Chief Design Architect Global Craft & AI Vision

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Creative is seeking a visionary Creative Director to set craft standards across typography, image-making, motion and emerging visual practices. You will lead multidisciplinary design teams and shape global campaigns, product launches and live experiences with a focus on AI-native workflows.

Partnering with executives, you will translate Adobe's identity system into distinctive creative expression, protect craft while enabling speed and scale across high-velocity work and flagship

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in design leadership.
• World-class portfolio across creative, content and experiences.
• Senior design leadership experience (Executive Creative Director, Design Director or equivalent).
• Recognition through major awards (D&DA, Cannes Lions, The One Show, ADC, AIGA).
• Experience leading design across high-velocity output and flagship work.
• Deep expertise in typography, art direction and image-making.
• Fluency with motion, digital, spatial and editorial design practices.
• Experience translating brand systems into distinctive creative expression.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Firefly and generative AI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead design craft across Adobe Creative's projects and products.
• Establish a point of view on world-class design in the age of AI.
• Build frameworks and tools to enable strong design decisions from the start.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate Adobe's identity system into creative expression.
• Lead design from early development through final execution across campaigns and launches.
• Set art direction and design craft across creative, content and experiences.
• Shape global campaigns, product launches, and live events with scalable visual impact.
• Direct agencies and multidisciplinary collaborators to ensure quality and consistency.
• Develop leadership paths and recruit exceptional designers.

Skills

Design Leadership

Art Direction

Typography

Image-Making

Motion Design

Digital Design

Spatial Design

Editorial Design

AI-Native Design Practices

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Firefly

Generative AI Workflows

Job description

Adobe Creative is seeking a visionary Creative Director to set craft standards across typography, image-making, motion and emerging visual practices. You will lead multidisciplinary design teams and shape global campaigns, product launches and live experiences with a focus on AI-native workflows.

Partnering with executives, you will translate Adobe's identity system into distinctive creative expression, protect craft while enabling speed and scale across high-velocity work and flagship