Creative Design Lead (Marketing Campaigns)

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WHO WE ARE Hi, we're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, annual revenue now exceeds $100m USD and millions use our browser on on Mac https://spreadprivacy.com/introducing-duckduckgo-for-mac/, Windows https://spreadprivacy.com/windows-browser-open-beta/, iOS https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-privacy-browser-ios14/, and Android https://spreadprivacy.com/introducing-app-tracking-protection/, our search engine https://duckduckgo.com/, and the DuckDuckGo subscription https://duckduckgo.com/pro. We also offer private, useful, and optional AI, including Duck.ai https://duck.ai/, which lets you chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AIs, all in one place. Our culture https://duckduckgo.com/how-we-work of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management underpins everything we do, where each team member takes full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem. If you're seeking end-to-end ownership of your work, you've come to the right place! YOUR TEAM AND ROLE Working on the Design Functional Team, you'll shape marketing creative for DuckDuckGo's growing portfolio spanning Duck.ai, search, browsers, and subscriptions, using tools like Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite, and work on related projects. Recent projects include: - Design and lead creative campaigns introducing App Tracking Protection to help people block hidden trackers on Android - Design marketing creative supporting the launch and growth of Duck.ai, our free, private way to chat with multiple AI models As a Creative Design Lead (Senior Designer II) you'll be a hands-on creative force and idea generator, taking full ownership of design work from concept through execution, across multiple concurrent campaigns. You'll drive high-craft, on-brand creative for Duck.ai, search, browsers and subscriptions with minimal oversight, while advising fellow designers on marketing and brand execution. You'll navigate cross-functional stakeholders during scoping and ideation, evolve our brand language with fresh creative concepts, and help build reusable systems that make marketing production more efficient, growing into a go-to advisor for brand and marketing design across the team. ABOUT YOU - 9+ years of hands-on marketing or advertising design experience at a recognizable consumer-facing brand (either working in house or agency side). - Versatility in design with a portfolio demonstrating range, depth, strong execution, and a distinct creative point of view. - High proficiency in design fundamentals, including typography, color, and composition, with a strong working knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. - Exceptional creativity, aesthetic judgment, and design intuition. - A track record of proven experience developing original ideas and leading creative direction across conceptual and strategic execution for 360 marketing campaigns & advertising. - Comfort driving projects end-to-end with minimal oversight, including scoping, stakeholder alignment, creative direction, and delivery. - An impact-driven approach, using qualitative and quantitative insights to inform design decisions. - Strengths in generating ideas, exploring multiple creative directions, and inspiring peers. - Ability to communicate ideas clearly through written project scopes that define the problem, user impact, and proposed path forward. - Experience advising or mentoring other designers is a plus. COMPENSATION $200,267 USD annually and stock options. Compensation is transparent across the organization, and all team members within the same professional level and global region receive the same compensation. Eligibility for company-sponsored health benefits is limited to team members based in the United States. This program does not extend to team members located in other countries, such as Canada or the UK. Our Team Member Support Guide https://duckduckgo.com/assets/hiring/team_support_guide.pdf explains how we prioritize your wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances. HIRING PROCESS Hiring works best when it's a two-way street. Learn how we help you get to know DuckDuckGo, envision your future role here, and find out more about how we hire https://duckduckgo.com/how-we-hire. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DuckDuckGo provides equal work opportunities to all team members and applicants, and it prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, caste, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by our policies or federal, state, or local laws. We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process because of a