Director, Digital Design - REMOTE

Summary

Teach For America is seeking a Director, Digital Design to lead digital-first visual communications across email, web, social, paid media, and campaign experiences. The role focuses on translating strategy into high-quality, responsive creative that supports engagement, accessibility, brand consistency, and cross-functional digital campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop the design and execution of digital-first creative across email campaigns, web experiences, social media, paid media, and digital storytelling initiatives
• Translate strategic briefs, audience insights, and campaign objectives into thoughtful, high-quality visual solutions optimized for digital platforms
• Design responsive layouts and digital assets with a strong understanding of user experience, accessibility, and front-end implementation considerations
• Collaborate closely with strategists, copywriters, marketers, developers, and external partners to bring integrated campaigns to life
• Contribute to moderately complex projects by balancing brand consistency, audience engagement, technical feasibility, and production timelines
• Ensure creative work aligns with brand standards while adapting appropriately across channels, audiences, and formats
• Incorporate performance data, audience behavior, and platform best practices into creative decision-making and iteration
• Present design rationale clearly and collaboratively, grounding creative choices in strategy, audience needs, and organizational goals
• Participate in creative reviews and contribute thoughtful feedback that elevates overall team craft and consistency
• Stay current on emerging digital trends, platform behaviors, and evolving best practices across digital design and social media

Skills

• At least 4 years of professional design experience focused on digital communications
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality print and digital design work across email, web, social, and campaign ecosystems
• Deep understanding of digital-first design principles, responsive layouts, and platform-specific creative best practices
• Strong typography, layout, visual storytelling, and brand systems expertise
• Ability to independently manage projects while collaborating effectively across teams and stakeholders
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Experience incorporating audience insights, engagement data, and performance learnings into creative work
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• Experience designing for email marketing platforms and web content management systems preferred
• Motion graphics, animation, or video editing experience is a plus
• Canva experience a plus
• Bachelor's degree in design, digital media, or related field preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• At least 4 years of professional design experience focused on digital communications
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality print and digital design work across email, web, social, and campaign ecosystems
• Deep understanding of digital-first design principles, responsive layouts, and platform-specific creative best practices
• Strong typography, layout, visual storytelling, and brand systems expertise
• Ability to independently manage projects while collaborating effectively across teams and stakeholders
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Experience incorporating audience insights, engagement data, and performance learnings into creative work
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma

Nice to Haves

• Experience designing for email marketing platforms and web content management systems preferred
• Motion graphics, animation, or video editing experience is a plus
• Canva experience a plus
• Bachelor's degree in design, digital media, or related field preferred

Benefits

• Flexible/Remote