Head of Design

Treebo Hospitality Ventures; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Treebo Hospitality Ventures seeks a design lead to own the company’s creative identity and brand systems. The role requires a systems-oriented thinker who can balance long-term equity with fast-paced briefs, while inspiring a growing design team and partnering with stakeholders across media.

You will guide design across print, digital, motion, and UI/UX, and treat AI as an additive team member to expand creative possibilities. A legacy-driven mindset helps move business metrics forward.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in Brand Design / Creative Direction / Visual Communication, with at least 2+ years leading teams or mentoring designers.
• Experience building and scaling brands in D2C, consumer tech, hospitality, startups, agencies or lifestyle brands
• Proven track record of owning brand systems, not just campaigns
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments preferred

Responsibilities

• Own our creative identity and ensure a cohesive visual language across print, digital, motion graphics, 3D, and UI/UX.
• Lead and enable a design team, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Navigate high-level discussions with stakeholders using data and intuition to defend design decisions.
• Integrate AI as a creative partner to expand what’s creatively possible.

Skills

Brand Design

Creative Direction

Visual Communication

Team Leadership

Brand Systems

Job description

Treebo Hospitality Ventures (THV) is a hotel group operating with a mission of \"democratising

the joy of travel\". We focus on the affordable segments of the market — economy to mid-market — to cater to the next 100 million travellers who will experience the joy of travel over the next 10 years. We offer these guests a high-quality experience at an affordable price point, with a portfolio of 800+ hotels across 120+ cities.

We operate through multiple brands catering to different sub-segments:

• Medalion, our newly launched affordable luxury brand (₹3000–6000 per night)

We are the most loved hotel chain in the affordable segment, with an average rating of 7.8/10 across independent review platforms — and we are just getting started

About the role

THV is looking for a design lead to own our creative identity. This is a category-defining role: we

resonates with the pulse of the modern traveler. If you have the grit to partner with us on this journey, we want to talk.

• A Systems-First Problem Solver: You don’t just \"make things pretty.\" You think in scalable systems and execute with precision. You balance long-term brand equity with the agility to nail fast-paced, ambitious briefs.
• A Multi-Disciplinary Leader: We need more than a brilliant individual contributor. You must be an enabler who inspires a young team, fosters a culture of mutual respect, and pushes every designer to reach their peak potential.
• Stakeholder Fluency: You have the experience and confidence to navigate high-level discussions, holding your own with data, intuition, and professional poise.
• Fluidity Across Media: You are tech-agnostic and media-fluent. Whether it’s print, digital, motion graphics, 3D, or UI/UX, you know enough to lead the experts and ensure a cohesive visual language.
• AI Integration: You don’t use AI as an efficiency tool; you treat it as the \"additional team member\" that expands what’s creatively possible.
• Legacy Driven: Above all, you possess an unrelenting will to build a body of work that becomes a conversation starter and moves the needle for the business.

What we are looking for

• 6–10 years of experience in Brand Design / Creative Direction / Visual Communication, with at least 2+ years leading teams or mentoring designers
• Experience building and scaling brands in D2C, consumer tech, hospitality, startups, agencies or lifestyle brands
• Proven track record of owning brand systems, not just campaigns
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments preferred