Director, Design

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and motivate a diverse team of designers across multiple disciplines.

• Convert brand and creative strategies into scalable design solutions for digital, omnichannel, and marketing experiences.

• Mentor and nurture designers, establishing pathways for career advancement, development plans, and leadership opportunities.

• Identify skill gaps and enhance capabilities in creative strategy, content design, design specialization, and AI-enhanced creative production.

• Spearhead the integration of AI-driven tools and workflows to boost productivity, scalability, automation, and overall effectiveness.

• Manage creative operations, including resource distribution, capacity planning, prioritization, workflow enhancement, and project execution.

• Collaborate with Marketing, Communications, Product Marketing, Sales Enablement, and other stakeholders on creative initiatives.

• Act as a strategic collaborator with the VP, Creative & Brand on workforce planning, organizational capabilities, technology integration, and creative operations.

• Advocate for brand stewardship and governance through design systems, templates, component libraries, and scalable creative standards.

• Promote innovation and continuous improvement while maintaining the agility of the design organization to adapt to changing demands.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of progressive experience in design, creative services, brand marketing, or a related discipline.

• More than 10 years of experience in leading creative teams.

• Demonstrated success in managing diverse, multidisciplinary teams and fostering talent across various experience levels and specializations.

• Proven ability to build high-performing teams, cultivate future leaders, and enhance organizational capabilities.

• Experience in guiding teams through change, transformation, or shifts in operating models within a corporate marketing, agency, or internal creative context.

• In-depth knowledge of design principles, visual communication, storytelling, brand systems, and creative strategy.

• Familiarity with creative operations, workflow management, resource planning, capacity management, and process optimization.

• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, workforce planning skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

• Experience in implementing AI-powered creative tools, optimizing workflows, automating processes, or utilizing creative enablement technologies.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.

• Acquaintance with modern design, collaboration, project management, and resource planning platforms.

• Solid understanding of generative AI, prompt design, automation, and emerging creative technologies.

• Outstanding communication, presentation, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• A passion for developing talent, embracing innovation, and preparing design organizations for the future.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the future of a global design organization and impact the evolution of creative work.

• Chance to build and elevate a high-performing, multidisciplinary design team and develop future creative leaders.

• Opportunity to lead the integration of AI and emerging technologies within creative workflows and production processes.

• Ability to influence workforce strategy, career pathways, organizational capabilities, and the skills of the future.

• Strategic role collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams throughout Marketing and the broader organization.

• Opportunity to balance creative excellence with operational efficiency, scalability, innovation, and measurable business outcomes.

• Capacity to modernize design practices, processes, tools, and technologies.

• Comprehensive benefits package that supports physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

• Variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible positions.

• Vacation entitlement and paid time off.

• Bonus or commissions may be available for qualified California roles.

• Reasonable accommodations will be provided during the application or recruitment process.