Creative Director - Brand & Design Leader (Remote)

Webhosting; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Render is evolving its brand as we scale from developer tools to enterprise-ready solutions. We are seeking a Creative Director to lead the evolution end-to-end, setting the creative vision, upholding quality, and guiding a founding brand team through a defining growth phase.

This senior leader will own brand strategy, craft a cohesive system across digital and live touchpoints, mentor designers, and collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering leadership to ensure credible,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as an Art Director or Creative Director.
• Proven experience managing and developing creative talent.
• Strategic range and portfolio showing sharp brand thinking.
• Exceptional craft and taste across brand, identity, and digital surfaces.
• Fluency in brand-as-system and design systems.

Responsibilities

• Own Render’s brand strategy and positioning.
• Set and uphold the creative vision across surfaces.
• Lead and grow the brand design team.
• Build brand as a system, not a series of one-offs.
• Bring order to how our brand work ships.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering leadership on brand expression.

Skills

Brand strategy

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Creative direction

Design systems

Mentoring

Brand governance

Job description

Render is evolving its brand as we scale from developer tools to enterprise-ready solutions. We are seeking a Creative Director to lead the evolution end-to-end, setting the creative vision, upholding quality, and guiding a founding brand team through a defining growth phase.

This senior leader will own brand strategy, craft a cohesive system across digital and live touchpoints, mentor designers, and collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering leadership to ensure credible,