Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead (Contract)

Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead

Location: Remote (India-based preferred)

Salary: ₹100,000/month

Start Date: ASAP

Reports to: Founder / Leadership Team

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead who is first and foremost a hands-on designer while also acting as the quality bar-raiser for the creative team. Around 70% of your time will be spent designing and producing client assets directly — from graphics and storyboards to social media creatives and campaign visuals. The remaining time will be dedicated to quality oversight, mentoring, and ensuring smooth delivery across projects.

This is a role for someone who can execute at a high standard, while also guiding others to raise their work to that level. Every asset leaving the design team should be client-ready, on brand, and impactful.

Key Responsibilities

Design Execution (Core Focus — ~70%)

• Produce high-quality creative assets: social media graphics, PDFs, decks, campaign visuals, ads, and storyboards.
• Work on critical, high-priority projects directly to ensure deadlines are met.
• Adapt designs quickly for different platforms (social, web, video, etc.), ensuring performance and usability.
• Maintain and update brand guidelines and assets.

Creative & Quality Oversight (~30%)

• Review all creative outputs for consistency, spacing, hierarchy, alignment, and adherence to brand guidelines.
• Act as the quality gatekeeper to minimize revisions and ensure assets are client-ready before they reach project managers.
• Provide clear, constructive feedback to the design team that raises the bar beyond “baseline” execution.

Team & Project Support

• Mentor junior designers by sharing feedback rooted in design principles.
• Help manage timelines, priorities, and workload allocation to ensure smooth delivery.
• Partner with project managers and leadership to align creative execution with business and client needs.
• Handle occasional queries related to creative assets, ensuring quick and effective resolutions.

Who You Are

• A mid-to-senior designer with exceptional visual skills and a portfolio of high-quality work.
• Expert in graphic design, storyboarding, and campaign execution.
• Confident in both executing and critiquing design work to professional standards.
• Experienced working in a fast-paced agency environment with tight deadlines.
• Comfortable managing workload independently while also mentoring others.
• Proactive, resourceful, and calm under pressure.

Application Process

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to:

• Execute a small design task (to showcase their speed and quality of output).
• Review 4 live client assets (across formats such as video, carousel PDF) and provide detailed creative feedback.

This ensures we assess both hands-on execution and design bar-raising ability.

📝 How to Apply

Please email aleksandra@marketingessentialslab.com with the subject line:

“Design / Creative Lead Application – [Your Full Name]”

Include:

• Your CV and design portfolio (PDF or link).
• Your answers to these questions (short and specific):

1. What makes you a great fit for this role?
2. What’s your experience leading or mentoring design teams?
3. Which tools do you use for design (Figma, Adobe Suite, Canva, etc.) and collaboration?
4. How do you ensure consistency and quality across multiple creative projects?
5. What’s your availability to start?

⚠️ Applications without answers to these questions will not be considered.