Director, Design

About the position

We're looking for a bold, collaborative, and visionary Director of Design to lead our growing marketing design team and elevate the creative expression of our brand across every touchpoint in service of our broader business goals. In this role, you'll set the bar for design excellence, develop and coach high-performing creatives, and partner cross-functionally to bring compelling, consistent, and strategically aligned design work to life. You will oversee the development and execution of a wide range of design creations, everything from campaigns to product marketing assets to brand systems, and even internal initiatives-all while ensuring design is a strategic force that drives impact and builds emotional connection with our customers, members, and providers.

Responsibilities

• Set and evolve the design vision in alignment with brand and business goals, while upholding and extending our visual identity across all channels, ensuring consistency and craft
• Partner across marketing, revenue, product, and other cross-functional teams to bring big ideas to life and ensure design contributes meaningfully to our company priorities and goals
• Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team of designers (brand, digital, motion, etc.), while fostering a culture of creativity, feedback, experimentation, and high performance
• Review and approve high-impact design work-from campaigns to landing pages to event collateral, and ensure timelines, quality, and brand integrity are upheld across all deliverables
• Partner with Marketing Operations to establish and refine design systems, processes, and tools for scale and efficiency
• Partner with the broader MLT and analytics to ensure we're thinking strategically about how to measure our creative function and connect their work to business impact
• Serve as a thought partner to stakeholders on how design can drive storytelling, clarity, emotion, and action

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 8-10+ years of experience in design, with at least 3 years in a creative leadership role
• A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality, strategic design across digital and brand experiences
• Deep expertise in brand systems, campaign design, and marketing creative
• Strong people management skills with experience coaching and growing creative talent
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• A thoughtful, curious, and passionate approach to problem-solving through design

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring
• Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% for retirement planning
• A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents
• Competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays
• Parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents after 6 months tenure
• Access to Noom, a weight management program-based in psychology
• Access to fertility care support through Carrot, in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses
• Access to Wellhub, which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep
• Access to BrightHorizons, which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care
• Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year
• $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes