Creative Director—Associate Vice President

Deloitte’s Pursuit Management organization seeks a creative director to lead a team of 70+ India-based creatives responsible for the ideation, execution, and production of high-impact, memorable proposal and sales deliverables. Aligned with the vision and priorities of US leadership, the team combines world-class creativity, business knowledge, and Deloitte’s powerful brand equity to help client teams make an impact with buyers. The ideal candidate finds an opportunity where others do not, thrives in a supportive and diverse team environment, keeps a finger on the pulse of cultural trends and emerging technologies, and applies new ideas that challenge the status quo. Join us and contribute to shaping innovative go-to-market strategies and help Deloitte win more business.

Work you’ll do

Leadership and team inspiration

·       Inspire and guide an India-based creative team (designers, copywriters, videographers, UI/UX specialists) to achieve and align with the priorities of US creative leadership.

·       Coach and oversee professional growth for India-based team leaders and members.

·       Create a collaborative, empowering environment that delivers creative excellence and attracts, develops, and retains top-tier creative talent.

·       Understand the go-to-market strategies for each business and the development and adoption of best practices across businesses.

·       Lead the integration and alignment of USI-based professionals across geographies, including the US and Costa Rica.

Creativity strategy and persuasive communication

·       Set the creative vision and strategy, guiding teams in leveraging advanced art, design, and branding principles to deliver engaging visual stories and proposals.

·       Champion the use of “design thinking” methodologies to turn complex business ideas into compelling creative solutions.

·       Establish standards for communicating creative visions clearly to diverse audiences (clients, internal stakeholders, etc.).

·       Guide teams and professionals to create innovative solutions within the framework of the proposal and other deliverables.

Business acumen and innovation

·       Demonstrate and cultivate across teams’ full expertise and understanding of the end-to-end proposal process.

·       Align creative solutions with business objectives and client requirements, maintaining a strong brand identity throughout.

·       Respond to evolving industry trends, client expectations, and competitive landscape, and recommend new areas for development and training to enhance the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of the creative team.

•       Champion the integration of AI-powered and other automation tools to streamline and drive efficiencies in the strategic creative process and deliverable production and scale across the broader pipeline

Project management and organizational management

·       Provide strategic direction and oversight on creative support for the pursuit pipeline in close collaboration with US leadership.

·       Establish frameworks and best practices for resource management, empowering teams to efficiently deliver high-quality outputs.

·       Deliver regular utilization and efficiency reports to US and USI leadership.

·       Set and uphold standards for accuracy and quality across creative outputs.

Required skills

·       Leadership skills with the ability to generate and inspire innovation.

·       Executive presence, professional client service manner, ability to adapt and take initiative, and interact with all levels of management.

·       Strong client relationship skills and ability to establish trust and sell creative concepts.

·       Effective negotiation skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities.

·       Strong online portfolio showcasing your innovative work across multiple channels.

·       Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

·       Strong creative network and connections to industry and creative associations.

·       Advanced knowledge in MS Office, UI/UX best practices, digital media and video production tools and methodologies, Adobe Creative Cloud, and other relevant tools/platforms.

·       Experience with video production and digital asset creation and management.

Required qualifications

·       Post graduate degree preferred; or equivalent in Fine Arts/ Media/ Visual Communication

·       Understanding of Agile methodology and experience in Workfront are preferred

·       13-15 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years of experience as a Creative lead with an agency/ firm with at least 5+ years of experience in sales/business development/proposal environment.

Work timing

·       2:00 PM–11:00 PM (IST)

Location

·       Hyderabad