Graphic Designer

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Surprise Machi, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chennai, is India’s leading creative surprise planning company. We specialize in making moments unforgettable, offering services like birthday surprises, romantic proposals, flashmobs, movie promotions, and brand activations. With a team of passionate professionals, we have successfully executed over 10,000 unique surprise events in 12+ cities, providing exclusive offerings such as private theatre experiences and musical shows. Partnering with renowned brands like Chennai Super Kings and Sony Music, we are known for our innovation in gifting, event setups, and client engagement. Our exclusive venue, The Event Lab, enables us to create truly magical experiences for diverse occasions.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Surprise Machi is looking for a creative, detail-oriented Full-Time Graphic Designer to join our growing creative team. This role focuses on designing visually engaging content for surprise events, branding, marketing campaigns, social media, websites, and internal projects.

The ideal candidate should be passionate about design, adaptable to a fast-paced environment, and capable of translating concepts into compelling visuals while maintaining strong brand consistency.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Design & Creative Execution

• Create graphics, layouts, and visual assets for events, social media, websites, print materials, and advertisements
• Design customised event collaterals such as invitations, banners, posters, backdrops, and photo booth props
• Develop creative visuals for themed surprises, gift concepts, and special occasions
• Design décor mock-ups and digital presentations for client pitches

Brand Consistency

• Ensure all designs align with Surprise Machi’s brand identity and visual guidelines
• Create reusable templates and design standards for internal use

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with the event processing, execution, creative, Marketing and client-handling teams
• Translate event concepts and client ideas into visually appealing designs
• Coordinate with the processing team to ensure print quality and execution accuracy

Revisions & Quality Control

• Make timely revisions based on feedback from the Creative Head, event executives, and coordinators
• Ensure all deliverables meet deadlines with high attention to detail

Tools & File Management

• Use Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Canva, and other relevant tools
• Organise and maintain design files, templates, and archives for easy access and future reference

Creative Thinking & Innovation

• Participate in brainstorming sessions for new event themes and campaigns
• Stay updated on design trends, tools, and competitor activities

Reviews & Reporting

• Attend weekly design review meetings with the Creative Team Head and Event Team
• Participate in monthly progress review meetings with the Team Manager
• Maintain daily End-of-Day (EOD) work reports
• Document and report challenges, suggestions, and feedback regularly

Client Interaction (Occasional)

• Interact with clients when required to understand design preferences for events or customised gift orders

LEARNING OPPURTUNITIES

• Hands-on experience in

  event-based creative design

  and branding
• Exposure to

  real-time client projects

  and large-scale event visuals
• Opportunity to work closely with marketing, execution, and leadership teams
• Learn end-to-end design workflows—from concept to execution
• Continuous learning through feedback, reviews, and creative brainstorming
• Growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding creative and events company

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 years proven experience in graphic design
• Proficiency in

  Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

  , and

  Canva

• Strong understanding of branding, layout, colour theory, and typography
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Creative mindset with attention to detail
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, collaborative office environment

PERKS

• Opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing experiential brand.
• Professional growth as you lead accounting operations for multi-city expansion.
• Dynamic and youthful work culture.
• Direct collaboration with management and decision-makers.
• Competitive compensation based on experience.

INDUSTRY

• Events Services

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

• Full-time