Brand Design Director: Creative Leadership

Downtown Boulder Partnership; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Justworks is seeking a Creative Director (Brand Design) to lead our in-house Brand Design team in a high-growth environment. You will shape brand strategy, elevate design craft, and mentor designers across campaigns, identity systems, and events.

You will work with Brand Marketing, Product Marketing, Lifecycle, and Sales to drive unified storytelling across the buyer and customer journey, ensuring a human, memorable, and effective brand experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in brand design, creative direction, or art direction.
• Minimum of 5 years leading designers, with a track record of growing teams.
• Portfolio of high-impact campaigns, identity systems, and multi-channel marketing work.
• Experience overseeing external creatives and production vendors.
• Strong communication skills and executive presence; ability to articulate the why behind the work.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; familiarity with motion design, photography, and video workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of large-scale brand campaigns and evergreen assets in partnership with Brand Marketing, Growth, and Communications teams.
• Set the vision and standards for all creative work within the Brand Design team across channels.
• Oversee creative strategy, ensuring high-impact storytelling and brand consistency across formats.
• Collaborate with external agencies and internal teams to evolve brand design and identity, scaling across use cases.
• Mentor and develop a team of designers, providing clear direction and feedback to improve work.
• Evolve the visual identity system and guidelines to support growth while maintaining brand integrity.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Brand systems

Mentoring/design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Storytelling

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Justworks is seeking a Creative Director (Brand Design) to lead our in-house Brand Design team in a high-growth environment. You will shape brand strategy, elevate design craft, and mentor designers across campaigns, identity systems, and events.

You will work with Brand Marketing, Product Marketing, Lifecycle, and Sales to drive unified storytelling across the buyer and customer journey, ensuring a human, memorable, and effective brand experience.