Director, Creative Brand Expression

Figma is growing its team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. We're looking for a Creative Director to lead creative for Brand Experiential, the team behind how Figma shows up in the real world. That starts with Config, our biggest moment of the year, and extends to the activations, partnerships, and community moments where people meet Figma face to face. The role leads, manages, and grows a team of designers, balancing hands-on creative direction with craft, and partners closely with cross-functional creative leadership across Brand, Marketing, and Product. This is a full-time role that can be held from one of Figma's US hubs or remotely in the United States.

Responsibilities

Manage and grow a team of 2–5 designers, hiring to fill gaps as your portion of the portfolio scales; Partner with cross-functional creative leadership, product designers, and marketers to improve team process and execution, and coach your team through setting creative direction and priorities; Develop a strong point of view on how Figma's brand shows up in your area and successfully advocate for it across the organization; Run and improve team rituals like critiques, reviews, and creative sprints; Stay in the work, balancing people leadership with hands-on creative direction and execution; Set and maintain a high creative bar through feedback, direction, and coaching; Lead creative for Brand Experiential, setting the creative vision for Config, activations, partnerships, and community moments

Requirements

3+ years of creative/design management experience with a track record of building strong, resilient team culture and developing designers across skill levels; A proven track record of moving fluidly between pitching a concept, sketching it out, and shepherding it to final execution; A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual and visual direction for events/activations; Experience influencing teams and stakeholders through strategic thinking, storytelling, and clear communication; A true player/coach mindset, as comfortable managing and developing people as you are getting hands-on with the work yourself; Comfort with ambiguity, thriving in fast-moving environments where priorities can shift quickly

Nice to have

Familiarity with AI-powered creative tools and workflows, and a point of view on how they expand rather than flatten creative expression; The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, bringing a sense of humor and a proactive, solution-oriented approach; Comfort exploring new methodologies and continuously pushing to improve both personal and team craft

Benefits

Equity; Health, dental, and vision coverage; Retirement benefits with company contributions; Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support; Mental health and wellness benefits; Paid time off; Paid sick leave; Holidays; Employer-provided paid flexible PTO for exempt employees; Company recharge days; Cell phone and home internet reimbursements; Lifestyle spending accounts; Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles