Novartis
Healthcare
AssociateDirector-CreativeDirection
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“Associate Director - Creative Direction at Novartis. Skills: Creative direction, Visual concepts, Design leadership. Lead creative direction for digital deliverables. Lead creative direction for promotional deliverables”
What You'll Achieve.
Delivering meaningful outcomes
Industry & Context.
Include portfolio link
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ Yrs experience leading creative direction, Translate business needs into visual storytelling, Experience building and managing global creative teams, Understanding of brand governance, Expertise in creative tools, Excellent stakeholder management skills
Nice to Have
Experience in creative agency, Master's degree in Design
What You'll Do.
Lead creative direction for digital deliverables
Lead creative direction for promotional deliverables
Lead creative direction for training deliverables
Translate business objectives into visual concepts
Translate briefs into design solutions
Establish creative standards
Uphold creative standards
Act as senior creative advisor
Oversee creative development lifecycle
Ensure timely delivery
Ensure compliance with SOPs
Ensure compliance with brand guidelines
Ensure compliance with regulatory review
Manage concurrent projects
Maintain delivery quality
Partner with cross-functional teams
Deliver innovative solutions
Deliver scalable solutions
Deliver impactful solutions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Account teams globally; Global teams
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management
Process & Methodology
Manage multiple projects
Full Job Description
**Job Description Summary** Job Title: Associate Director – Creative Direction #LI-Hybrid Location: Hyderabad, India Relocation Support: Yes Step into a role where creativity meets impact. As Associate Director – Creative Direction, you will shape how powerful ideas come to life across global brands, leading the creative vision behind digital and promotional experiences that connect with patients and healthcare professionals alike. This is an opportunity to blend strategic thinking with hands‑on creative leadership—guiding talented global teams, transforming business briefs into compelling visual stories, and driving innovation at scale. If you thrive on elevating creative excellence while influencing stakeholders and delivering meaningful outcomes, this role offers the platform to make a lasting impact. Important: Please include a portfolio link to Behance or a personal portfolio. Google Drive links cannot be accepted. Your portfolio should clearly demonstrate a breadth of interactive design work aligned with the scope of this role. **Job Description** **Key Responsibilities: ** * Lead end-to-end creative direction for digital, promotional, and training deliverables across global brands * Translate business objectives and briefs into compelling visual concepts and impactful design solutions * Establish and uphold creative standards, ensuring consistency with brand identity and market best practices * Act as a senior creative advisor to stakeholders, brands, and account teams globally * Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global team of designers and creative professionals * Coach and mentor team members to drive capability development and sustained creative excellence * Oversee creative development lifecycle from ideation through execution, ensuring quality and timely delivery * Ensure compliance with standard operating procedures, brand guidelines, and regulatory review requirements * Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining timelines, budgets,
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