertainment & content), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (pure play social media), and Havas Play Gameplan (sports marketing); Havas Creative Network – Havas Worldwide India (creative), Havas People India (talent communications & employer branding), Havas CX India (customer experience), Think Design (UX/UI), Shobiz (experiential marketing), Conran Design Group Mumbai (branding & design), and PR Pundit Havas Red (PR); Havas Health & You – Havas Life Sorento (health & wellness communications). With its unique Village model, it is an integrated network present across 3 Villages in Mumbai, Gurgaon and Bengaluru, and regional offices in Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai, with over 2000+ professionals and associates. As one of India’s fastest growing and agile networks, Havas India has bagged multiple new clients across verticals and won several prestigious awards over the last 2 years including the group being Great Place To Work® Certified™ twice in a row (Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 & Dec 2023 – Dec 2024), consistently being featured in the top 3 at R3 New Business League rankings, and winning at Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, e4m Indian Marketing Awards 2023, ABBY One Show 2023, Campaign Women Leading Change awards, and more. Our CSR programs, DE&I initiatives, and being actively involved in various industry associations is what keeps us invested as a network that has a clear mission of making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people. For more information, visit and follow Havas India on social media. About Conran Design Group At Conran Design Group, we design better brands that positively transform how people think, feel, and experience the world. We collaborate with our clients to develop and activate meaningful brands and communications that matter. From research and insight-driven consultancy to effective and impactful delivery, we’re specialists in strategy, communications, design and activation. With teams based in the UK, US and India, we are also an integrated part of one of the world’s largest communications networks: Havas, owned by Vivendi. For more information, visit & follow Conran Design Group on social media.