Design Director

LEAD Group · India

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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