The opportunity EY GDS Creative Center of Excellence (CoE) is an inhouse agency that helps EY teams build a better working world by delivering high-impact, high-quality and on–brand creative solutions. People in the CoE help create experiences that are not just creatively inspiring, but also strategically precise and deeply human — across multiple media platforms. As an Art Director, you will have a unique blend of creative vision and strategic thinking, to lead our team and will act as a strong creative strategist and a design thought leader. You will own the creative and visual direction and design for creative collaterals across multiple formats, ensuring that all creatives are on-brand, user-centric and aesthetically proficient. With a passion for problem-solving and creative strategy, you will lead creative brainstorms with stakeholders and content and digital marketing teams to produce best-in-class creatives that intrinsically align with the EY brand and business objectives. With your impeccable aesthetic sense and design sensibility, you are a versatile and reliable leader who can elevate any creative conceptualization, storyboard or creative direction for projects across multiple channels. Your key responsibilities • You understand the power of creative ideas and have a track-record of delivering memorable ideas that shape audience perception, engagement, and participation • You help coach and train the wider team, transforming GDS Creative Services capability from providing excellent design and execution services, to leading with brand-building and distinctive creative ideas and strategy • Have experience leading teams in creative agencies or in-house brand teams, championing high-visibility campaigns for top global brands (preferably B2B) • Provide creative leadership to the design teams to deliver a range of collaterals (i.e., brochures, placemats, illustration, layouts, infographics, on-screen presentations, proposals, microsites, motion graphic content and social media collaterals) • Produce strategically sound conceptual work and bring it to life through rapid prototyping and storyboard creation and all the way through post-production • Adhere to EY brand guidelines, meet, and exceed defined expectations in terms of aesthetics, quality, turnaround time, budget and efficiency • Stay up-to-date with current and future designs, web standards, concepts and industry trends and advocate the same to team members and customers • Provide creative and art direction support to the team, coordinate with team members and others to resolve issues, as necessary • Proactively identify opportunities to employ pop culture trends, creativity, executional approaches and techniques to create exceptional user experiences • Communicate effectively with various customers/customer groups while understanding design briefs and sharing ideas • Lead project discussions with customers with a customer-centric mindset • Provide unique and innovative design solutions to customers and convince them to make the right design choices • Prioritize deadlines and effectively manage multiple creative projects parallelly • Be a part and contribute towards various organizational initiatives Skills and attributes for success • A user-centric mindset with creative, innovative and analytical approach • Working knowledge of creating infographics and data visualization techniques • Exceptional project management, risk management and team management • Proven track record of delivering high-quality output on time and within budget • An innovative mindset that takes a client problem and delivers compelling and inspiring creative solutions • Excellent communication (comprehension, verbal and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and persuade • Exceptional attention to detail • Understanding of current and future visual trends To qualify for the role, you must have • +12 years of overall experience in a fast-paced global environment • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign, Adobe DC and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel) • Experience across a range of digital, social, and integrated media • Knowledge of social platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest etc.) • Strong visual design and creative thinking capability • Prior art direction experience in leading agencies Ideally, you’ll also have • Working knowledge of other key software and tools relevant to the industry What we look for • Strong business acumen along with creative vision • Creative problem-solving mindset with a flexible can-do attitude • A growth mindset creative who loves to collaborate, ideate and deliver breakthrough work • Experience in leading and managing creative teams, as well as developing junior creative talent • Self-starter who loves challenges and makes big things happen by working together • Experience working with global clients • Confidence, maturity and ability to build strong client relationships • A strong team player who is comfortable working collaboratively with others What we offer EY GDS is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to creative consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career. • Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. • Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. • Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. • Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY | Building a better working world