Creative Director

About Us

Humour Me is a creative agency that is built for the here and now. We're a contemporary creative services and content marketing agency with an expertise in driving relevance for our clients and delivering high impact business results. The independently-owned agency was founded in 2012 and has its office in the capital city of the country. Humour Me has been recognised as a global honouree at The Webby Awards and has won over 16 global creative awards for excellence in storytelling, filmmaking, animation and new media disruption.

From brands like Paper Boat, 1 Finance, BigBasket, Duolingo, Arctic Fox, Heads Up For Tails, Xiaomi, 1mg, Dunzo, Airtel to many others, Humour Me has created category inventing work, helping build some of India's most loved brands.

We are seeking an inspired, driven and experienced creative leader to join our team based out of New Delhi. This person would be responsible for leading our creative team, leading the charge on building trust with our existing clients, leading new business pitches for the agency, and growing/training a high-performance creative team.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Engages and inspires teams across a large body of work; capable of working with a small but growing creative team, and with cross-functional disciplines within the agency.

• Being a storyteller on SOCIAL MEDIA first. Master in short and long form video content formats.

• Attends and provides leadership in high priority project brief and kick off sessions.

• Integrate seamlessly art, copy, and editing techniques, and guides the team across each.

• Deep understanding of platforms that are relevant to market the brands we works with.

• Leads the development and delivery of creative solutions, from content work to larger campaign initiatives for a variety of clients and industries. This includes both executing work on your own as well as managing and approving the work of your assigned creative team.

• Provides high level concept guidance and approvals.

• Curious about new ways of working, humble enough to unlearn and reboot creative 'operating systems.

• Drives new business development by partnering closely with the Account Management team by networking in the industry. Able to front-face and build client relationships.

• Leads and wins new business pitches.

• Leads HM creative development for specific clients, working closely with clients to co-create when appropriate.

• Ensures that work is outstanding creatively and meets all brand objectives, while providing clear support and communication to the senior management team on all current initiatives.

• Masters industry best practices and be able to articulate the unique Humour Me POV.

• Embodies strong creative vision and understanding of client and agency business needs and objectives.

Your Experience

• 10+ years of relevant work experience at a creative/advertising agency or digital agency with a strong portfolio of work.

• Award-winning work on the portfolio (Mandatory)

• Work showcases across all touchpoints (Digital + Mainline)

• A coach and cheerleader to all creatives

• Obsessed with people and culture; fostering a people-first, empathy-led culture

• Natural ability to develop and maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Lastly, think logically even under pressure and come up with innovative solutions to problems.

Competencies

• Execution

• ability to prioritise and deliver effectively with autonomy.

• Leadership

• ability to maintain self-awareness and self-motivation while creating an impact through sharing, learning, motivation and mentorship.

• Empathy

• ability to show compassion, manage diverse personalities while cultivating a sense of understanding.

• Communication

• ability to effectively interact, manage and inspire those around us.

• Strategic Thinking

• ability to forecast decision outcomes and conduct sound business judgment.

• Adaptability

• ability to change, be curious and naturally resilient to this ever changing world.