Design Director

About the Role

We're an early-stage ambient AI startup building a continuous intelligence system that integrates seamlessly into daily life — combining hardware, software, memory, and context to help people stay present and focused on what matters most. As Design Director, you'll shape how our company is seen and experienced across every touchpoint. This is a hands-on creative leadership role focused on design execution and strategic direction, with real potential to grow into a broader leadership position as we scale.

You'll translate brand strategy into compelling visual systems, campaigns, and narratives that influence market perception and drive business outcomes. This role is ideal for a seasoned designer who thinks strategically but still loves to craft — someone who can establish design principles while rolling up their sleeves to build world-class assets.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

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 with our audience.

• Create high-quality visual assets including launch materials, presentations, campaigns, social content, web pages, and brand collateral.

• Build design concepts that make complex AI technology feel clear, accessible, and culturally relevant.

• Shape visual storytelling for key company moments and establish design principles that enable scalable, consistent branding.

• Partner closely with Marketing, Product, and Leadership to support business goals and maintain brand coherence across all touchpoints.

• Bring strong taste and strategic judgment to influence how the company is perceived internally and externally.

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, campaigns, narratives, and customer experiences across multiple mediums.

• Proficiency producing high-quality visual assets — launch materials, presentations, campaigns, social assets, web pages, and brand content.

• Experience developing and evolving visual identity systems across multiple channels.

• Ability to establish design principles and visual storytelling frameworks that scale across an organization.

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — you're comfortable working alongside Marketing, Product, and Leadership to align on strategy and execution.

• Deep understanding of how brand strategy shapes market perception and product experience.

• A portfolio that demonstrates strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution of brand systems and design concepts.

• Comfort and experience working 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.

• Flexibility to travel globally as needed.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $150,000 – $170,000 USD annually

• Early-stage equity opportunity

• Fully remote work environment (US-based)

Location

This role is fully remote and open to candidates based anywhere in the United States. Some global travel may be required for key company moments.