About This Role
Directing design at Unwell involves setting the creative standard and contributing directly to the work, leading a team of designers while actively participating in concept development, design, and execution. This role suits someone who thrives on shaping ideas, building alongside the team, and personally designing when needed, bringing clarity and a strong point of view to Unwell's presence across various platforms.
Responsibilities
- Set and uphold the visual and creative bar across social, campaigns, launches, and broader brand expressions
- Translate brand strategy into clear, compelling design direction that feels culturally relevant, social-native, and unmistakably Unwell
- Partner with creative, brand, social, and production leads to shape ideas from brief through execution
- Provide sharp, constructive creative feedback that raises the quality of the work without slowing it down
- Build visual systems and creative frameworks that create consistency while leaving room for experimentation
- Ensure the work feels intentional, contemporary, platform-appropriate, distinctive, and unmistakably Unwell
- Design as well as direct, comfortable opening files, building the work, and contributing directly to execution
- Create and refine key design work for high-priority campaigns, social moments, launches, partnerships, and internal creative initiatives
- Build compelling creative decks and presentations, from early concept narratives and visual territories through polished presentations for internal teams, talent, partners, and leadership
- Develop layouts, typography, visual systems, key art, social executions, and other brand materials as needed
- Jump in wherever the work needs another set of hands, from pushing concepts further and polishing presentations to solving design problems and preparing work to ship, while maintaining a high level of craft across static, motion, and emerging formats from initial idea through final execution
- Oversee design priorities, workflows, and resourcing across the Unwell ecosystem
- Partner with cross-functional teams to establish clear briefs, timelines, and expectations
- Balance hands-on design responsibilities with creative oversight and team leadership
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve creative output
- Manage competing priorities and shifting timelines while maintaining quality and supporting team capacity
- Work closely with marketing, social, creative, production, talent, and external partners to bring ideas to life
- Clearly articulate creative thinking and design rationale to cross-functional stakeholders
- Translate feedback into stronger creative solutions while protecting the integrity of the idea
- Balance ambition with practicality, knowing when to push, when to simplify, and when to ship
