Set Designer

Company Description: Dentsu AMP is a content-focused creative agency and integrated production house, built to deliver high-impact, culture-led storytelling for brands in the digital and social ecosystem. Part of the dentsu India network, AMP brings together strategy, creativity, and on-ground execution under one roof enabling faster, sharper, and more relevant content solutions. With a strong pulse on pop culture, digital trends, and real-time content creation, the agency thrives at the intersection of creativity and production. Headquartered in Mumbai, Dentsu AMP operates as a high-energy, hands-on environment that values craft, cultural awareness, physical well-being, and disciplined work ethics, making it a space for ambitious creative talent to grow and do meaningful, visible work. Role Overview Dentsu AMP is looking for a Set Designer to bring creative concepts to life across branded content, digital campaigns, social media, advertising, and commercial productions. This role is ideal for a visually driven professional who understands set design, production design, art direction, spatial styling, props, and on-ground execution, and can translate a creative brief into engaging, shoot-ready environments. Ideal Candidate We’re looking for someone who is creative, detail-oriented, resourceful, and highly hands-on—someone who can move seamlessly from creative ideation and visualisation to sourcing, fabrication, and final on-set execution. If you have a strong visual perspective, love building worlds through spaces, props, textures, and details, and thrive in a fast-moving creative production environment, we’d love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities Develop set design concepts, visual treatments, moodboards, sketches, and references based on creative briefs. Translate creative ideas into visually strong, functional, and production-ready sets. Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Production Designers, Producers, Stylists, Photographers, and Directors. Plan and execute set builds, set dressing, prop styling, furniture, backgrounds, installations, and spatial elements. Research and source props, furniture, materials, fabrics, décor, textures, and set elements. Coordinate with vendors, fabricators, carpenters, rental houses, and production teams to ensure seamless execution. Support pre-production planning, budgeting, sourcing, fabrication, installation, and on-set execution. Manage set requirements while maintaining creative quality, timelines, budgets, and brand guidelines. Be hands-on during shoots, including set dressing, styling, troubleshooting, and last-minute creative changes. Stay updated on design trends, contemporary aesthetics, materials, production techniques, and cultural references. Requirements 2–3.5 years of experience in Set Design, Production Design, Art Direction, Spatial Design, or a related field. Strong understanding of visual composition, colour, materials, scale, textures, and spatial aesthetics. Hands-on experience with set builds, set dressing, props, sourcing, fabrication, and on-set execution. Ability to translate creative briefs into strong, practical, and production-ready set concepts. Strong vendor coordination, problem-solving, and project management skills with the ability to work under tight timelines. Proficiency in SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar design tools; a strong portfolio is essential.