Lead Designer / Creative Director (Co-founder) — Mumbai
<p>About us:</p><p>We’re launching a new-age design & branding studio in Mumbai, built by founders with two decades of advertising and brand experience. This is rare: a compact team that knows how to win briefs, pitch premium clients, and ship work that matters. We need a design lead who wants to co-own the studio's creative identity, not just lead projects.</p><p><br></p><p>The role</p><p>You’ll set the creative bar, build the design practice, lead flagship client work, and shape the agency’s creative voice. Day-to-day: concepting, design direction, hands-on artwork when needed, client-facing storytelling, hiring & mentoring, and collaborating with strategy/production to deliver integrated work.</p><p><br></p><p>You should apply if you:</p><p>• Have 7-10+ years in branding/art direction at high-quality agencies or studios.</p><p>• Think in systems (identity, grid, typography) and in stories (campaigns, narrative).</p><p>• Want equity and ownership. You’re building an asset.</p><p>• Are comfortable with ambiguity, speed, and starting-without-a-playbook.</p><p><br></p><p>What you get:</p><p>• Co-founder equity, not a title.</p><p>• Authority to define the studio’s creative language and hiring.</p><p>• A leadership seat with founders who’ve run big agency ops and understand how to scale creative businesses.</p><p>• Opportunity to build a boutique studio that competes with the best — culturally driven, craft-first, commercially smart.</p><p><br></p><p>How to apply:</p><p>1. Portfolio link (show the work that proves your taste and systems thinking).</p><p>2. 2–3 lines: Why you? What would you build here?</p>
