Art Director

Tempest Advertising; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempest Advertising in Bengaluru invites an ambitious Art Director to shape visual stories across print, digital, social, and OOH. You’ll translate briefs into distinctive campaigns and lead visual direction from concept to execution.

The role requires 4–6 years in advertising, a strong portfolio, mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, plus familiarity with motion, video and AI design tools.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in advertising, branding, or a creative agency environment.
• Portfolio demonstrates conceptual thinking, art direction, campaign development, and visual storytelling.
• Strong passion for advertising, design, culture, and creative ideas.
• Excellent understanding of composition, typography, colour, photography, illustration, layout, and visual hierarchy.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Working knowledge of motion/video and AI creative tools.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Creative Directors and Copywriters to develop big ideas, campaign concepts, and visual narratives.
• Translate creative and strategic briefs into strong, original, and impactful visual concepts.
• Develop campaign ideas and executions across print, digital, social media, OOH, video, branding, and other communication platforms.
• Create and present concept boards, mood boards, visual references, layouts, storyboards, and campaign directions.
• Lead the visual development of campaigns from concept through final execution.
• Establish and maintain a strong visual language and art direction across campaigns and brand touchpoints.
• Collaborate with designers, motion artists, photographers, illustrators, and other creative partners to bring ideas to life.
• Ensure that all creative output meets high standards of craft, aesthetics, originality, and brand consistency.
• Participate actively in brainstorming and creative sessions, contributing fresh and culturally relevant ideas.
• Guide and mentor junior designers and art team members when required.
• Stay updated with emerging design trends, visual culture, technology, AI tools, advertising trends, and creative innovations.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, timelines, and attention to detail.
• Take ownership of projects and proactively identify opportunities to elevate the creative output.

Skills

Art direction

Campaign development

Visual storytelling

Brand thinking

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Motion tools

Job description

At Tempest, we celebrate excellent creative work and every individual who is part of the creative process. Also, what's important to us is the effectiveness of the creative. For, at the end of the day, it's both creative excellence and impact a piece of communication creates that leaves a forever mark in hearts and minds of customers, as well as clients.

For over two decades now, we at Tempest have been building brands and making a difference to people's lives through truthful, smart, innovative, and engaging advertising.

Overview

We are looking for a talented, concept-driven Art Director to join our creative team. As an Art Director, you will be responsible for developing strong visual ideas and translating creative concepts into compelling, distinctive communication across multiple platforms.

You will work closely with Creative Directors, Copywriters, Designers, and Client Servicing teams to develop campaigns from the initial thought to final execution. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of advertising, visual storytelling, brand thinking, and contemporary design, with the ability to turn strategic briefs into memorable creative work.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Creative Directors and Copywriters to develop big ideas, campaign concepts, and visual narratives.
• Translate creative and strategic briefs into strong, original, and impactful visual concepts.
• Develop campaign ideas and executions across print, digital, social media, OOH, video, branding, and other communication platforms.
• Create and present concept boards, mood boards, visual references, layouts, storyboards, and campaign directions.
• Lead the visual development of campaigns from concept through final execution.
• Establish and maintain a strong visual language and art direction across campaigns and brand touchpoints.
• Collaborate with designers, motion artists, photographers, illustrators, and other creative partners to bring ideas to life.
• Ensure that all creative output meets high standards of craft, aesthetics, originality, and brand consistency.
• Participate actively in brainstorming and creative sessions, contributing fresh and culturally relevant ideas.
• Guide and mentor junior designers and art team members when required.
• Stay updated with emerging design trends, visual culture, technology, AI tools, advertising trends, and creative innovations.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, timelines, and attention to detail.
• Take ownership of projects and proactively identify opportunities to elevate the creative output.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience in advertising, branding, or a creative agency environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, art direction, campaign development, and visual storytelling.
• Strong passion for advertising, design, culture, and creative ideas.
• Excellent understanding of composition, typography, colour, photography, illustration, layout, and visual hierarchy.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Working knowledge of motion/video and AI creative tools.
• Ability to transform a brief into a clear, relevant, and distinctive creative idea.
• Strong presentation skills with the confidence to explain and defend creative thinking.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Creative Directors, Copywriters, Designers.
• Strong attention to detail and a high standard of creative craft.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple deadlines, and deliver consistently high-quality work.
• Strong understanding of brand guidelines and integrated communication.
• Creative, curious, proactive, accountable, and willing to challenge conventional thinking.
• Ability to think beyond execution and contribute to the strategic and conceptual development of campaigns.

What We're Looking For

Someone who doesn't just make things look good, but understands why they should look that way.

An Art Director who can find the visual idea, build the story around it, push the craft, and turn a brief into work that people notice, remember, and feel.