Surge Global is a digital consultancy that leverages marketing, data, and technology to help businesses grow. As Sri Lanka’s leading digital firm, we employ the best content, creative, design, engineering & data science talent the country has to offer.

Embracing a culture of transparency and equality in the workplace, we’ve built an environment helping Sri Lanka’s best marketing and creative talent thrive. Our team looks at untangling multivariate problems with an open mind and the willingness to constantly test and learn.

In 2023, we're establishing our offices in Mumbai to start serving the local market with Marketing & Data offerings. This Job is a part of the initial team that will be helping us navigate and setting up in Mumbai.

Responsibilities

• Driving the end-to-end planning and execution of creative and visual concepts for ad campaigns, video productions, photoshoots together with the in-house creative team.
• Plan and implement scripts, concepts, guidelines, and strategies in various creative projects and oversee them to completion.
• Collaborate with Account/Project Managers and/or clients to understand client requirements.
• Understanding client briefs, offering creative feedback, and preparing estimated creative/filming budgets.
• Work closely with the creative team on conceptualizing, developing, and refining dynamic creative solutions and content
• Guide and direct ad campaigns, videos, and photoshoots.
• Edit raw video footage, colour correct, add effects and transitions to create innovative video deliverables.
• Turn film assets into multiple formats for multiple channels, for example, turn a film asset into carousels or stills for, Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms.
• Ensure all creative work across all platforms are consistent with client’s brand voice, style, and tone.
• Managing and guiding a team of creative designers and videographers.
• Establish and implement design and format standards and processes to produce consistent and high-quality results
• Keep up with the latest motion design trends and brainstorm to create new design ideas for videos and motion graphics.

Requirements

• 10+ years proven experience as a Creative Designer/Graphic Designer and/or Art Director.
• Hands-on experience with videography, filmography, typography, color, print production and video editing.
• Knowledge in videography, filming, and editing raw footage.
• Experience operating cameras, tripods, external microphones, lighting, transcription services and video editing hardware.
• Proficient use of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, or other visual design and wire-framing tools.
• Experience in developing visual design.
• Experience in a production environment.
• Demonstrable motion design skills with a strong portfolio.
• Great communication skills (verbal and written).
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Time management skills