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# Associate Creative Director (Art) at OLIVER Agency - APAC

- **Company:** OLIVER Agency - APAC
- **Location:** Mumbai, India
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oliverseapac/jobs/8229783

## Job description

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role:  Associate Creative Director (Art)

Location:  Mumbai, India

About the role:

This is an opportunity to OLIVER's in-house creative studio embedded with a global FMCG leader, as an Associate Creative Director Art, leading digital-first creative work across an iconic portfolio of beauty and personal care brands.

You'll own art direction and creative development across social, performance, and digital channels translating brand strategy into visually compelling, culturally resonant work. You'll bring creative leadership to a collaborative studio team, shaping output from initial concept through to final delivery and helping define what great looks like.

We support flexible working and are open to different arrangements. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the process.

As Associate Creative Director - Art, you'll lead the creative vision for a portfolio of beauty and personal care brands within a fast-paced in-house studio. You'll be hands-on with the work driving concept development, art directing across platforms, and elevating team output while building strong client relationships and influencing creative direction at a strategic level.

This is a role for someone with a sharp digital-first sensibility, a deep understanding of beauty and lifestyle aesthetics, and the confidence to advocate for bold, brand-right ideas in a client-facing environment.

What you will be doing:

- 7+ years of experience as an Associate Creative Director in the relevant industry/field.
- Lead art direction and conceptual development across digital, social, e-commerce, and performance channels from brief through to final delivery
- Own the full creative lifecycle: ideation, design direction, asset development, and quality assurance of finished artwork across all platforms and formats
- Drive creative ideation and adaptation across multiple concurrent campaigns, maintaining craft quality and brand consistency throughout
- Lead the pitch and presentation of creative concepts in response to client briefs and marketing strategies
- Collaborate closely with strategy, production, and client services teams to develop strong, insight-led concepts from briefing through to execution
- Ensure all creative output reflects current digital, social, and platform-specific requirements and emerging trends
- Manage the preparation of finished artwork files to the correct output specifications across all channels
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level creative team members, fostering a culture of craft excellence and continuous development
- Integrate Gen AI tools into creative workflows, setting team standards for AI-assisted art direction, ideation, and asset development
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, positively influencing creative direction while working effectively within brand frameworks

What you need to be great in this role:

Creative and craft:

- Advanced art direction skills with a strong digital-first portfolio spanning social media, performance marketing, e-commerce, and digital branding
- Proven experience creating work for beauty, personal care, or FMCG brands at a senior creative level
- Strong typographic skills and a thorough understanding of design principles, including UX, UI, and responsive design
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and associated prototyping tools
- Experience managing the creative adaptation process across diverse brand guidelines and collateral types
- A background in digital-first, brand, or editorial agency environments is highly valued

Leadership and collaboration:

- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire creative teams while remaining hands-on with the work
- Confident presenting and pitching creative concepts to senior client stakeholders, with the conviction to champion bold ideas
- Skilled at managing competing priorities across multiple live projects in a fast-moving studio environment
- Strong interpersonal skills: able to build trust with clients and collaborators across functions and seniority levels

Gen AI and agentic thinking:

- Experience integrating Gen AI tools into creative team workflows and establishing quality standards for AI-assisted output
- Able to apply Gen AI tools to enhance art direction, ideation, and asset development with rigorous human oversight and critical evaluation of outputs
- Experience guiding team members in responsible AI adoption, prompting best practice, and evaluating AI-generated work against craft and brand standards
- Agentic approach to creative problem-solving: breaks complex, multi-brief challenges into clear, executable workstreams
- Stays current with emerging AI tools and platforms relevant to digital creative production; brings new approaches to the team proactively

Req ID: 18811

#LI-Onsite - #LI-RO1

Our values shape everything we do:

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

Our recruitment process does not employ artificial intelligence for selection. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgement. Candidate evaluation and selection are conducted without AI-supported screening or decision-making. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.

OLIVER, a part of the Brandtech Group, is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodivergence, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

## About OLIVER Agency - APAC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OLIVER Agency designs, builds, and runs bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands, operating as part of The Brandtech Group.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of The Brandtech Group)
- **Headquarters**: Singapore (46 Kim Yam Road, The Herencia, #03-19, Singapore 23935) [sg.oliver.agency](https://sg.oliver.agency/)
- **Founded**: 2004
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Marketing services / In-house agency management
- **Target customers**: B2B – large brands and enterprises across sectors
- **Mission/purpose**: To drive marketing change from the inside out by embedding dedicated teams within client organisations, delivering more efficient and effective creative work.

## Products & Services
- **In-House Agency Design & Management**: A fully embedded team that operates as the client’s own marketing department, covering strategy, creative, content, data, and production. [oliver.agency](https://www.oliver.agency/)
- **Oliver Marketing Gateway**: A proprietary technology platform that accelerates marketing change and provides workflow, analytics, and AI capabilities.
- **GenAI Integration**: Leveraging artificial intelligence (including large language models) to enhance efficiency and creativity in content creation and campaign execution. [LinkedIn](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/oliver-agency)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company under The Brandtech Group)
- **Key Metric**: 5,000+ people globally; serves 300+ clients across 40+ countries. [oliver.agency/opportunities](https://www.oliver.agency/opportunities/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company The Brandtech Group is a major investor; no standalone funding rounds disclosed for OLIVER.
- **Growth Signals**: Named *Campaign’s Digital Innovation Network of the Year*; expanding GenAI capabilities; active hiring in APAC across Account, Creative, Content, and Social roles. [oliver.agency](https://www.oliver.agency/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique model**: Exclusive focus on building in-house agencies for brands, not standalone client campaigns.
- **Cost efficiency**: Average 30% savings on marketing spend for clients through streamlined operations and embedded teams. [oliver.agency](https://www.oliver.agency/)
- **Scale & network**: Access to a global talent pool of 5,000+ and The Brandtech Group’s AI and technology resources.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the in-house agency model across new markets (APAC remains a key growth region).
- Deepening GenAI capabilities to automate and enhance marketing production, with roles like “GenAI Producer” appearing in APAC postings. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/oliverseapac](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oliverseapac)
- Expanding service lines (analytics, social media, content) within existing client ecosystems.

## Why Work Here
- **Work environment**: Teams are embedded inside major global brands, offering direct exposure to client strategy and decision-making.
- **Culture**: Described as collaborative, innovative, and focused on continuous learning. Benefits vary by location but typically include healthcare, retirement plans, paid leave, and flexibility. [oliver.agency/opportunities](https://www.oliver.agency/opportunities/)
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Mix of on-site, hybrid, and fully remote roles depending on location (e.g., India has remote positions).
- **Training & growth**: Continuous training on the latest tools, platforms, and LLMs; opportunity to work across 1,500+ brands and 50+ markets. [oliver.agency/opportunities](https://www.oliver.agency/opportunities/)
- **Perks**: Enhanced family support, wellness benefits, and tailored local benefits.

## Sources
1. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/oliverseapac](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oliverseapac)
2. [oliver.agency](https://www.oliver.agency/)
3. [oliver.agency/opportunities](https://www.oliver.agency/opportunities/)
4. [sg.oliver.agency](https://sg.oliver.agency/)
5. [uk.linkedin.com/company/oliver-agency](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/oliver-agency)

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