Brand Design Director: Visionary, Hands-On Leader

AlphaSense; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense is seeking a Design Director to own the strategic and conceptual pull-through of the brand. You will define the creative direction across campaigns, product storytelling, and events, while building a high-impact design team.

You’ll mentor designers and partner with PMM, Product, Web/Growth, and Comms to ensure a cohesive AlphaSense expression. You’ll lead from inside the work, shaping systems and craft, with a focus on enterprise storytelling, trust, and judgment under pressure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in brand and creative design with leadership experience.
• Ability to translate complex ideas into clear visual language.
• Experience building design systems and leading high-skill teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the creative direction for the AlphaSense brand across campaigns, product storytelling, OOH, social, web, and events.
• Lead strategic and conceptual pull-through of big ideas from brief through execution.
• Hands-on design when needed; direct from inside the work.
• Build, mentor, and grow the brand design team.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (PMM, Product, Web/Growth, Comms) and agencies.
• Evolve the AlphaSense design system and visual language for scalable impact.
• Find innovative ways to integrate product into brand storytelling.
• Develop deep product and market fluency to reflect buyer context.

Skills

Creative leadership

Hands-on design

Brand systems

Team leadership

Cross-functional partner

Storytelling

Systems thinking

Enterprise storytelling

Strategic thinker

Job description

AlphaSense is seeking a Design Director to own the strategic and conceptual pull-through of the brand. You will define the creative direction across campaigns, product storytelling, and events, while building a high-impact design team.

You’ll mentor designers and partner with PMM, Product, Web/Growth, and Comms to ensure a cohesive AlphaSense expression. You’ll lead from inside the work, shaping systems and craft, with a focus on enterprise storytelling, trust, and judgment under pressure.