Academic Head – Multidisciplinary Design Education

About Company

Since 2011, INSD has nurtured creative talent across 75+ cities in India, producing industry disruptors in fashion, interior, graphic, and product design. Our cutting-edge curriculum, live industry projects, and top-tier mentors empower students to launch fulfilling careers, and strong academic leadership in design institutions typically combines curriculum quality, faculty development, academic planning, and cross-disciplinary oversight.

About the Role

Lead the academic vision, curriculum quality, and delivery standards for INSD across fashion, interior, graphic, animation, and other design-led programs. This role requires a strong understanding of universal design principles and the core elements of multiple creative disciplines, along with the ability to guide faculty, standardize academic systems, and ensure a high-quality learning experience across centres.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead academic planning, delivery, and quality assurance across all major programs offered by INSD, including fashion, interior, graphic, animation, and related courses.
• Build and maintain a strong academic framework that reflects universal design thinking and connects shared design fundamentals across disciplines.
• Review, refine, and standardize curriculum, lesson plans, learning outcomes, assignments, and assessment structures across centres.
• Ensure academic content remains current, industry-relevant, and aligned with evolving design practices and student career pathways.
• Support faculty members with academic direction, teaching methodology, classroom delivery standards, and content improvement.
• Conduct faculty training, class observations, academic audits, and regular review meetings to improve teaching effectiveness.
• Oversee academic calendars, batch planning, timetables, project reviews, jury structures, and student progression systems.
• Monitor student academic performance, learning gaps, and feedback, and implement corrective action where needed.
• Collaborate with centre teams and management to ensure academic consistency, student satisfaction, and smooth academic operations.
• Work closely with leadership on new course development, academic innovation, and expansion of design-led learning verticals.
• Represent academic standards of the institution in internal reviews, faculty discussions, and curriculum planning meetings.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in academic leadership, curriculum development, faculty management, or program delivery within design education or a related creative field.
• Strong understanding of universal design and the foundational elements of fashion, interior, graphic, animation, and allied design disciplines.
• Experience in curriculum design, academic audits, teaching quality improvement, and faculty mentoring.
• Ability to connect multidisciplinary design concepts into a cohesive student learning journey.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and team management skills.
• Strong organizational ability in managing academic calendars, reviews, documentation, and quality systems.
• Master’s degree or relevant academic background in design, education, or a related field will be preferred.

Location: Gurgaon | Compensation: As per industry standard (Fixed + Performance Linked)