Director, Brand Design
About The Position
Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Director of Brand Design to lead the brand design team across all of its products: Scribd®, Slideshare®, Everand™, and Fable, as well as the corporate brand. This is a new role focused on enhancing brand design's importance in product evolution. The role involves maintaining existing visual identities, developing intentional brand design for user-generated content products, and shaping the corporate brand. The position reports to the VP of Design and collaborates closely with Product, Research, and Marketing. The Director will lead a small team, shaping its direction and growth, and is expected to coach designers, contribute directly to design work, and implement a systems mindset for scaling brand design across a multi-brand portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about building new initiatives, raising standards, and leveraging brand as a strategic asset in a product-driven company.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional design experience with a strong foundation in visual communication and brand design.
- 5+ years of experience leading or managing brand designers or production designers.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop designers while directly contributing to the work.
- Experience building brand systems, templates, and scalable design processes.
- Strong communication, presentation, and cross-functional partnership skills.
- Comfort working across multiple brands or products simultaneously.
- Strategic thinker who can connect brand decisions to business and product outcomes.
- Resume.
- Portfolio that demonstrates strong visual design, brand systems thinking, and leadership across multiple brands or product lines.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Brand Design team, managing and mentoring brand designers across a multi-brand portfolio.
- Define and consistently uphold high standards for brand design at Scribd, Inc.
- Provide direct, specific feedback to improve both the design work and the designers.
- Manage career development and performance, addressing gaps proactively.
- Contribute directly to design work; the role is hands-on.
- Develop and maintain scalable brand systems, templates, and guidelines for all brands.
- Ensure consistency and quality in brand expression across product, marketing, and corporate platforms.
- Partner with Marketing and Product to create a brand design approach for UGC products.
- Build processes for efficient and repeatable high-quality work delivery.
- Identify opportunities to use AI to accelerate design processes and production.
- Strengthen cross-functional partnerships with Product Design, Research, and Marketing.
- Ensure brand thinking is integrated into product decisions.
- Contribute to the Design organization's broader strategy, hiring, and bar-raising efforts.
- Represent brand design in cross-functional conversations with clarity and confidence.
- Help shape how the brand supports Scribd, Inc.'s evolving product strategy.
Benefits
- Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Mental health support and disability coverage
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
- Paid parental leave and family support benefits
- Retirement matching and employee equity
- Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
- Wellness and home office stipends
- Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products
- Enterprise access to leading AI tools
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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