Senior Graphic Designer

Squared Circle E-com Pvt. Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Squared Circle E-com Pvt. Ltd in Bengaluru is seeking a highly experienced Graphic Designer to lead the Creative Services team. In this role, you will manage end-to-end workflows in design, image editing, and video production while ensuring quality and brand compliance.

Successful candidates will have 6–10 years of experience, strong leadership abilities, and a deep understanding of creative processes across multiple disciplines. The position demands excellent organization and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in creative operations or studio management.
• Proven track record in managing workflows in a high-volume studio.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience in mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and improve end-to-end creative workflow across various tracks.
• Lead a team of 10 across graphic design, image editing, and video production.
• Ensure brand compliance and quality control of creative outputs.

Skills

Creative operations management

Graphic design

Video production

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

We are looking for a highly experienced Graphic Designer to anchor the leadership layer of our Creative Services team. This is a pivotal role acting as the operational backbone of a multi‑discipline studio delivering design, image editing, and video production output across a portfolio of regional and international brand clients.

Key Responsibilities

Process & Operations Leadership

• Own and continuously improve the end‑to‑end creative workflow across design, image editing, and video production tracks.
• Manage resource planning, brief allocation, and workload distribution across all team members and brand accounts.
• Establish and enforce briefing standards, quality checkpoints, and delivery processes to reduce errors and rework.
• Identify workflow bottlenecks and implement process improvements that raise throughput without compromising quality.
• Maintain organized asset libraries, naming conventions, and file management systems across the studio.

Team Leadership & People Development

• Act as the day‑to‑day lead for a team of 10 across three discipline tracks — designers, image editors, and a video editor.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for all briefs, revisions, and delivery challenges before they reach the Head of Creative Services.
• Provide structured mentoring and performance feedback to junior team members, particularly the junior image editors.
• Bridge the gap between senior specialists and junior staff — translating standards into actionable guidance and training.
• Foster a high‑performance, collaborative studio culture built on accountability, clear communication, and continuous improvement.
• Support onboarding of new team members, embedding process standards and brand guidelines from day one.

Quality Control & Brand Compliance

• Review and approve creative output across all disciplines before final client delivery, ensuring accuracy and brand compliance.
• Maintain zero critical errors on client‑facing deliverables across all assigned brand accounts.
• Define and uphold quality benchmarks for static design, image editing, and video production output.
• Identify recurring quality issues and introduce systemic fixes rather than relying on individual correction.
• Ensure all output meets platform specifications, client brand guidelines, and agreed technical requirements.

Senior Leadership Backup

• Act as operational backup — capable of making independent day‑to‑day decisions when the Head is unavailable.
• Hold sufficient cross‑discipline knowledge to manage escalations, client conversations, and delivery decisions across all three tracks.
• Represent the Creative Services team in internal stakeholder meetings and creative reviews where required.
• Support video production (Video Editor) during high‑demands periods or absences.

Client & Stakeholder Coordination

• Collaborate with brand managers, account managers, and internal stakeholders to translate campaign requirements into clear, actionable briefs.
• Manage revision cycles across multiple concurrent brand accounts, maintaining delivery timelines and output quality throughout.
• Communicate proactively with stakeholders on capacity, timelines, and any risks to delivery.
• Participate in creative review sessions, articulating process decisions and quality rationale clearly.

Design Output Oversight

• Provide process oversight and quality control on marketing design output produced by the design support resource.
• Ensure brand and campaign consistency across all design deliverables, including social media creatives, digital ads, banners, and emailers.
• Coordinate design workload across the track to balance capacity and maintain consistent output standards.

AI & Automation Capability

• Understanding of AI‑assisted creative workflows and automation tools.
• Ability to identify and implement process automation to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Familiarity with AI tools for creative production, QC, reporting, and workflow management.
• Proactive approach towards integrating scalable AI and automation solutions within creative operations.

Key Success Metrics

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Consistent on‑time delivery across all three discipline tracks with zero critical quality failures.
• Measurable reduction in briefing errors, revision cycles, and rework through improved process standards.
• Demonstrated improvement in junior team member capability through structured mentoring and feedback.
• Ability to confidently delegate operational decision‑making to this role.
• Sustained brand compliance and client satisfaction scores across all assigned accounts.
• A studio culture where escalation paths are clear, workloads are balanced, and quality is owned at every level.

Qualifications & Skills

• 6–10 years of experience in creative operations, studio management, production management, or a related creative leadership role.
• Seniority at or above senior specialist level — capable of commanding respect from experienced designers and video editors while managing junior staff.
• Proven track record of owning end‑to‑end creative workflows in a high‑volume, multi‑brand studio or agency environment.
• Strong cross‑discipline understanding across graphic design, image editing, and video/motion production — depth in at least two.
• Experience managing resource allocation, brief intake, quality review processes, and delivery timelines across concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior and mid‑level creatives through structured feedback and hands‑on coaching.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills — able to manage client expectations, run creative reviews, and represent the team externally.
• Highly organized, process‑driven, and calm under pressure in a fast‑paced, deadline‑heavy environment.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects) — practitioner‑level preferred.

Must have

• Demonstrable experience owning a creative studio’s operational workflow — not just contributing to it.
• Evidence of mentoring or leading a team of creative specialists and juniors simultaneously.
• The confidence and seniority to act as decision‑maker in the absence of the Head of department.

Why Join Squared Circle

• A genuine leadership role with operational authority — not a senior individual contributor with a lead title.
• Direct line to the Head of Creative Services, with real scope to shape how the studio runs.
• Work with leading regional and international brands across a diverse and growing portfolio.
• Be the person who builds the team’s process maturity from the ground up — real ownership, real impact.
• A fast‑growing creative services company with a collaborative culture and strong appetite for operational excellence.

Annual Salary Range Number of Vacancies 1 Career Level Senior Level Company Industry E-commerce & Digital Marketing Joining Date Immediate Manages Others Yes Years of Experience 6 - 10 Degree Bachelor degree & Master degree preferred