Job Description

Role: Design Lead
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Department: Brand & Communication
Reports to: Head of Brand & Communication

Compensation: upto 19 LPA

About the employer brand:

The company is a leading player in South India’s real estate sector, recognized for its focus on quality, innovation, and trust. Known for shaping modern living experiences, the brand has successfully delivered large-scale residential projects that combine thoughtful design with customer-first values. With a strong presence across multiple cities and a rapidly growing portfolio, the brand continues to set new benchmarks in the industry.

We are looking for a Design Lead who can transform ideas into powerful brand stories and shape the visual voice of the brand. This role demands a mix of creativity, leadership, and hands-on execution. You’ll inspire and guide a team of designers, while also diving deep into the craft yourself—creating work that not only looks beautiful but delivers business impact.

If you’re passionate about design, obsessed with craft, and excited about the possibilities of new creative tools (yes, including AI), this role is for you.

Inspire & Lead

• Guide and mentor a team of designers, pushing them to deliver their best creative work.

Creative Ownership

• Lead concept development, visual storytelling, and execution across print, digital, social, video, and outdoor.

Collaboration

• Partner with writers, strategists, and marketing teams to deliver cohesive, brand-right campaigns.

Quality & Brand Consistency

• Ensure every creative output is high-quality, on-brief, and visually impactful.

Presentation & Advocacy

• Confidently present and sell creative ideas to leadership and stakeholders.

Innovation & Tools

• Stay ahead of design trends and leverage AI-based tools to keep creative outputs future-ready.

Project Management

• Balance vision with execution—managing timelines, priorities, and resources without compromising quality.

Job Requirements/Mandatory Skills

• Creative Leadership: Proven experience leading and mentoring design teams.

• Design Expertise: Mastery in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and other leading design tools.

• AI Readiness: Working knowledge of AI-based design tools (Midjourney, DALL·E, Firefly, etc.).

• Strong Visual Sense: Deep understanding of typography, layout, color, and branding.

• Conceptual & Executional Ability: Ability to think big and deliver with precision.

• Communication: Strong presentation and storytelling skills to sell ideas internally and externally.

• Multi-channel Experience: Hands-on expertise across print, digital, social, video, and outdoor.

• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities effectively.

About WinnerBrands

At WinnerBrands, we are on a mission to create a community of the brightest marketing minds to deliver impactful, rewarding, and purposeful work by collaborating, contributing & co-learning with smart peers. Backed by Busybeebrands.com, a pioneering brand-building firm that has helped some of the most disruptive new-age brands in the country craft their brand and marketing strategy, we find opportunities with progressives startups and brands in the domain of marketing with multiple engagement models for our talent partners, freelance / part-time or full-time. Request to visit our community page at https://www.winnerbrands.in/talentcommunity/

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WinnerBrands Team