Deputy Creative Director

The Role

We're looking for a digital-native creative leader with exceptional craft, strong brand instincts, and the ability to integrate traditional design workflows with modern GenAI tools. You’ll take full ownership of the creative process from planning to timely delivery in alignment with the design brief and oversee all creative execution. You’ll coach an in-house team toward high-quality, cohesive creative output across formats.

This role is ideal for someone who values craftsmanship, knows how to scale design efficiently, and can blend traditional tools with GenAI workflows to move faster without compromising quality.

The Team

At Messe Muenchen India, the Creative team transforms marketing ideas into compelling visual expressions across every touchpoint—from digital and print to on-ground and on-site and all the collateral / creative assets required to deliver our Trade fairs. The team is expected to uphold brand consistency while innovating fresh visual expressions. They collaborate closely with Brand, Content, and Campaigns teams to ensure visual synergy and narrative consistency with high quality work that embodies craftsmanship.

What You'll Do

Visual Strategy & Campaign Development

Lead campaign development and translate briefs into creative concepts that drive business impact across digital, video, print, OOH and On-ground formats.

Build Modern Creative Workflows

Integrate traditional design tools with GenAI platforms to establish faster, more effective creative processes that enhance both quality and efficiency.

Mentor & Develop Creative Team

Coach designers on new creative workflows, build stronger processes, and consistently raise the overall creative bar

Collaborate Across Teams

Partner with content, campaigns, and brand teams to ensure tight message-visual synergy in every execution.

Champion Craft & Innovation

Maintain exceptional design quality standards while experimenting with new formats, tools, and visual styles.

What You Bring

• A strong portfolio showcasing visual systems, campaign work, and design craft across formats
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects)
• Hands-on knowledge of GenAI tools for creative acceleration
• Experience mentoring creative teams
• Ability to build culture of collaboration, clarity, and ownership within the creative team