Director, HP Studio Design

Director, HP Studio Design HP Studio is looking for a Director, Design to lead the brand and design function within marketing. This role is the creative and quality authority for an embedded in‑house agency, responsible for setting the standards that govern how work is made, reviewed, and delivered. The portfolio focuses primarily on mid‑to‑lower funnel assets—sizzle videos, eTail and ecommerce assets, social content, retail materials, sales enablement decks, and campaign toolkits—that directly touch customers and drive conversion. Success in this role depends as much on relationships as on craft. The Design Director works across a complex matrix of cross‑functional partners including brand, product marketing, sales, regional teams, and external agency partners. Building trust, influencing without authority, and navigating competing priorities are just as important as creative judgement. Design does not operate in isolation; it lives at the intersection of brand strategy, marketing execution, and business objectives. Key Responsibilities Brand, Design & Creative Quality Own and elevate design quality across all mid‑to‑lower funnel marketing deliverables, including sizzle videos, eTail assets, social banners, retail materials, sales decks, and campaign toolkits. Set, document, and enforce creative standards and quality benchmarks for the embedded in‑house agency, ensuring consistency and excellence across all output. Serve as the final quality gate for creative work—establishing review processes, critique cadences, and approval workflows that maintain the bar without creating bottlenecks. Champion brand integrity across all touchpoints, ensuring that design decisions reinforce brand positioning and visual identity even in performance‑driven, lower‑funnel contexts. Translate business briefs and product narratives into compelling, high‑quality design solutions. Cross‑Functional Partnership & Stakeholder Management Build and maintain strong working relationships with cross‑functional partners across brand, product marketing, sales, regional marketing teams, and executive stakeholders. Serve as the primary design and creative partner to marketing stakeholders across business units, proactively aligning on priorities and managing expectations. Navigate stakeholder relationships with confidence—balancing creative vision with business needs, influencing without alienating, and earning a seat at the table through demonstrated value. Collaborate closely with external agency partners, ensuring alignment on creative direction, quality standards, and brand consistency. Translate feedback and competing priorities from multiple stakeholders into clear creative direction for the team. Team Management & Development Directly manage Senior Designers and additional team members, providing mentorship, feedback, and career development. Foster a culture of creative excellence, collaboration, and accountability within the design team. Coach and develop team members on both craft and soft skills, building a high‑performing creative function. Strategic & Operational Impact Partner with marketing leadership to evolve the role of the design function from a production‑oriented service to a true creative thought partner. Balance the trade‑off between design ambition and business constraints, making pragmatic decisions that maintain quality. Support the Adobe Transformation initiative, including template migration, pipeline development, and process improvement. Required Qualifications 10+ years of experience in design, creative direction, or a related field, with progressive leadership responsibility. Proven track record of ensuring design excellence across a diverse set of mid‑to‑lower funnel marketing deliverables (video, eTail/ecommerce, social, retail, sales enablement). Experience managing creative quality and setting standards for an in‑house agency, embedded studio, or production‑heavy creative team. Experience guiding and managing teams across multiple creative disciplines: copy, photography, graphic design, and production. Demonstrated ability to bring creative strategy to life—shaping the creative approach, not just executing briefs. Exceptional cross‑functional partnership skills—building trust and influencing across brand, marketing, sales, and regional teams in a matrixed organization. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate competing priorities and influence at the senior level. Comfort operating in environments where the creative function must earn its seat at the table and demonstrate value beyond production output. Preferred Qualifications Experience in consumer electronics, technology, or CPG marketing. Familiarity with Adobe DAM/asset management transformations or large‑scale template migration projects. Experience working within or alongside an embedded in‑house creative studio inside a marketing organization. Background managing agency relationships and hybrid internal/external creative models. Understanding of performance marketing context—how creative decisions affect conversion and engagement at the lower funnel. Experience with AI workflows is an asset. Pay range: $166,050.00 – $249,100.00 annually with additional opportunities for bonus and/or equity (United States of America candidates only). Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Long‑term / short‑term disability insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Life insurance Generous time‑off policies, including 4–12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure, 11 paid holidays, additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview) Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s). 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