Associate Creative Director

About NxtWave

NxtWave is revolutionizing the way India learns tech. With millions of learners across the country and a powerful in-house content engine, we create video experiences that inspire, educate, and build careers.

Associate Creative Director,

About the Role

As Associate Creative Director, you’ll work closely with our Creative Director to execute the vision of India’s most advanced multi-campus content system. You’ll translate strategy into stories, decks into direction, and vision into visual systems that scale across YouTube, Instagram, and internal channels.

creative orchestration of branded, educational, and UGC-aligned content

What You’ll Own

• Partner with the Creative Director to lead

  creative vision and narrative frameworks

  across all core video verticals.
• Provide

  hands-on creative direction and feedback

  to video editors, scriptwriters, motion designers, and colorists.
• Collaborate with the Video Director on the

  execution of high-value videos

  , long-form content, and flagship brand formats.
• Take ownership of

  creative decks, mood boards, content blueprints, and presentation design

  for campaigns and internal pitches.
• Support multi-location content operations by ensuring every piece aligns with the brand tone, story clarity, and execution standards.
• Spot creative gaps, pilot new formats, and act as the strategic mirror to the Creative Director’s macro vision.
• Champion a culture of

  clarity, consistency, and continuous creative elevation

  .

What You Bring

• experience in

  video direction, content leadership, or creative strategy roles

  .
• A strong portfolio of

  directed and creatively guided videos

  : documentaries, ads, educational content, or platform-native formats.
• Proficiency in building and presenting

  high-impact creative decks, pitches, and storytelling systems

  .
• Deep knowledge of content architecture across YouTube, Reels, and branded digital storytelling.
• Experience working across

  post-production teams

  , including editors, motion, sound, and QC.
• Ability to guide without micromanaging, and lead with empathy and clarity.
• Comfortable working with evolving narratives, multi-stakeholder inputs, and rapid turnaround schedules.
  

Bonus Skills

• Prior work in

  edtech, media startups, or youth-focused content brands

• Fluency in visual hierarchy, scripting flow, and scalable content frameworks
  

Why Join NxtWave?

• Work alongside visionary creative leadership on nationally impactful content
• Help shape one of India’s largest in-house content ecosystems
• Grow into a leadership role in a company that blends

  mission + media at scale

• Collaborate with powerhouse teams across video, education, product, and growth