Senior Visual Design Lead, Teachable

• A senior design leader with strong hands-on art direction experience (5+ years working as a designer)
• Managed and mentored at least 1 designer
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end project management for creative initiatives, from intake and scoping through execution and delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met
• Comfortable balancing strategy, execution, and people leadership
• Confident presenting creative work to senior stakeholders
• Passionate about craft, clarity, and building systems that enable great work
• Experienced collaborating cross-functionally in fast-moving environments

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Visual Design, Senior Lead with hands-on art direction experience to elevate the quality, consistency, and speed of our marketing creative while scaling a growing design team
• This is a player/coach role: you’ll provide clear creative leadership and mentorship while remaining deeply involved in execution when it matters most
• You’ll partner closely with marketing, product, and growth leaders to translate business goals into compelling creative work — and ensure that work scales with quality and clarity
• This role is preferably hybrid to our NYC office 1-2x a month
• Creative & Brand Leadership
• Translate business goals and marketing strategies into strong, cohesive creative concepts
• Define and communicate clear creative direction across campaigns and initiatives
• Present creative work and rationale to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Act as a trusted creative partner, helping stakeholders make confident, informed decisions
• Art Direction & Craft Excellence
• Art direct campaigns, shoots, and major brand initiatives across channels
• Review and refine design work to ensure a consistently high bar for craft
• Set and uphold standards for typography, layout, motion, imagery, and overall visual quality
• Roll up your sleeves to design or directly execute when stakes are high or timelines are tight
• Design Systems & Scale
• Own and evolve the design system and visual standards for marketing
• Ensure brand consistency across teams, channels, and touchpoints
• Build repeatable processes for critique, feedback, and delivery that balance quality with speed
• Partner with external agencies and vendors to extend creative output without sacrificing standards
• Team & Cross-Functional Leadership
• Mentor and develop designers at different levels, fostering growth, confidence, and autonomy
• Provide clear, actionable creative feedback that raises the quality of work
• Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and growth teams to align priorities and timelines
• Advocate for design in planning, prioritization, and resourcing discussions