Design - Team Lead
Thane West, Mumbai
5 years
The Lead Designer is responsible for building, leading, and scaling a high performance design team delivering visually compelling, conversion driven, and brand consistent outputs for US based B2C clients including restaurants, dental chains, and online grocery businesses. This role manages a team of 6 designers and works closely with the Marketing leadership to ensure design directly supports business goals, platform performance, and client success.
This is a leadership role with strong hands on ownership of creative direction, quality control, and process discipline.
Key Responsibilities
Creative Leadership and Team Management
Lead, mentor, and review the output of the design team
Define design standards, brand frameworks, and quality benchmarks
Ensure speed, consistency, and creative excellence across all deliverables
Client Brand Ownership
Translate client business goals into strong visual identities and design systems
Own brand narratives across digital, print, and physical spaces
Ensure design outputs align with marketing strategy and conversion goals
Core Deliverables Ownership
Branding and logo design
Website and app UI UX design
Print, packaging, and in store collateral
Brand moodboards and social media lookbooks
Social media and paid campaign creatives
Reels, short form videos, and storyboards
Brand videos and visual storytelling
Restaurant space design and visual layouts
Marketing and Performance Alignment
Collaborate with performance marketing teams to create high converting creatives
Design platform specific assets for Meta, Google, and email campaigns
Use campaign performance insights to continuously improve creative output
Process and Quality Control
Set clear workflows for briefs, iterations, approvals, and final delivery
Ensure brand consistency across all client touchpoints
Drive timelines, version control, and design documentation
Required Experience and Skills
8 plus years of professional design experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role
Strong expertise in branding, UI UX, and digital first design systems
Hands on proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and video tools
Strong understanding of social media, paid creatives, and content formats
Ability to balance creativity with business and performance goals
Success Measures
Creative quality and brand consistency
Client satisfaction and retention
Creative contribution to marketing performance
Team productivity and delivery excellence
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