Design Lead (AI)

Location: United States — Los Angeles, New York, or San Francisco

Salary: $142,800–$210,000 USD annual base salary, plus potential equity grants.

Company

hirify.global operates an in-house creative studio that develops brand and growth-focused work across marketing channels and customer touchpoints.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of designers as a player/coach.
• Develop creative for CRM, lifecycle marketing, paid media, and integrated campaigns.
• Balance conversion-focused design with consistent brand identity and long-term brand equity.
• Collaborate with program managers, marketers, and copywriters to turn insights into creative work.
• Use data and insights to optimize creative performance and emotional resonance.
• Introduce new formats, design systems, and AI-powered workflows to improve creative speed and scalability.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional design experience across brand and growth marketing.
• 2+ years of experience leading and mentoring design teams.
• Portfolio demonstrating brand campaigns, identity systems, storytelling, CRM, lifecycle, paid social, and A/B testing.
• Hands-on experience creating content for web, email, advertising, presentations, and campaign assets.
• Strong ability to explain and defend strategic design decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Expertise with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, especially After Effects, plus experience integrating AI into creative processes.

Nice to have

• Background in technology, media, or digital advertising.
• Experience with emerging design formats, storytelling techniques, and design systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multidisciplinary in-house creative studio focused on brand and growth design.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and basic life insurance.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave, family-forming assistance, wellness benefits, commuter benefits, and mental health support.
• Flexible paid time off and 80 hours of paid sick time annually for salaried roles, plus 11 paid holidays.