Design Director

ABOUT THE ROLE We're an early-stage ambient AI startup building a continuous intelligence system that seamlessly integrates into daily life — helping people offload routine tasks and reclaim their focus for what matters most. We're looking for a Design Director to shape how our company is seen and experienced across every touchpoint. This is a hands-on creative and strategic role with real influence over brand direction. You'll translate brand strategy into compelling visual systems, campaigns, and narratives that shape company perception and drive business goals — with strong potential for leadership growth as the team scales. This position is fully remote with flexibility to travel globally as needed. Visa sponsorship is not available. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Develop and continuously evolve the company's visual identity across brand, marketing, product, communications, and content channels. - Translate brand strategy into visuals, campaigns, narratives, and customer experiences that resonate deeply. - Create high-quality visual assets including launch materials, presentations, campaign creative, social content, web pages, and brand collateral. - Build design concepts that make complex technology feel clear, accessible, and culturally relevant. - Shape visual storytelling for key company moments and establish scalable design principles that ensure consistent branding. - Partner closely with Marketing, Product, and Leadership to align design execution with broader business goals. - Bring strong taste and strategic judgment to influence how the company is perceived in market. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Required - 8+ years of design experience specializing in brand identity, visual systems, campaigns, and creative direction. - Demonstrated ability to translate brand strategy into visual systems, campaign narratives, and end-to-end customer experiences. - Proficiency creating polished, production-ready assets across launch materials, presentations, social, web, and brand content. - Experience developing and evolving visual identity systems across multiple channels simultaneously. - Ability to establish design principles and visual storytelling frameworks that scale across an organization. - Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — comfortable working alongside Marketing, Product, Brand, and executive Leadership. - Deep understanding of how brand strategy shapes market perception and product experience. - Portfolio demonstrating the combination of strategic thinking and hands-on design execution. - Proven comfort thriving in fast-paced startup environments with high design standards. Nice to Have - Prior experience with luxury, DTC (direct-to-consumer), wellness, or technology brands. - Experience making complex or emerging technology feel approachable and culturally resonant through design. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Salary: $150,000 – $170,000 USD annually - Fully remote role with global travel flexibility - High-impact, high-visibility position at an early-stage company with significant growth potential LOCATION This role is fully remote. Candidates must be willing and able to travel globally on an as-needed basis. Visa sponsorship is not available.