Creative Head

ABOUT US

Aliens Tattoo is a culture-led creative company built at the intersection of art, storytelling, and human expression. With studios across India and multiple creative verticals, Aliens treats tattooing not as a service, but as a medium of meaning. This role exists to ensure the brand speaks with intelligence, restraint, and creative courage at scale.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Creative Head to own the creative vision, campaign thinking, and creative standards of Aliens Tattoo across all platforms and business units. This role exists to think, shape, and protect ideas . You will be responsible for originating powerful creative campaigns, developing them into multi-platform systems, and directing teams to execute them with world-class craft.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

1. Campaign Ideation & Creative Thinking

• Lead the creation of original, culture-relevant creative ideas for brand and business campaigns.
• Develop single-minded campaign ideas rooted in human insight.
• Translate abstract brand philosophy into clear, intelligent, emotionally resonant communication .
• Own campaign naming, narrative framing, and creative articulation.
• Ensure every campaign has a strong idea, not just a look .

2. Creative Direction & Art Direction

• Define the visual and tonal direction of all campaigns.
• Guide art direction across design, motion, film, and spatial formats.
• Set clear creative intent and guardrails for designers and motion teams.
• Ensure consistency of creative expression across platforms and formats.
• Elevate work through restraint, clarity, and taste.

3. Creative Leadership & Quality Control

• Set the creative bar and refuse mediocrity.
• Lead creative reviews with honesty, clarity, and conviction.
• Mentor and develop designers, motion artists, and creative talent.
• Create a culture of high standards, feedback, and refinement .
• Take full accountability for creative output quality.

4. Collaboration & Creative Partnership

• Partner closely with the CEO and Marketing leadership to align creative thinking with business objectives.
• Work with strategy, performance, social, and content teams to translate ideas into effective executions.
• Ensure creative ideas survive translation into production and performance formats.
• Balance creative ambition with clarity and impact without dilution.

5. Brand Stewardship

• Protect the long-term creative integrity of the Aliens brand.
• Ensure the brand communicates with intelligence, depth, and confidence.
• Build and evolve a distinct creative language that compounds over time.
• Champion originality over imitation and courage over safety.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 8 to 12 years of creative experience with Tier-1 or Tier-2 advertising agencies .
• Proven track record of leading high-impact creative campaigns for iconic or culturally significant brands.
• Strong background in art direction with deep visual sensibility.
• Clear creative judgment you know what works and why.
• Experience leading and mentoring creative teams.
• Comfort operating in fast-moving, founder-led environments.
• Experience with lifestyle, luxury, culture, or youth brands.
• Exposure to digital-first, social-first creative systems.
• Film and storytelling experience.
• Experience working on both brand and performance-led campaigns.