Associate Creative Director

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Important note: Apply only if you have a portfolio link which has Branding & Design Projects, with design aesthetics similar to or better than our website projects at ; we will shortlist you only if you have this.

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Experience:

5 - 7 years in digital and print design

Qualification:

We need smart brains not certified ones. We look for creative people, not degrees.

Timings:

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Monday - Friday)

Job Type: Full-time hybrid model (4 days in office, one day from home)

(First 3 months would be the probation period)

Job Location:

Bengaluru/Bangalore

We're looking for:

• A skilled Associate Creative Director based in Bangalore (or ready to move).
• Has a good understanding of the end-to-end branding and visual Identity processes and knows the exact amount of time and effort needed in each step.
• Has a good understanding of graphic design principles and typography.
• Has experience in leading a team of designers and guiding the design process.
• Capable of designing and guiding and an expert in all creative cloud apps.
• If you're good at photography and video shoots, it's a bonus on your salary.

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Your role:

• Develop a visual language from scratch for branding projects. This includes forming a questionnaire to execute each aspect of the brand with the team, up to creating the brand guidelines.
• Set up a brand language and design its collateral.
• Partner closely with the Creative Director to develop creative concepts for advertising campaigns.
• Deliver a great experience for the customer journey, thinking of design across all mediums—how the brand would look and feel in-store, on the website, and in the ads. Each element should be well thought out.
• Introduce new experiences or ideas for brands and establish a high recall value for them.
• Coordinate with external vendors/resources and manage the execution of design projects.
• Monitor and direct photography projects.
• Bring new ideas to the table and avoid copying content from other sources.
• Lead a team and coordinate with them to execute ideas discussed with the Creative Director or your senior.
• Assign tasks to your team daily using the "ClickUp App" and ensure they stay on track with timelines.
• Maintain the quality of work by implementing the right systems.
• Coordinate with an account manager who communicates with the client to arrange brief calls; take briefs directly or assign them to your team to maintain quality.
• Present ideas, plans, and outputs directly to the client to ensure the right message is conveyed.
• Visit the client's location when needed to plan the execution of designs in case of physical space design.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends.
• Follow platforms such as , Behance, and Creative Bloq. Sourcing custom and quality design references for the client should be effortless.
• Review designers under your supervision and take necessary actions to ensure timely delivery without compromising quality.
• Inform HR if any team member is not completing tasks, so they can review or request a replacement.

Skills:

Must:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Figma
• Canva
• Word
• Excel
• Clickup

What you get to learn:

• You will work with international brands and understand the workflow and quality expected by them.
• How to execute your ideas quickly. Your senior is a hack-master, so you get to learn all the shortcuts to finish the work smartly instead of taking long routes.
• You will get a chance to learn the complete process of branding how to execute it on a technical level.
• You will learn leadership skills and how to execute your ideas with a team

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What will help you bond with us?

• You have great taste in music. We love Lumineers and Coldplay.
• Original ideas over "inspired" ideas. Show us your sketchbook, not just the portfolio.
• You are capable of executing tasks without being bossed/babied.
• Chill and work. But getting work done as per the timeline. We do not entertain excuses.
• Pet person. Or at least not allergic to fur. (We have a cat, we call him Suki)

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‍Perks of working at Mellow:

• Morning tea, Lunch, and snacks will be on us.
• Interactive and brainstorming sessions with the entire team.
• Occasional foosball matches with team mates.
• You will have weekends for yourself. We do not work on weekends nor do we promise any deliverables during weekends.
• Health insurance coverage for you.
• Alternate Thursday team building activities.
• Upto six work from home provided per month.

Mellow Designs is a branding and digital marketing studio. We handcraft and grow brands with our services, which include designing logos from scratch to building a complete visual identity, website design, advertising, social media marketing, media planning, photography, and videos. We also provide consultation and strategic business development solutions for our clients.

We're a small yet mighty team of designers, artists, and writers. Rohit Dhongade, founder and creative director, founded Mellow Designs in 2018 as he observed the dire need for creative, high-quality design. We still believe in the same values. We focus on quality over quantity. This has led us to work with some of the renowned brands in a very short span of time. We join hands with people who work for creative satisfaction and not just for money.

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Our Clients:

3M, Helios, Titan, Bosch, Gold's Gym, Puravankara, Provident, Nandu's, Zoomcar, Spar, Indira's, Quess, Hairline, Indira's Food, Embassy, Himalaya, Dotpe, Himalaya, to name a few.

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Our website:

shortlisted, the team will reach out.