Creative Specialist - Design (Mumbai)

The Estée Lauder Companies; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies in Mumbai, India is seeking a Creative Specialist – Design to translate brand direction into compelling concepts and visual storytelling across campaigns, social, digital, packaging and retail. You will personally design, edit and animate work with a hands-on, multidisciplinary approach.

You’ll build original assets and design systems, collaborating with the Creative Manager to ensure local relevance and consistency with global brand standards across touchpoints.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in multidisciplinary design, graphic or motion design, art direction or related creative discipline.
• Portfolio showing original ideas, strong design craft and video-editing/animation skills.
• Hands-on proficiency in design, image editing, video and motion tools, with practical AI experience.
• Ability to develop packaging, retail and VM concepts through mock-ups.
• Confidence presenting ideas, responding to direction and delivering polished work independently.

Responsibilities

• Build the idea: develop original concepts and visual territories with local relevance.
• Shape the visual expression: art direction for photography and treatments with strong typography and brand identity.
• Design across touchpoints: create graphics, packaging concepts, mock-ups and retail or VM applications.
• Make it move: edit short-form video and create motion graphics to strengthen the story.
• Expand possibilities with AI: explore image/video concepts using generative tools for polished outputs.
• Set the standard for rollout: build original assets and design systems for external partners to adapt at scale.

Skills

Multidisciplinary design

Graphic design

Motion design

Art direction

Video editing

Generative AI

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Job description

Description

Creative Specialist – Design

Mumbai, India

Make global beauty brands resonate locally.

We are looking for a hands‑on, multidisciplinary creative who combines original thinking with exceptional design craft to create work that connects with local consumers.

Reporting to the Creative Manager, you will translate brand direction into compelling concepts and visual storytelling across campaigns, social, digital, packaging and retail—personally designing, editing and animating the work.

What you’ll do

• Build the idea: Develop original concepts, visual territories and key visuals that bring brand stories to life with local relevance.
• Shape the visual expression: Contribute art direction for photography and creative treatments, with a strong eye for composition, typography and brand identity.
• Design across touchpoints: Create graphics, packaging concepts, mock‑ups and retail or visual merchandising applications that make the brand experience feel connected.
• Make it move: Personally edit short‑form video and create motion graphics and animation that strengthen the story.
• Expand possibilities with AI: Explore image and video concepts, combining generative tools with design, retouching and editing to deliver polished creative.
• Set the standard for rollout: Build original assets and design systems, giving external partners clear direction to adapt the work consistently at scale.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years’ experience in multidisciplinary design, graphic or motion design, art direction or a related creative discipline.
• A portfolio showing original ideas, strong design craft and proven video‑editing and animation skills.
• Hands‑on proficiency in design, image editing, video and motion tools, alongside practical generative AI experience.
• The ability to develop packaging, retail and VM concepts through compelling mock‑ups.
• Confidence presenting ideas, responding to direction and delivering polished work independently.

You’ll thrive here if you love both shaping the idea and making the work yourself.