[Hiring] Design Director @DEPT®

Role Description

We are looking for a Director, Visual Design who is part visionary, part practitioner, and entirely uncompromising when it comes to quality. You will act as a "player-coach", a hands-on collaborator who leads by doing. You won’t just manage the work; you will define it.

• Partner with design and creative leadership to push into unexplored territories.
• Challenge the team to build world-class brand expressions across integrated campaign touchpoints and digital ecosystems.
• Guide a team to produce work that is aesthetically pioneering and strategically sound.
• Lead craft teams to world-class work and guide clients and partners toward successful outcomes.
• Fluency in the world of design across brand, motion, and digital.

What You’ll Do

• Closely collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of talented people across the agency and projects.
• Define the standard, acting as the aesthetic anchor for the team.
• Lead from the front, operating as a hands-on leader.
• Pioneer new solutions to drive the creative vision for large-scale digital products.
• Play an integral role in delivering the overarching creative and design strategy.
• Cultivate talent and mentor a multidisciplinary team of designers.
• Build unwavering trust with high-level clients.
• Translate raw strategic insights into tangible visual languages.
• Bring a fresh, insightful point of view that inspires both the internal team and the client.
• Define and implement successful design strategies.
• Generate strategic insights and moodboards to facilitate creative innovation.
• Drive complex digital projects from kick-off to completion.
• Establish project direction, craft guidelines, and assist with production as needed.
• Actively contribute to the design discipline through mentoring and proposing ideas.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of proven experience in design and interactive work for leading brands, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Visual Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Mastery of Figma (including components, variants, and auto layout) and familiarity with essential collaboration tools (e.g., Hubspot, Google Suite, Slack).
• Strong knowledge and experience in visual design, user-centered experience design, interaction design, and brand development.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic vision and creative inspiration to large, diverse teams.
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills.
• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, and focused on strategic problem-solving and process efficiency.

Benefits

• DEPT® is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
• Inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process.
• B Corp-certified company passionate about purpose-driven work.
• Flexible salary based on relevant experience, expertise, physical location, and organizational impact.

Salary Range

The anticipated salary range for this position is:

• US Remote Range: $125 - $145 USD