Director, Creative Brand Expression

About this role

Lead creative brand expression for Figma across campaigns, major events, and other surfaces. Manage and develop a team of designers while setting creative direction and contributing hands-on to the work.

About the company

Figma is a collaborative design platform for product teams to create interfaces, prototypes, and design systems in the browser. It helps designers and developers work together on digital products from ideation through handoff.

The team

Figma Brand Studio

What you'll do

• Manage, hire, and develop a team of 4–7 designers
• Set and advocate for the brand’s creative direction across the organization
• Partner with creative, product design, and marketing stakeholders
• Improve team processes and lead critiques, reviews, and creative sprints
• Balance people leadership with hands-on creative direction and execution
• Maintain a high creative bar through feedback and coaching

What we're looking for

• At least 3 years of creative or design management experience
• Experience building resilient team culture and developing designers
• Ability to shape concepts and guide them through execution
• Portfolio demonstrating campaign conceptual and visual direction across multiple surfaces
• Strong strategic thinking, storytelling, and communication skills
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities
• Player-coach mindset with both people-management and hands-on craft experience

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-powered creative tools and workflows
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach and sense of humor
• Interest in exploring new creative methodologies and improving craft

Benefits

• Equity
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits with company contributions
• Parental leave and family-planning support
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Paid flexible PTO and sick leave
• Company recharge days
• Cell phone and home internet reimbursements