Director, Brand Design Job at Intercom (San Francisco)

Director, Brand Design

Articulate is the leading SaaS provider of online training solutions for the new...

Location

United States

Salary:

173800.00 - 260600.00 USD / Year

Articulate

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12-15+ years of brand and visual design experience with a deep focus in building in-house brands, shaping creative across a wide range of marketing channels for a high-growth B2B software company or creative agency
An experienced people leader (7-10+ years in management) with a track record of leading design teams both strategically and supportively, creating an inclusive creative culture of growth, development, and levity
Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or related field
Deep knowledge, passion, and expertise in all aspects of design including systems, layout, typography, illustration, image making, digital and event/brand experience production
Clear aptitude for connecting a brand to its product and customers, solving for the full customer experience, and thinking strategically with the end-to-end journey in mind
Strong sense of concept development, strategy, research, and problem-solving in a fast-paced, iterative environment
Able to distill down complex systems, ideas, and strategies into the key details that align to business needs, achieving executive level buy-in, and building trust and confidence throughout the org
Clear communicator, verbally and visually
able to give constructive and actionable design feedback to team members
An expert-level portfolio that shows a high taste level

Job Responsibility

Creative Leadership: Work directly with executive leadership team on brand strategy, presenting creative work, defending design decisions, and fostering alignment
Build key frameworks for scale, quality, and cohesion across Brand Design
Drive creative and strategic alignment of our Brand Design team across all verticals, ensuring systems and work meet business needs and brand standards
Partner with top design leadership including VP of Design, Messaging Design, and Creative Ops leaders to identify holistic design team challenges, foster visibility and alignment, cultural wins, and team growth opportunities
Help maintain a customer-centric and innovative culture at Articulate
Team Management and Mentorship: Foster alignment across Brand Design with key internal initiatives, consistent operations, manager coaching, prioritization guidance, and fostering efficiency
Identify key opportunities for strategic collaboration across Brand Design verticals as well as with the greater design and marketing organization
Nurture clear and frequent communication lines across cross-functional teams to effectively drive project work and new initiatives forward
Manage, coach, and mentor senior design managers, supporting their growth as strategic leaders and ensuring they are empowered to lead their verticals effectively
Demonstrate a strong and strategic leadership voice, instilling confidence, mitigating team anxiety, speaking for impact across all audiences, and elevating team morale through clear, impactful communication

What we offer

This position is bonus-eligible
This position is eligible for Articulate’s robust suite of benefits

Fulltime

Design Director, Brand Design

Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making...

Location

Canada , Toronto

Salary:

Not provided

DesignX Community

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of experience in design leadership
Portfolio showcasing design expertise across diverse disciplines (OOH campaigns, digital, photography, potentially 3D/motion)
Hands-on creative leadership experience
Strong understanding of Wealthsimple’s brand and visual identity
Proven experience managing and mentoring a team of designers
Strategic thinker with ability to translate business objectives into design solutions
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills
Deep understanding of design tools and software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience in financial services or tech industries is a plus

Job Responsibility

Own and drive the design vision and direction for large-scale brand design initiatives
Champion Wealthsimple’s distinct brand identity
Collaborate closely with marketing leadership to develop creative solutions
Partner with cross-functional teams including Growth, Product Marketing, Communications, and Product Design
Balance strategic design leadership with hands-on execution
Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of talented designers
Advocate for design excellence
Cultivate an inclusive, collaborative, and feedback-driven environment
Provide clear and constructive feedback
Act as a key point of contact between the design team and other departments

What we offer

Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
Long-term group savings with employer match
20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year
90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year
Employee resource groups

Fulltime

Design Director, Brand Design

We are seeking an Design Director for Brand Design who excels at working within ...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

190000.00 - 211000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years working as a Design lead on a brand team, in a creative agency or comparable in-house agency, or creative organization
Bachelor or Masters Degree in design or equivalent
Maintain a portfolio of beautiful, compelling design work
Experience working on a range of projects including scalable and extensible design systems, guidelines, responsive web pages or emails, out of home or advertisements
Solid experience in all aspects of graphic design, with brand design and visual system design systems are crucial
Expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite applications
Ability to design according to business and technical requirements and comfort with ambiguity and changes in direction
Experience working with or influencing brand strategy or business objectives
Bring definition to projects by focusing on broader objectives rather than fixed deliverables
Experience leading and mentoring designers and managing collaborations with external agency partners

