Art Director (Shopper Marketing)

The Senior Graphic Designer will work in conjunction with the creative director and other team

members to deliver upon the Agency’s creative vision of idea-driven, measurable, outstanding work. Candidate must be a self-motivated, intelligent, constructive, driven, team spirited and committed to the agency vision for success.

Candidates who have consumer brand experience, in-store activations, strong in art direction, experience working on FMCG brands, exposure to ATL or BTL creative process, ideation and crafting of key visuals.

Candidate should have a strong understanding of graphic design, have superb craftsmanship skills,

attentive to detail and possess strong typographic skills. They should have a sound knowledge of the latest print production techniques, and demonstrate an ability to quality control/press pass their work.

Candidate should have previous agency experience, preferably in shopper marketing, retail marketing, experiential marketing, digital activation and ecommerce. Experience in 3D, packaging, complex POP display etc. would be advantageous. The role will be hands-on, requiring full computer abilities on the relevant software, and requires the ability to work both within a team or independently where necessary, delivering the brief from concept to completion.

Skills:

§ Has successfully collaborated within creative teams in the production of communications and

has worked in multi-disciplinary teams

§ Strong creative and conceptual vision for integrated communications and the ability to execute high quality work against strategic business objectives

§ Strong comprehension of Shopper Marketing, Experiential Activation and Ecommerce

§ Full software skills for digital & print production

§ Good knowledge of print and production industries

§ Strong time management and creative resource management capabilities

§ Has demonstrated ability to work and multi-task effectively under pressure

§ Basic retouching - levels adjustment/ colour grading etc. (good to have)

§ Concept sketching abilities

Extra skill sets such as digital, packaging, 3D, illustration, photography etc. are welcome, but not

essential.

Responsibilities

§ Assisting junior & senior members of the creative team and supporting ACD

§ Drives creativity and innovation for the agency

§ Ensures that work is delivered to scope, time, budget and expectation

§ Briefing of creative resources studio work & overseeing progress

§ Maintains an awareness of status and project deliverables of all discipline group members'

project work.

§ Participates constructively in inter-department communications.

Education & Experience

§ Min 5 years of professional experience

§ Has degree in or training in Graphic design, Fine Arts or Advertising & Marketing

§ CV & Online portfolio review or PDF required

About Havas Media Network India

Havas Media Network India is a media conglomerate that operates within a global framework – Mx – to drive Media Experiences and invest in Meaningful Media to build Meaningful Brands. The network offers a wide range of integrated marketing solutions covering strategy, media planning & buying, PR, social media, mobile, sports & entertainment, data, research & analytics services across traditional and digital media. It consists of media networks – Havas Media, PivotRoots and Arena Media, and specialist brands – Havas Market (e-commerce), Havas Play (entertainment, gaming, sports and fandom), Gameplan (sports marketing), Havas Programmatic Hub (programmatic trading desk), Havas Analytics (data & analytics), Socialyse (social media), & Havas Media Tribes (out-of-home).

For more information, visit https://in.havas.com/ & follow @HavasMediaIN on Twitter.

About Havas India

Havas India gathers the expertise of 20 agencies and specialised divisions across 3 verticals: Havas Media Network – Havas Media, PivotRoots (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), Shobiz Exhibits (exhibitions) Conran Design Group Mumbai (branding & design), PR Pundit Havas Red (PR), and Prose on Pixels (content-at-scale); 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.

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

For more information, visit https://in.havas.com/ and follow Havas India on social media.