Design Director, Brand & Marketing

What you'll do

• Lead and manage the Brand design team — currently ~8 people across brand, motion, web, enterprise marketing, and ambassadors
• Own hiring, team development, and career growth for the Brand org
• Own and define the long-term brand strategy, including the brand vision, narrative, and guidelines, ensuring design output aligns with overall company business objectives
• Partner with the Creative Director on maintaining visual quality and brand coherence across all touchpoints
• Run the operating model for Brand's involvement in launches, campaigns, partnerships, and GTM moments
• Build a production workflow that keeps up with Perplexity's speed without sacrificing craft
• Be the point of contact for cross-functional partners — Comms, Product Marketing, Partnerships, Events — so requests are triaged, scoped, and delivered
• Manage vendor relationships, contractors, and external agencies where needed
• Help shape the brand's creative ambition as the company scales

What we're looking for

• Experience leading a brand or marketing design team of 5+ people at a consumer tech company
• Strong people management instincts — you know how to develop designers, give honest feedback, and build a team that's greater than the sum of its parts
• Operational strength — you can build intake processes, manage capacity, and keep a fast-moving team organized without creating bureaucracy
• Good creative taste and enough design fluency to earn the team's respect, even if you're not the one pushing pixels day-to-day
• Experience partnering with comms, marketing, and GTM teams on launches and campaigns
• Comfort working alongside a strong Creative Director — this role is about enabling great creative work, not competing with it