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Design Director at LEAD Group — Mumbai

Experience7–20 yrs
SalaryDisclosed
Work modeonsite
Levelexecutive
Posted20 Sept 2026

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About LEAD Group

LEAD Group is hiring in Mumbai in education. This role looks for around 7+ years of experience.

Skills

instructional design
print design
digital design
style guides
motion graphics
pre-press production
team management
K-10 education

The role

A design director at an education products company creates instructional design experiences across print and digital learning materials, leads creative teams, and develops style guides and motion graphics for academic content. This person also oversees pre-press production and external design partners.

Full job description

Role: Design Director (Academic Team)

Location: Mumbai or Delhi (NCR)

ABOUT THE ROLE: The Design Director will lead the design and visual experience for LEAD’s academic products across print and digital formats. The role will be responsible for setting design standards, leading in-house and external creative teams, driving innovative and engaging learning experiences, and ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery of academic content aligned with LEAD’s brand and learning objectives.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:● Design visually engaging printed books and video content, ensuring they are aligned with the brand and educational objectives.● Develop design prototypes, gather feedback and make iterative improvements to the learning experience.● Design graphics, animations, and visual elements for video content that enhances learning, ensuring the material is engaging and informative.● Lead creation of unique style guides for all LEAD academic products● Lead an in-house team for designers, DTP people, animators and video creators to produce learning materials● Build a strong network of outsourced partners who produce designs for us.● To ensure the production of content that is aligned to established design values for online/offline learning outcomes.● Oversee the design, layout, and pre-press preparation for printed materials, ensuring they are ready for production. Coordinate with printing vendors to ensure timely delivery and quality control.

EXPERIENCE:● Expertise in creating designs for print & digital● Ability to make design guidelines.● Domain expertise in instructional design.● Expertise in new age media.● Proven working experience in K10 education development● Proven working experience leading diverse design teams.● Proven experience in the usage of technology in education.● Excellent leadership and analytical skills.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:● Demonstrated Leadership skills to hire, coach and manage large teams● Strong creative and designing abilities● Strong process thinking to bring designs to life in production● Ability to lead a combination of inhouse and external team.● Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.● Excellent organizational and management abilities;● Ability to manage multiple projects and communicate effectively with stakeholders on a cross-functional team and deliver results under prescribed deadlines.

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