Director – Digital Design

Universal Music Group, Inc.

Director of Digital Design at Universal Music Group oversees the execution of digital design across artist storefronts, campaigns, and e-commerce. Collaborating with creative teams to optimize design delivery and enhance artist branding.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timePhiladelphia • California, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $97,790 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the day-to-day execution of digital design across artist sites, stores, campaigns, and CRM touchpoints.
Translate Creative Director vision into clear design direction, frameworks, and systems that scale across projects.
Manage and mentor teams of Senior, Mid-level, and Junior Digital Designers, ensuring high quality, consistency, and professional development.
Oversee the design delivery of multiple concurrent projects, balancing timelines, resources, and creative standards.
Partner closely with UX/UI Designers to ensure visual design and user experience are tightly integrated and commercially optimized.
Collaborate with Motion Design and Content Production to ensure static, motion, and content assets function as a unified system.
Establish and maintain digital design standards, templates, and best practices to improve efficiency and reduce rework.
Provide structured feedback, reviews, and quality control throughout the design process.
Partner with Digital Production to scope work accurately, plan timelines, and allocate resources effectively.
Support creative experimentation and iteration while ensuring final outputs meet delivery and performance requirements.
Act as a design point-of-contact for internal stakeholders, helping translate feedback into actionable design improvements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–10 years of experience in digital design, with at least 3–5 years in a design leadership or management role
Proven experience delivering digital design within e-commerce, brand, or campaign-driven environments
Strong command of digital systems, layout, typography, and visual hierarchy across responsive platforms
Experience leading and mentoring designers across multiple levels, with a focus on quality and growth
Comfortable operating within structured creative systems while still pushing craft and innovation
Strong collaborative instincts and the ability to partner effectively with Creative Directors, UX/UI, Motion, and Production teams
Clear communicator who can give actionable feedback and maintain creative standards at scale
Deep appreciation for music, culture, fashion, and digital storytelling
Experience within music, entertainment, fashion, or adjacent cultural industries strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
2-weeks paid Winter Break
10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

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Hard Skills & Tools

digital designe-commerce designlayouttypographyvisual hierarchyresponsive designdesign systemscreative standardsquality controldesign feedback

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationcreativityproblem-solvingfeedback deliveryteam managementinnovationinterpersonal skills