Design Lead at DoorDash

The role A design lead post at Superette, DoorDash's in-house creative studio, which brings together creative directors, art directors, copywriters, editorial writers, growth creatives and designers. The role links brand storytelling with growth-focused design: you would lead a small team of designers as a player-coach while producing work yourself, aimed at both short-term conversion and long-term brand equity. It reports to the Head of Design within Marketing and is listed for Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. What you'll do Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary design team Create work that balances brand storytelling with growth performance across CRM, lifecycle, paid media and campaigns Produce conversion-focused assets that stay consistent with DoorDash's brand standards and design language system Work with programme managers, marketers and copywriters to turn insight into creative work Use data to optimise creative while strengthening emotional resonance and long-term brand equity Experiment with new formats, storytelling techniques, AI-powered workflows and design systems Champion the adoption of AI within the team Follow industry trends in brand and growth design About you At least eight years of professional design experience across brand and growth marketing At least two years of leadership experience, managing and mentoring design teams A portfolio showing brand-building work (campaigns, identity systems, storytelling) and growth work (CRM, lifecycle, paid social, A/B testing) Hands-on experience of making content for web, email, ads, presentations and campaign assets Able to defend strategic design decisions to senior stakeholders Experience of turning complex business concepts into clear visuals Strong collaboration skills in fast-moving, cross-functional settings Expert in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, especially After Effects Fluent with AI, including experience of bringing it into creative processes Nice to have: a background in technology, media or digital advertising What's on offer Equity grants as part of pay 401(k) with employer match 16 weeks of paid parental leave Medical, dental and vision cover 11 paid holidays Wellness benefits and a commuter benefits match Disability and basic life insurance Family-forming assistance and a mental health programme Flexible paid time off and 80 hours of paid sick time a year for salaried roles The details Salary: $142,800 – $210,000 base (a national range, adjusted by location), plus equity Location: San Francisco; also open in Los Angeles and New York Level: lead (8+ years) #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobleads-US