Job Responsibility

Collaborate and ideate with multidisciplinary teams including leadership, senior stakeholders, copywriters, communication designers, illustrators, motion & animation designers, environments designers, brand strategists, marketing managers, and creative directors to build and maintain visual brand excellence for a wide range of needs
Understand and help define design briefs and requirements before completing
Manage, direct, and grow designers and agencies to meet business needs
Brainstorm and iterate with the creative team and brand leadership to help elevate and evolve design at Uber
Develop creative solutions for product, digital, and print communications where ideas can work globally, scale locally, and adapt for a variety of surfaces and use cases
Develop resources, guidelines, and templates that empower the global marketing and product teams to use illustration in impactful and resonant ways
Leads multiple project/program/platform team(s)
Questions the status quo. Identifies new strategic opportunities.
Constantly raises the bar on work quality
Solves challenges that contribute to company goals, enables operational efficiencies

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
Eligible for various benefits

Fulltime

Brand Design Director- Product Representation

We are seeking a Brand Design Director with detailed design expertise to lead th...

Location

United States

Salary:

90.00 - 95.00 USD / Hour

Aquent

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Detailed design expertise
Lead the full-funnel vision for brand design and product imagery
Expertise in photography, CG, 3D renders, and motion
Manage product representation from concept to delivery
Understanding of industrial design and product hardware development
Understanding of the nuances of lighting, color, material, and finish
Understanding of technical requirements of media delivery, including post-production processes for print and digital/film
Ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders

Job Responsibility

Have a clear vision for how the product will be presented in marketing materials
Be the final visual authority and quality control checkpoint
Direct collaboration with industrial designers and color/material/finish specialists
Refinement of our creative development and execution pipeline
Art direction of practical photography as well as 3D renders of core products
Drive revisions of static imagery based on the narrative developed by the brand team
Work with cross-functional stakeholders to uphold global color, material, and finish standards, and build asset toolkits to support higher-level brand guidelines

What we offer

Benefits included

Fulltime

Vice President, Design Director, Experience Design

You thrive on the idea of what a brand experience could look and feel like. You ...

Location

United States , New York

Salary:

185000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year

DesignX Community

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field
10-12+ years experience preferred
Strong portfolio demonstrating your passion for design and experiential
Strong skill in layouts, typography, line composition, color, sketching, visualization, moodboards, material application, spatial diagrams, user journeys and graphic design fundamentals
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant software
Natural communicator with strong visual and verbal presentation skills
Hustler at heart who can adapt to rapidly changing priorities in an energetic environment

Job Responsibility

Takes concepts from the creative team into the design phase development through to final execution
Approaches projects with an analytical and strategy focused lens
Develops thorough understanding of clients brand as well as their competitors
Demonstrates exceptional knowledge and application of all Experience Design pillars, including, and not limited to: Architecture, Environmental, Interior, Retail, Graphic, Digital and Motion Design, etc.
Stays abreast of industry trends and happenings
Manages multiple projects with fast deadlines
thriving in a dynamic environment
Leads the multidisciplinary experience design team to create exceptional experiences
Stays abreast of the competitive design landscape to better understand brand objectives, target audience and industry trends to share back with the larger team
Presents work internally and develops collaborative relationships with other leads

Fulltime

Design Director - Storytelling and Design Experience

Lead how Marriott International’s Lifestyle brands express their identities thro...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Marriott Bonvoy

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

4-year degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related creative discipline
Seven or more years’ experience in hospitality or lifestyle design, including creative direction, storytelling, and art curation
Proven ability to lead multi-brand concept narratives from idea through implementation
Deep understanding of art, styling, and cultural storytelling as drivers of brand differentiation
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate abstract ideas into actionable design direction
Global perspective with sensitivity to local culture, craft, and context
Fluency in design visualization, narrative presentation, and digital collaboration tools
Willingness to travel globally

Job Responsibility

Brand Identity Stewardship: Translate each brand’s ethos into spatial expression
Portfolio Vision: Establish long-term storytelling strategies
Narrative Direction: Define and oversee story arcs for a portfolio of Lifestyle projects
Concept Development: Advance Lifestyle design languages through new prototypes, pilots, and experience models
Art & Styling Leadership: Guide the selection, commissioning, and integration of art, styling, and accessories
Material & Mood Translation: Create visual toolkits defining color, materiality, tone, and layering
Creative Advocacy: Present ideas with emotional intelligence, logic, and visual clarity
Global Continuity: Collaborate with Continent Design teams to localize brand expression
Benchmark Projects: Oversee key “halo” projects across Lifestyle brands

