Art Director

Punt Creative; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Punt Creative in Mumbai is seeking an Art Director to craft compelling visual concepts for campaigns. The role involves developing visual direction from brief to final delivery and collaborating with various teams while ensuring creative integrity. Candidates should have 2–4 years of advertising or design experience, strong conceptual thinking, and fluency with Adobe Creative Suite. This position offers an opportunity for growth within the creative hierarchy, reporting to an ACD and enhancing one's skills as a Senior Art Director.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in advertising, design, or a creative agency environment.
• Strong conceptual thinking, translating insight into big ideas and visual execution across platforms.
• Ability to manage time, identify blockers, and deliver projects independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop visual direction of campaigns from brief to final handoff.
• Collaborate across teams to balance diverse agendas while maintaining creative integrity.
• Present and sell creative work to clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Conceptual thinking

Adobe Creative Suite fluency

Motion and video direction

Project management

Collaborative communication

Job description

Art Director

We are looking for an Art Director who can create compelling visual concepts for campaigns, turning briefs into designs that feel, look, and communicate across all relevant formats.

Responsibilities

• Develop visual direction of campaigns from brief to final handoff.
• Collaborate across copy, strategy, production, and account teams, balancing diverse agendas while maintaining creative integrity.
• Oversee on‑set work for photography or film productions, ensuring camera results match the intended concept, direction, and set feel.
• Present and sell creative work to clients and stakeholders, confidently defending concepts and outcomes when senior creative leaders are absent.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in advertising, design, or a creative agency environment.
• Strong conceptual thinking, translating insight into big ideas and visual execution across platforms.
• Hands‑on fluency with Adobe Creative Suite; experience in motion and video direction is a strong plus.
• Ability to own projects from brief to final delivery, managing time, identifying blockers, and delivering without constant check‑ins.
• Collaborative style with writers, strategists, and producers; capable of giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Team Structure

Reporting to an ACD, this role sits two levels below the top of the creative hierarchy. It is a developmental position focused on building confidence, track record, and the voice required of a Senior Art Director.