Graphic Design Manager

Location: Bengaluru

Purpose of the role

We are looking for a highly creative, organised, and detail-oriented Graphic Designer to join our central team, based in India. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the visual identity of our global brand by developing high-quality, premium content that makes a lasting impact. Working at group level, you will bring concepts to life with originality and precision, ensuring every design reflects our brand values while engaging diverse audiences across multiple regions.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering technical excellence and creative innovation across both online and offline platforms. From campaign design to brand governance, you will play a key role in ensuring consistency, scalability, and visual impact across our schools and regions worldwide. By combining creative flair with disciplined execution, you will help us strengthen our global presence and elevate how our brand is experienced across all touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities – Brand Governance & Strategy

Brand Governance & Strategy

Ensure strict alignment of all creative outputs with the group's brand guidelines, tone of voice, and overall marketing strategy.
Act as a guardian of brand identity, providing guidance and support to regions and schools on correct brand application.
Contribute to the ongoing evolution of brand guidelines and global toolkits, refreshing templates and introducing new design standards.
Creative Design & Campaign Delivery
Produce practical yet creative design solutions with high visual impact, from concept through to execution.
Lead multiple projects simultaneously, managing briefs, coordinating with stakeholders, and delivering multi-channel assets.
Develop layouts, illustrations, logos, infographics, and design compositions for campaigns and initiatives.
Adapt creative assets across different platforms, formats, and sizes to maximize impact and coherence.
Provide final production artworks in suitable formats for both digital and print:
Offline: brochures, flyers, newsletters, press dossiers, prospectuses, billboards, roll-ups, merchandising, corporate elements.
Online: websites, social media (static & video), email newsletters, online publications, digital banners.
Create templates and standardised assets for efficient local adaptation across regions and schools.
Design and edit videos with basic motion graphics to support campaigns and global storytelling.
Digital & Innovation
Support design conceptualisation for websites, portals, and digital platforms (e.g., landing pages, microsites).
Create high-impact visual assets for presentations and reports (e.g., infographics, board-level decks, dashboards, investor comms).
Research, test, and introduce new design trends, tools, and technologies (AI, AR/VR, interactive design) that enhance group-wide impact.
Apply accessibility and inclusivity standards to all digital outputs.
Systemisation & Asset Management
Develop and manage an asset library (icons, illustrations, patterns, photography, video snippets) to support scalability across markets.
Curate, archive, and manage a databank of suitable images and visual assets.
Govern the implementation and ongoing use of the corporate Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
Work closely with group, regional, and school-level marketing and communications teams to support design needs.
Partner with copywriters, content creators, and digital specialists to deliver integrated campaigns.
Coordinate with external agencies, printers, and suppliers as needed.
Provide guidance, mentoring, or training to regional/local designers or school-based content owners to elevate design standards.
Workflow, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Manage design requests through a centralised workflow system, ensuring transparency, prioritisation, and timely delivery.
Track and report on progress, output volume, turnaround times, and adoption of templates.
Implement a quality assurance process to review global assets before release.
Schedule and complete projects efficiently, balancing multiple priorities across global and regional needs.
Perform any ad hoc tasks as assigned by the company.

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