Fulltime

New

Multimedia Design Director

Multimedia Design Director (up to £55,000) 12 month fixed term contract At Imm...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

55000.00 GBP / Year

Immediate Media Co

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Expert-level proficiency across the full Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects
Strong working knowledge of Figma, including component libraries, design tokens and collaborative workflows
Demonstrable experience leading design output across both print and digital channels
A track record of building and maintaining design systems or brand guardianship frameworks
Experience managing or mentoring junior designers and briefing freelancers
Deep understanding of social media platforms and their distinct visual grammars
Highly organised with a systematic approach to file management, asset libraries and production pipelines
Excellent eye for typographic detail and image quality

Job Responsibility

Own and evolve the GW visual identity across all touchpoints — print, digital, social, motion and experiential
Define and maintain the brand design system: typography, colour, iconography, grid and motion principles
Set and document the guardrails that let the wider team produce on-brand work independently and at pace, acting as the final checkpoint on consistency
Build and manage a library of templates, components and reusable assets in Figma, InDesign and After Effects, designed to speed up turnaround without sacrificing quality
Champion intelligent reuse of the GW archive — photography, illustration, typography and footage — with workflows to surface and adapt it for new contexts
Keep asset infrastructure well-organised, version-controlled and accessible to the team
Lead the design of Gardeners' World Magazine and brand marketing collateral, working closely with the editorial team
Direct visual output across GW digital platforms — website, newsletter and app
Ensure design reflects audience segmentation, adapting the visual register for Established Gardeners, New Gardeners and Hobbyists
Bring genuine fluency in social formats — knowing what lands on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Apple News versus what belongs in a print spread — and translate editorial and seasonal moments into social-first creative that feels native, not repurposed

What we offer

A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
Supportive well-being initiatives and benefits, talks & workshops, and Mental Health First aiders & Champions
25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday
Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
Claim back everyday health care cost with Medicash our Health Cash back plan
Lease an Electric vehicle through our EV salary sacrifice scheme
Tailored training and development through both our inhouse learning platform and LinkedIn Learning
A progressive and transparent culture focused on your development
Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
Cycle to work scheme

Fulltime

Design Director

Are you passionate about creating exceptional user experiences while inspiring a...

Location

Sweden , Stockholm

Salary:

Not provided

Instabee

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of experience in senior consumer-focused design or product UX/UI roles within a fast-paced service, product, or tech environment
A proven track record of design execution that drives clear user, business, and brand impact
Solid experience building, leading and elevating multidisciplinary design teams
Skilled at unlocking the potential of different individuals and design disciplines
A working-leader mindset, with a passion for keeping your own senior design craft sharp and a desire to lead by example
Strong change management capabilities, with a history of successfully integrating design best practices into cross-functional work and influencing without formal ownership
A systems-thinking approach, allowing you to see the full customer journey across touchpoints while seamlessly moving between high-level strategic alignment and hands-on operational details
Great communication, facilitation and leadership skills, enabling you to build trust, inspire teams, and confidently navigate complex cross-organizational environments as a strong voice for the consumer and the business value of design

Job Responsibility

Drive Design Strategy & Transformation
Lead and Empower the Design Team
Deliver Senior Design Excellence
Develop and continuously hone the design practices at Instabee
Champion the end-to-end user perspective across all development phases
Demonstrate the value of great design for our user experience and business goals
Ensure our design organization stays on the forefront of the craft
Recruit, coach, develop, and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary team of product and brand designers
Oversee brand and product design for Growth, Operations, Markets, and other key teams
Champion high standards for design execution

What we offer

Sky-High Office: Modern and newly renovated with a 360-degree view around Stockholm
Puppy Friendly: Bring your dog to work - we've got a whole floor for our furry friends
Fun & Games: Ping pong, Shuffleboard, Foosball, and even a Karaoke Room for your leisure time
Parental Pay for Six Months: Step away from work and provide the best care and love to your little one
A Day Off on Your Birthday: We love to celebrate, so enjoy your birthday to the fullest with a day off each year
Hybrid setup and flexible working hours

Fulltime

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