Design Director

Valerie Group

Design Director leading Valerie’s multi-brand visual identity and design systems. Guiding e-commerce, digital, campaign, social, still, and motion creative across APAC.

Posted 8/17/2026full-timeRemote • ⛩ Anywhere in AsiaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading and mentoring multidisciplinary design teams while building and maintaining high-quality visual identities and design systems across multiple brands. Proficient in leveraging performance data to enhance design decisions and produce high-volume assets for diverse digital marketing environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

8–10+ Years Experience In DesignProven Experience Leading Design TeamsAdvanced Capability In Adobe Creative SuiteStrong Understanding Of E-Commerce And Digital MarketingExperience Building Brands From Scratch

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Hard Skills

Design DirectionArt DirectionBrand IdentityE-Commerce DesignMotion DesignHigh-Volume Asset ProductionVisual Identity DevelopmentDesign System CreationPortfolio DevelopmentMultidisciplinary Team Leadership

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationCommunicationPresentation SkillsStakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignFigmaCanva

Industry Keywords

Integrated AgenciesHigh-Growth Consumer BrandsDTCGlobal Audience DesignVisual Language

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead design excellence across Valerie's Centre of Excellence
Own the visual identity and design systems for every brand in Valerie's portfolio
Ensure each brand has a distinctive, high-quality look and an effective design system
Lead, develop, and mentor Valerie's design team across brand, still, motion, digital, and e-commerce design
Connect brand strategy, GTM direction, Growth Masters, and Creative Experiments into visual worlds and design systems
Build new brands from scratch
Produce high-volume assets across e-commerce, paid, social, and CRM
Use performance data to sharpen design decisions
Raise the quality standard of work before it reaches founders
Build playbooks and repeatable systems for multiple brands and teams
Conduct and participate in interviews, role-specific assessments, stakeholder interviews, and final leadership conversations as part of the hiring process

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–10+ years of experience in Design, Art Direction, or Design Direction within advertising, branding, digital, or integrated agencies and/or high-growth consumer brands
Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing multidisciplinary design teams
Exceptional portfolio demonstrating a clear aesthetic point of view across brand identity, digital, e-commerce, campaigns, and social
Proven experience building brands and visual worlds from the ground up
Experience translating brand worlds into high-quality, high-volume asset production
Strong understanding of e-commerce, DTC, and digital marketing environments
Strong understanding of still and motion design, with ability to direct multidisciplinary creative talent
Advanced capability across Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
Highly proficient in Figma and comfortable using Canva within scalable brand systems
Experience working across multiple brands simultaneously
Ability to accommodate significant working-hour overlap with the team based in India
Experience designing for global audiences and understanding visual language across North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand
Bonus: experience with SMEs, start-ups, or high-growth consumer businesses
Bonus: strong presentation and deck design experience
Bonus: experience extending brand worlds into packaging, retail, POS, or physical experiences
Bonus: familiarity with AI for design development, adaptation, and production
Bonus: experience building reusable design systems, prompts, or templates for AI-driven workflows

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful work with visible impact
High ownership from day one
Collaboration with experienced founders, operators, and specialists
A team that values curiosity, initiative, and continuous improvement
Competitive compensation
Tools needed to do your best work
Opportunities to grow as Valerie grows
Inclusive workplace where people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive