Creative Experiences (Creative X) is a global, integrated creative agency that drives the creative vision for our brands and how they are perceived in the world. We develop all consumer brand content and experiences for the Facebook company, Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp.Our vision is fearless creativity that redefines social. With some of the industry’s best talent on our team, we create beautiful work that has a purpose. And with an audience of almost three billion across five of the world’s biggest brands, we create brave ideas that demonstrate the full creative potential of our platforms, including industry leading, envy-inducing creative experiences. We believe in attracting and nurturing world class talent with a focus on diversity, community and career development.We have developed best-in-class collaboration models with agencies and our cross-company creative network. While we lead our team to create innovative films, content and experience across our own channels, we also guide our lead agencies in the creation of content for TV, Print and OOH. This ensures a consistent and strong creative narrative for work that reaches an audience across the globe due to the scale of our apps.We are seeking a Director of Design to lead brand design systems for the Facebook company. This leader will be responsible for cultivating a vision for Facebook’s portfolio of brands, guiding our internal and external agency. This role should aim to elevate and raise the quality of design work, demonstrate advocacy for design-led experiences and systems. Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in brand architecture, craft and design thinking, and a proven track record of leading integrated efforts. The ability to thrive and create a vision for work in a fast-paced, iterative, unstructured environment is critical. As a member of the Creative X design leadership team, you will grow our evolving design practice within consumer marketing, guiding the broader team to redefine how design is experienced holistically across our portfolio of brands.
- Define and lead the design vision for Facebook company’s portfolio of brands
- Lead a team to develop original, breakthrough brand systems, behaviors and design solutions that serve a global audience
- Elevate and raise the quality of design craft
- Inspire, enable and energize a world-class design team, and cultivate a creative culture
- Advocate for design thinking, solutions and consistency across Facebook company’s portfolio of brands
- Work seamlessly across organizational structures, partnering with Marketing, Product and Business leadership to develop holistic brand systems
- Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years experience in a design leadership role, building consumer brands globally
- Experience building timeless brands through brand architecture
- Experience managing and leading work within an agency
- Experience recruiting talent and developing creative teams
- Experience across integrated design work: traditional, product and experiential
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners
- Experience partnering with and influencing Chief Marketing Officers and other executive stakeholders
- A link to an online portfolio showcasing your work (include link on your resume)
- Brand design definition and leadership experience
- Experience collaborating with or working on a product team
- Experience leading with creative vision, purpose and innovation
Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we’re building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities – we’re just getting started.
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