Senior Art Director

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.  Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.  

Title:                           Senior Art Director

Company:                  Hogarth Worldwide, Chennai (A WPP Company)

Reporting to:             Head of creative and content         

Location:                    DLF Chennai

Type:                           Permanent

Compensation:           Attractive package + relocation benefits

Role:

The Senior Art Director is responsible for the development of concept, art direction and production for all types of creative and marketing projects. This includes print, digital, social, television, radio, collateral, brochures, point of sale materials, websites and all ad-hoc assignments that might arise. An ability to work in a team collaboratively, lead, mentor and work well with multiple stakeholders from different geographies to create and deliver cutting edge design and creative solutions involved in all phases of creative process. You will be responsible for planning and executing projects independently and in conjunction with various team across all mediums.

Responsibilities:

• Build and nurture strong client relationships, understanding their needs and challenges.
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams within large and matrixed organisations.
• Conduct discovery sessions to identify areas where AI can add value and solve business problems.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop and propose tailored AI solutions.
• Oversee AI solution implementation, managing timelines, budgets, quality and resource allocation.
• Ensure clear, consistent communication with stakeholders regarding progress and risk mitigation.
• Monitor and evaluate implemented AI solutions, identifying areas for optimisation and improvement.
• Document and share best practices, case studies and lessons learned to enhance team knowledge.
• Partner with key stakeholders across the agency landscape to drive AI adoption.
• Share your strong understanding of client business objectives and how AI can drive value.
• Ability to identify business problems that can be addressed through AI solutions.

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of Technology & Data with a lens on AI concepts & machine learning, platform delivery methodologies and potential business applications especially in the context of content production e.g. automated asset tagging, virtual product twins, etc
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to guide project teams towards the goal ensuring the end vision, objectives and key results are achieved.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear and concise language for clients.
• Ability to educate on data governance and the use of AI responsibly with the intention to influence change.
• Project management skills and experience in overseeing solution implementation within an environment of digital transformation.
• Problem-solving mindset and a passion for finding innovative solutions.
• Passion for data backed measurable insights determining the success criteria of projects & implementation programmes. As an example indicators like “speed to market”, “engagement levels with end users”, “Marketing return on investment” as success criteria to determine project implementation milestones.
• Ability to work independently and driven to hold yourself and teams accountable.
• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.

The Company

Hogarth Worldwide is the world’s leading creative content production company. Born to make the best work brilliantly, we combine craft, insight and technology to bring creative work to life for many of the world’s most famous brands.

 Founded 13 years ago, Hogarth has grown from a start-up to over 4,500 people, across 30 key cities and is now part of the WPP. Obsessively striving for better is in our DNA, it is the reason for our existence and continues to drive us froward in all that we do, making Hogarth an exciting place to work and a great place to achieve your career ambitions.

Hogarth Values

Heart and Soul: We love what we do. We bring energy and enthusiasm to all our work. We push boundaries, we are never satisfied and always want to find a better way.

Hands on: We don’t wait for things to happen, we get on with it. We are pragmatic and don’t have an ego. We do what it takes to get the job done to the highest standards.

Honest: We are straightforward; we speak openly and clearly. We operate with integrity and live up to our promises.

Happy family: We enjoy working together. We look out for our colleagues. We are an eclectic bunch. We want to work with people from many cultures and demand great things of each other. Even when things get tough, we don’t lose perspective or our sense of humour.

Hungry: We are an inquisitive community. We want to create an environment which inspires ourselves and others to be better. It is important to continuously challenge ourselves and our ways of working. We aim to provide staff with the opportunities to develop and learn.

How to apply

Please send your CV to pattabhi.sv@hogarth.com

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