Director, Brand Design

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Req ID: MKTQ225R81

Databricks is seeking an experienced Design Director to guide and grow a team of talented designers while shaping the future of our brand. This senior role blends creative leadership with people management: youll lead the evolution of our visual identity across physical and digital touchpoints while mentoring and developing a high-performing design team.

As Design Manager youll help set the creative vision and ensure excellence in every executionfrom digital and web global campaigns and digital experiences to events and branded environments. Youll partner closely with cross-functional teams and external agencies balancing hands-on design insight with strategic oversight to deliver impactful consistent brand experiences.

The impact you will have:

Leadership & Team Management

Lead mentor and develop a small team of designers fostering growth collaboration and design excellence.
Provide clear direction constructive feedback and career development opportunities.
Help prioritize projects allocate resources and set timelines to meet business and creative goals.

Brand & Creative Direction

Own and evolve the Databricks brand system across physical and digital environments.
Define and communicate a cohesive design vision that supports company strategy and elevates brand impact.
Champion design thinking and advocate for best-in-class creative processes across the organization.
Willingness to get your hands dirty in design work

Creative Execution & Collaboration

Guide and review team work across campaigns events digital products and environmental graphics.
Partner with marketing product events and workplace teams to bring the brand to life in physical and digital spaces.
Direct external agencies and vendors to ensure quality consistency and alignment with brand standards.
Translate complex ideas into simple bold visual narratives that reflect our values and mission.

Operational Excellence

Shape creative briefs manage project intake and oversee schedules and deliverables.
Establish and maintain high standards for craft clarity and consistency across all brand expressions.

Help improve and develop processes to streamline efficiency and workflows

What we look for:

10 years of professional design experience in brand visual or environmental design; at least 23 years managing or leading a design team.
A portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual brand systems environmental/experiential design and integrated campaigns.
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite Figma and presentation tools (Keynote Google Slides).
Proven ability to lead projects from concept to execution while guiding others to deliver outstanding work.
Experience managing agencies vendors and production partners.
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Strong eye for typography layout color and spatial/experiential design.
A strategic mindset and ability to connect creative vision to business objectives.

Nice to Have

Background in web event design wayfinding signage or large-scale environmental graphics.
Video production knowledge and experience.
Motion or 3D design skills.

Required Experience:

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Req ID: MKTQ225R81Databricks is seeking an experienced Design Director to guide and grow a team of talented designers while shaping the future of our brand. This senior role blends creative leadership with people management: youll lead the evolution of our visual identity across physical and digital...