Risepoint

Director, Design

Risepoint

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • The Design Director will provide strategic and hands-on leadership to an internal team of seven designers, guiding creative development across performance, brand, campaign, and partner-facing initiatives.
  • This role is responsible for elevating design quality, championing a cohesive visual identity, and advancing scalable design systems while mentoring the team and ensuring timely, aligned execution in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
  • The Design Director will also help identify, pilot, and integrate AI-driven tools to expand creative variety and increase throughput and efficiency.
  • This role will also partner closely with stakeholders to translate business goals into clear creative direction, leverage insights to inform design decisions, and continuously refine processes and tools that improve efficiency, consistency, and impact.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Art & Design, or a related creative field.
  • 5+ years in Demonstrated professional experience in graphic and/or digital design, ideally within an integrated marketing department.
  • 5+ years of Team/Individual Management
  • Creative direction and design leadership for in-house teams (coaching, feedback, and quality oversight)
  • Deep understanding of design fundamentals, brand systems, and scalable design frameworks
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); familiarity with Figma and motion tools (e.g., After Effects)
  • Familiarity with AI-powered design and content tools (e.g., Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, ChatGPT) to expand creative variety and increase efficiency
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with brand, content, media, and performance teams to align creative with campaign and audience goals
  • Strong organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to uphold high standards across a large volume of work
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), SharePoint, and Teams
  • Design operations and workflow management; familiarity with Workfront or similar project management platforms
  • Advanced prioritization, task, and time management skills; ability to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including ability to present and defend creative work to senior stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to interpret performance data to refine creative decisions
  • Demonstrated agility, curiosity, and openness to innovation; proactive in identifying opportunities to improve process and output.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
graphic designdigital designcreative directiondesign leadershipdesign fundamentalsbrand systemsscalable design frameworksAI-powered design toolsAdobe Creative CloudMicrosoft 365
Soft skills
team managementcross-functional collaborationorganization skillsattention to detailprioritizationtask managementtime managementverbal communicationwritten communicationanalytical skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic DesignBachelor’s Degree in Art & Design