Design Director

### About the Role We're an early-stage ambient AI startup building a continuous intelligence system that seamlessly integrates into daily life — helping people offload routine tasks and reclaim their focus for what matters most. We're looking for a **Design Director** to shape how our company is seen and experienced across every touchpoint. This is a **hands-on creative and strategic role** with real influence over brand direction. You'll translate brand strategy into compelling visual systems, campaigns, and narratives that shape company perception and drive business goals — with strong potential for leadership growth as the team scales. _This position is fully remote with flexibility to travel globally as needed. Visa sponsorship is not available._ ### What You'll Do * Develop and continuously evolve the company's visual identity across brand, marketing, product, communications, and content channels. * Translate brand strategy into visuals, campaigns, narratives, and customer experiences that resonate deeply. * Create high-quality visual assets including launch materials, presentations, campaign creative, social content, web pages, and brand collateral. * Build design concepts that make complex technology feel clear, accessible, and culturally relevant. * Shape visual storytelling for key company moments and establish scalable design principles that ensure consistent branding. * Partner closely with Marketing, Product, and Leadership to align design execution with broader business goals. * Bring strong taste and strategic judgment to influence how the company is perceived in market. ### What We're Looking For **Required** * 8+ years of design experience specializing in brand identity, visual systems, campaigns, and creative direction. * Demonstrated ability to translate brand strategy into visual systems, campaign narratives, and end-to-end customer experiences. * Proficiency creating polished, production-ready assets across launch materials, presentations, social, web, and brand content. * Experience developing and evolving visual identity systems across multiple channels simultaneously. * Ability to establish design principles and visual storytelling frameworks that scale across an organization. * Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — comfortable working alongside Marketing, Product, Brand, and executive Leadership. * Deep understanding of how brand strategy shapes market perception and product experience. * Portfolio demonstrating the combination of strategic thinking _and_ hands-on design execution. * Proven comfort thriving in fast-paced startup environments with high design standards. **Nice to Have** * Prior experience with luxury, DTC (direct-to-consumer), wellness, or technology brands. * Experience making complex or emerging technology feel approachable and culturally resonant through design. ### Compensation & Benefits * **Salary:** $150,000 – $170,000 USD annually * Fully remote role with global travel flexibility * High-impact, high-visibility position at an early-stage company with significant growth potential ### Location This role is **fully remote**. Candidates must be willing and able to travel globally on an as-needed basis. **Visa sponsorship is not available.** Find [Jobs in Germany](https://www.arbeitnow.com) on Arbeitnow