Job Description
Role: Design Director (Academic Team)
Location: Mumbai or Delhi (NCR)
ABOUT THE ROLE: The Design Director will lead the design and visual experience for LEAD’s academic products across print and digital formats. The role will be responsible for setting design standards, leading in-house and external creative teams, driving innovative and engaging learning experiences, and ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery of academic content aligned with LEAD’s brand and learning objectives.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Design visually engaging printed books and video content, ensuring they are aligned with the brand and educational objectives.
● Develop design prototypes, gather feedback and make iterative improvements to the learning experience.
● Design graphics, animations, and visual elements for video content that enhances learning, ensuring the material is engaging and informative.
● Lead creation of unique style guides for all LEAD academic products
● Lead an in-house team for designers, DTP people, animators and video creators to produce learning materials
● Build a strong network of outsourced partners who produce designs for us.
● To ensure the production of content that is aligned to established design values for online/offline learning outcomes.
● Oversee the design, layout, and pre-press preparation for printed materials, ensuring they are ready for production. Coordinate with printing vendors to ensure timely delivery and quality control.
EXPERIENCE:
● Expertise in creating designs for print & digital
● Ability to make design guidelines.
● Domain expertise in instructional design.
● Expertise in new age media.
● Proven working experience in K10 education development
● Proven working experience leading diverse design teams.
● Proven experience in the usage of technology in education.
● Excellent leadership and analytical skills.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
● Demonstrated Leadership skills to hire, coach and manage large teams
● Strong creative and designing abilities
● Strong process thinking to bring designs to life in production
● Ability to lead a combination of inhouse and external team.
● Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
● Excellent organizational and management abilities;
● Ability to manage multiple projects and communicate effectively with stakeholders on a cross-functional team and deliver results under prescribed deadlines.
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