Design Director

1000 Bentley Systems, Incorporated; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Bentley Impact Day

Bentley Achievers platform

Recognition programs

Zusammenfassung

Bentley Systems is seeking a Design Director to shape and elevate our brand through world‑class systems, campaigns, and live experiences from a home‑based US location. You will mentor designers, translate strategy into bold creative, and lead cross‑functional collaboration with strategy, marketing, and leadership.

You will drive AI-powered creativity, review work from concept to delivery, and ensure initiatives stay on brand, on time, and on budget, while nurturing a culture of innovation and

Qualifikationen

• 8–12+ years of brand design experience with leadership.
• Portfolio showcasing brand identities, campaigns, and experiential work.
• Exceptional taste in typography, layout, and visual systems.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools in workflows.
• Strong ability to translate strategy into cohesive, scalable creative.
• Collaborative leadership with strong ownership.

Aufgaben

• Lead Brand, Campaign & Event Creative across channels and experiences.
• Direct and elevate creative work from concept to execution.
• Champion AI-driven creativity and tool adoption.
• Mentor senior and mid-level designers, fostering excellence.
• Build narratives, present work, and run workshops with stakeholders.
• Manage scope, timelines, and resources to deliver high-quality output.

Kenntnisse

Brand design

Creative leadership

AI in design

Strategy translation

Mentoring

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

AI design tools

Jobbeschreibung

Location: Home-based, US

Position Summary: As a Design Director, you help shape and elevate Bentley’s brand through world‑class brand systems, marketing campaigns, and event‑led experiences. Working closely with the Executive Creative Director, you translate brand strategy into bold, emotionally compelling creative that performs across campaigns, platforms, and live moments. You collaborate intimately with the team around you, mentoring wherever possible. You manage both up and down acting as the conduit between the ECD and Designers. You are equal parts creative leader and hands‑on designer, setting direction, refining ideas, and ensuring everything produced by the studio meets the highest creative standard. You lead through clarity, and collaboration, partnering deeply with strategy, marketing, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead Brand, Campaign & Event Creative Define and evolve Bentley’s visual language across brand and marketing campaigns, product launches, social, digital, and event‑led experiences. Set the creative bar for storytelling, craft, and consistency across physical and digital brand touchpoints. Partner with Strategy and Marketing to translate insight into powerful creative narratives.
• Direct & Elevate Creative Work Identify, shape, and refine ideas in close collaboration with the Executive Creative Director. Provide clear creative direction across campaigns, brand systems, and experiential work. Personally review and elevate work from concept through execution.
• Champion AI‑Driven Creativity Actively explore and apply AI tools across ideation, concepting, visual development, and production workflows. Stay deeply informed on emerging AI technologies and assess their creative and practical value. Help the team adopt AI responsibly and creatively to work faster, smarter, and more imaginatively.
• Lead & Mentor the Team Mentor Senior and Mid‑level Designers, developing strong creative thinking, confidence and approach. Foster a culture of excellence, curiosity, and constructive critique. Act as a conduit between ECD and the design team, ensuring clarity and momentum.
• Collaborate, Present & Execute Build strong narratives, lead presentations, and run workshops with internal stakeholders and partners. Confidently defend creative decisions while embracing feedback.
• Own Delivery & Process Maintain awareness of scope, timelines, and resourcing required to deliver exceptional work, especially for high‑visibility campaigns and events. Balance ambition with practicality, ensuring high‑quality output at scale.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in brand design, with leadership experience.
• A portfolio showcasing brand identities, marketing campaigns, and event or experiential work.
• Exceptional taste across typography, layout, and visual systems.
• Deep interest in AI and emerging creative technologies, with hands‑on experience using AI tools in your workflow.
• Strong ability to translate strategy into cohesive, scalable creative.
• A collaborative, confident leadership style with a strong sense of ownership.

Tools Core

• Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), ClickUp AI & Emerging Tools: Hands‑on experience with AI‑powered design, ideation, and production tools.

Bonus

• Touch Designer
• Glyphs

What We Offer

An attractive salary and benefits package. Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success. Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice. Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform. A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups. Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

Who We Are

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry‑leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.

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Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Know Your Rights as an applicant under the law.

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At Bentley, you'll help shape the future of infrastructure with innovative solutions, a global impact, and a culture that values growth, collaboration, and sustainability. Built by engineers for engineers, Bentley has been the leading global provider of infrastructure engineering software for 40 years. Join us on our continued journey leading industry change. Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry‑leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.