Design Director: Lead Visual Craft for Brand & Series

Story; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Story is hiring a Design Director to lead visual craft across client work, original series, and brand. You'll set the creative direction, develop designers, and collaborate with strategy and production to bring ideas to life.

Based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate, you bring senior design leadership, mentor teams, and drive consistency of Story's visual identity across channels, pitches, and productions.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating senior-level design work across brand and digital.
• Experience mentoring designers and growing design talent.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Lead design direction across client deliverables, pitch decks, brand systems, and original series.
• Mentor and develop designers, providing clear feedback to elevate craft.
• Collaborate with creative, strategy, and production to connect design to ideas.
• Own Story's visual identity and ensure consistency across channels.
• Set quality standards and guide work from concept to delivery.
• Contribute to new business pitches with strong visual concepts.

Skills

Senior-level design

Mentoring designers

Figma

Brand systems

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Story is hiring a Design Director to lead visual craft across client work, original series, and brand. You'll set the creative direction, develop designers, and collaborate with strategy and production to bring ideas to life.

Based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate, you bring senior design leadership, mentor teams, and drive consistency of Story's visual identity across channels, pitches, and productions.