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Design Director, Brand & Marketing

195k – 310kNew York, NYSan Francisco, CABrand DesignOnsite5+ YOE
Summary

Lead Perplexity's Brand and Marketing design team (~8 designers), owning strategy, operations, hiring, and cross-functional partnerships while partnering with a Creative Director on execution.

About the role

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
Skills
Brand DesignCreative StrategyTeam ManagementMarketing DesignMotion DesignWeb DesignBrand GuidelinesCross-functional CollaborationVendor Management
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