Head of Design

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Head of Design leading and elevating creative direction across UI/UX, Game Art, and Graphic Design for a gaming startup. Overseeing cohesive product design and cross-functional collaborations.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRedwood City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage the design organization across UI/UX, Game Art, and Graphic Design.
Help establish a strong, collaborative, low-ego design culture focused on craft, iteration, and execution.
Balance strategic leadership with hands-on involvement when needed.
Create and maintain a unified cross-product design system and visual “rulebook” to ensure consistency across all experiences.
Define how shared assets, UI libraries, and creative resources are stored, organized, and utilized across teams.
Establish scalable design workflows, review structures, and quality standards.
Run effective design reviews with clear expectations and actionable feedback.
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Analytics, Marketing, and external creative partners to ensure successful project execution.
Help shape the visual identity and player experience across our gaming ecosystem.
Ensure designs balance usability, engagement, game feel, visual quality, and business objectives.
Occasionally step in hands-on to support execution during critical initiatives or bandwidth gaps.
Explore and integrate AI-assisted workflows and emerging creative tools into the design process where valuable.
Help the team improve speed, iteration quality, and creative exploration while maintaining strong human-led creative standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

**Experience:** 5+ years of experience in a creative leadership role, preferably within the gaming industry.
**Leadership:** Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams across UI/UX, Game Art, and Graphic Design, including mentorship, performance reviews, and process improvement.
**Hands-On Creative Leadership:** Able to operate strategically while still staying close to the work and contributing hands-on when needed.
**Artistic Foundation:** Strong visual background in areas such as illustration, game art, concept art, visual design, or UI design, with a portfolio showcasing shipped work.
**UI/UX Expertise:** Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, player psychology, interaction design, and engaging player-facing systems.
**Project Leadership:** Proven track record leading game, product, or interactive design projects from concept through launch.
**Gaming Experience:** Gaming industry experience strongly preferred, especially within live-service, multiplayer, mobile, casino, or competitive gaming environments.
**Player Analytics:** Experience using player analytics, retention metrics, and engagement data to inform design decisions.
**AI Fluency:** Familiarity with AI-assisted creative workflows and tools for ideation, prototyping, and design acceleration.
**Familiarity with Design Tools:** Proficient with Figma and modern AI-powered creative tools such as Midjourney, Runway, Firefly, or similar platforms.
**Educational Background:** Degree in Game Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, HCI, or a related field preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A Globally Recognized Brand
Real Ownership & Visibility
Opportunity to Build & Elevate
Strong Cross-Functional Culture

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Hard Skills & Tools

UI/UX designGame ArtGraphic Designillustrationconcept artvisual designinteraction designplayer analyticsdesign workflowscreative exploration

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentorshipstrategic thinkinghands-on involvementfeedback deliveryprocess improvementcreative standardsiteration qualitycommunication