Design Lead- Chennai

Global Serve Solutions; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Serve Solutions is seeking a creative leader to guide a team of designers and visualizers, elevating campaigns across print, digital, social, video, and outdoor.

You will balance bold, strategic storytelling with pixel-perfect execution, mentoring designers, collaborating with writers and marketers, and championing brand standards while adopting AI design tools to stay future-ready.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in creative agencies or in-house teams with a portfolio demonstrating expertise.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring designers and teams.
• Mastery of design software and familiarity with AI design tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead concept development and visual storytelling across print, digital, social, video and outdoor.
• Guide a team of designers and visualizers to deliver outstanding work on-brief.
• Collaborate with writers, strategists and marketing teams to create cohesive campaigns.
• Ensure all creative work is brand-right and of high quality.
• Present ideas confidently to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Embrace AI-based design tools to keep work fresh and future-ready.
• Balance vision with timelines and priorities to deliver on schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Design software

Typography & branding

Conceptual thinking

Communication

Project management

AI design tools

Tools

Adobe CC

Figma

Midjourney

DALL·E

Firefly

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Inspire and lead. Guide a team of designers and visualizers, helping them do the best work of their careers.
• Own the craft. Lead concept development and visual storytelling across all channels—print, digital, social, video, outdoor.
• Collaborate. Work side by side with writers, strategists, and marketing teams to create cohesive, impactful campaigns.
• Champion quality. Ensure every piece of creative is brand-right, on-brief, and impossible to ignore.
• Present with confidence. Sell your team’s ideas internally and to clients, making the case for bold, effective work.
• Embrace new tools. Leverage AI-based design technologies and stay on top of trends to keep our creative fresh and future-ready.
• Balance vision and reality. Manage timelines and priorities to deliver on schedule without sacrificing quality.

What You Bring

• 10+ years in creative agencies or in-house teams, with a portfolio that proves you know your craft.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring designers.
• Mastery of design software (Adobe CC, Figma, etc.) and a working knowledge of AI design tools (Midjourney, DALL E, Firefly).
• A sharp eye for typography, layout, color, and branding.
• The ability to think conceptually, but deliver with pixel-perfect detail.
• Excellent communication skills—you can sell an idea as well as you can design it.
• The organizational chops to juggle multiple projects without dropping the ball.

Added Advantage

• Agency experience (you know the hustle, the energy, the big ideas).
• Real estate experience (you understand how to sell not just a product, but a lifestyle).

Who You Are

• A creative leader who knows that design isn’t decoration—it’s communication.
• A mentor who lifts the team and sets the standard.
• Curious, adaptable, and always eager to try new tools and ideas.
• Strategic enough to understand the “why” behind the brief, and creative enough to answer it in unexpected ways.
• Passionate about making work that stands out and delivers results.

Reporting To

• Head of Brand & Communication