𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.Amaravati | 8–12+ years | Full-timeWe're looking for a Creative Director who can take a brief, find the idea in it, and lead a team of writers, shooters and designers all the way to work people remember.This is not a role for someone who signs off on decks, and it is not a role for someone who only manages timelines. It is both leadership and craft, and the person who brings both is the one we want.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿8–12+ years in advertising, with at least 3 years leading creative teams. Your portfolio should show campaigns that ran, not decks that stayed in a folder.You find the idea yourself: platforms, concepts, taglines, scripts. You don't wait for a strategist to hand you one.Command across formats and media: a 6-second cut, a 30-second TVC, a brand film, a hoarding, a print ad, a social campaign, and an instinct for what each one can carry.You lead copywriters, cinematographers, editors and designers, and your feedback makes the work better, not just different.You can present to a founder or a CMO, defend the idea, and rework it when the brief changes or the shoot throws up a problem.You stay with the work from the first scribble to the final export.Five brands, three shoots, one week, and every piece still has an idea in it.𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱Telugu. You think, write and judge ideas in Telugu, not just in English with a translation later.Experience creating work for regional brands, where the craft has to work harder on a smaller budget.Category depth in automotive, real estate, retail, FMCG, education or public communication.Performance and digital-first creative: work that lands in five seconds, vertical, with no sound.Familiarity with AI tools for ideation, pre-viz and versioning, along with clear opinions on where taste still matters more.𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿A creative manager who hasn't written a line or built a frame in years.Someone who needs a 40-person agency structure to function.Someone who confuses trending with memorable.Someone who thinks a Telugu campaign is an English campaign translated.Someone who hands over the concept and disappears from production.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆You will lead the creative function at ad96, building the team, the standards and the body of work across brands, categories and formats, from regional launches to national campaigns. In-house writers, cinematographers, editors and designers work under one roof, and you will have direct access to the founder and a real say in how the company grows.We are building a company at the intersection of advertising, AdTech, market intelligence and AI, and we want someone who thinks beyond the next campaign.𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 - 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.To apply, send your profile and portfolio with a short note on three campaigns you led: what the brief was, the idea you found, and one call you made as a leader that changed the work. Also tell us about one idea of your own that you killed, and why.DM me or email ananth@demokrito.com#Hiring #CreativeDirector #Advertising #AdFilm #CreativeLeadership #Amaravati #AndhraPradesh #ad96