Overview
This role is for one of Weekday's clients.
Salary range: Rs 400000 - Rs 700000 (INR 4-7 LPA)
Experience: 4+ years
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Job Type: Full-time
As a Senior Designer, you will lead visual design across brand identities, campaigns, digital platforms, social media, presentations, and other creative touchpoints. You will translate strategic briefs into compelling visual systems while maintaining brand consistency and pushing creative boundaries.
A key part of the role will be exploring and integrating AI-assisted design workflows into the creative process. You will experiment with generative visuals, rapid prototyping, prompt-based exploration, and other emerging tools to expand creative possibilities and improve productivity.
You will also work closely with strategy, copy, and creative teams, contribute to pitches and client presentations, and mentor junior designers. The ideal candidate combines strong design fundamentals with an experimental mindset and a willingness to continuously learn.
Key Responsibilities
- โขLead visual design across brand identities, campaigns, digital, social media, and presentations.
- โขTranslate creative briefs and strategic objectives into compelling visual concepts and design systems.
- โขDevelop mood boards, design routes, visual frameworks, and creative directions using traditional and AI-assisted workflows.
- โขMaintain consistency in brand language while introducing fresh and innovative visual approaches.
- โขExplore and experiment with AI-powered design tools for ideation, visual exploration, prototyping, and workflow optimisation.
- โขUse generative visuals, prompt-based exploration, and AI-assisted techniques to expand creative possibilities.
- โขStay informed about emerging AI trends, design technologies, and creative workflows and share relevant learnings with the team.
- โขIdentify opportunities to integrate AI into design processes where it meaningfully improves quality, speed, or efficiency.
- โขCollaborate with strategy and copy teams to develop integrated creative concepts and campaigns.
- โขParticipate in brainstorming sessions, creative reviews, pitches, and client-facing presentations when required.
- โขOwn final design outputs and maintain exceptionally high standards of craft, accuracy, consistency, and visual quality.
- โขManage multiple projects, briefs, feedback cycles, and deadlines effectively.
- โขReview AI-assisted outputs to ensure they meet brand, ethical, technical, and quality standards.
- โขMentor junior designers on design thinking, execution, creative craft, and emerging tools.
- โขEncourage experimentation while maintaining strong creative discipline and execution standards.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- โข4+ years of experience in a creative agency, design studio, branding environment, or similar role.
- โขStrong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
- โขHands-on experience with or strong exposure to AI-powered design tools such as Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, DALL-E, Figma AI, or comparable platforms.
- โขStrong understanding of typography, composition, visual hierarchy, colour, layout, and brand systems.
- โขExcellent conceptual thinking and the ability to translate ideas into strong visual narratives.
- โขAbility to balance creative experimentation, speed, and high-quality execution.
- โขDemonstrated curiosity and self-driven learning around AI, emerging technologies, and new creative workflows.
- โขStrong design point of view combined with an openness to feedback and experimentation.
- โขAbility to question existing approaches and identify ways to make creative processes better, faster, or more effective.
- โขStrong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with strategy, copy, creative, and client-facing teams.
- โขExperience mentoring or guiding junior designers is an advantage.
- โขHigh ownership, attention to detail, adaptability, and comfort working in a rapidly evolving creative environment.
- โขA strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, visual craft, brand work, and creative experimentation.