Design Director

Summary

Join Spring Health, a leading mental healthcare provider, as their Director of Design! Lead and mentor a growing marketing design team, setting the design vision and ensuring brand consistency across all channels. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring innovative design solutions to life, driving business impact and emotional connection with customers. Oversee the development and execution of diverse design projects, from campaigns to brand systems. Measure the impact of design initiatives and champion the team's contributions. This role requires a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years of design experience (3+ in leadership), a strong portfolio, and excellent communication skills. Spring Health offers a competitive salary, stock options, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field
• 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

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
• Hire, onboard, and develop top-tier design talent
• 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
• Ensure your team is championed in every room and across the organization
• Partner closely across the organization to set a vision for our Brand Design, and inspire others to come along for the journey
• Serve as a thought partner to stakeholders on how design can drive storytelling, clarity, emotion, and action

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or advanced degree

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring
• You and your dependents also receive access to One Medical accounts
• HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type
• 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
• At 6 months tenure with Spring, we offer parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Access to Noom, a weight management program—based in psychology, that’s tailored to your unique needs and goals
• 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 in one subscription
• 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