Design Director; Digital + Motion

Position: Design Director (Digital + Motion)
Location:

Remote
- Must be okay with working PST Hours
- Team is on the West Coast

Hours

PST);
May require some OT, or weekend work at times for launches

Overview

We’re seeking a senior Design Director with deep creative brand and tech product experience to serve as a digital-first design leader embedded closely with one of our primary creative vendors. This role is not social-first and not concept-heavy. Instead, it centers on design excellence, motion fluency, brand stewardship, and confident decision-making in a fast-moving, product-led environment.

This person has 10+ years of experience shaping and leading digital design for known brands and/or tech companies, brings a strong point of view to design decisions, and can guide both internal partners and external vendors with clarity and authority. Their portfolio clearly demonstrates this level of leadership and execution.

Core Responsibilities

Lead & Elevate Digital Brand Design

Own end-to-end digital design execution for product launches, feature releases, and evergreen product moments across web and digital platforms

Establish and maintain a cohesive visual system across static and motion assets

Manage layouts, toolkits, templates, and scalable visual systems that support high-volume output

Apply and interpret seasonal style guides ("visual centers") and translate them into polished, on-brand assets

Balance hands-on design work with design leadership and decision-making

Motion & Digital Fluency

Bring static design systems to life through thoughtful motion, UI animation, and video assets

Provide motion design direction and feedback to vendors and partners

Design responsive, high-fidelity digital experiences (landing pages, microsites, interactive modules)

Collaborate closely with motion designers and guide After Effects workflows when needed

Operate as a true extension of the creative vendor team, partnering day‑to‑day

Provide clear, confident design direction rooted in brand and product strategy

Stabilize creative quality by offering consistent POV and fast, actionable feedback

Help onboard agencies into the product’s tools, workflows, and fast, iterative way of working

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with Product Marketing Managers, Product, Copywriters, and Creative Ops

Serve as a senior creative counterpart who can translate complex or technical briefs into clear design direction

Work alongside the Creative Lead to maintain and evolve the design system in Figma

Approach collaboration with a producer mindset—prioritizing, clarifying, and driving work to completion

Qualifications

Experience & Leadership

10+ years of experience in design leadership roles within creative brands, tech companies, or top-tier creative agencies

Proven experience making and owning design decisions for established brands or product ecosystems

Portfolio demonstrates brand leadership, digital product work, and design systems thinking

Experience leading and elevating work produced by external vendors or agencies

Design & Technical Expertise

Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including components, auto‑layout, prototyping, and design systems

Strong web design experience across desktop and mobile, with an understanding of how designs translate to build

Exceptional typography, layout, and color theory skills

Experience with motion design and After Effects, or the ability to direct motion workflows fluently

Comfortable operating in high-speed, high-volume environments with frequent iteration

Able to provide fast, high-quality feedback without over-polishing

Collaborative, pragmatic, and decisive in approach

Manages multiple priorities with clarity, confidence, and strong presence

Brand & System Thinking

Strong ability to interpret and apply existing brand foundations

Experience working within established systems rather than reinventing brands

Focused on scalable, business-as-usual creative rather than big campaign concepts

Understands how design supports product storytelling and business goals

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting high-profile product launches or always-on product marketing

Familiarity with motion vocabulary for UI, product demos, and launch storytelling

Experience working…