Executive Design Director - Remote Leadership Role

About the Role

Join Metalab as an Executive Design Director, a pivotal role that allows you to shape the future of creative design at the intersection of brand, product, and experience. This is a unique opportunity to lead a talented team and influence the design landscape while working remotely. As an Executive Design Director, you will define what craft excellence looks like and ensure that brand and product design remain a driving force in our work, culture, and growth.

What You'll Do

• Lead by example, defining and evolving Metalab’s product and brand design vision to ensure alignment across teams and client work.
• Coach senior design leaders and project teams, providing clear, actionable feedback and long-term career guidance.
• Model creative excellence in your own work—jumping in hands-on when needed and sharing your thinking openly.
• Own design quality across the department, offering constructive and actionable feedback to uphold and elevate creative standards.
• Guide strategic direction across brand and product design engagements, ensuring client and business outcomes are met at every stage.
• Push creative boundaries by integrating motion, 3D, and interaction design to create dynamic, immersive brand moments in the context of products.
• Lead cross-disciplinary reviews, elevating critique culture and building team fluency in storytelling, systems thinking, and craft.
• Represent Metalab in the design community through thought leadership and speaking opportunities.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience in design leadership across brand, product, and experience design.
• Deep expertise in product design, brand strategy & identity, experiential design, and organizational leadership.
• Ability to connect strategic storytelling with design outcomes at scale.
• Experience working in a remote setting, ideally with teams across different time zones.
• Strong communication skills to partner with clients at a strategic level.

Nice to Have

• Experience with motion graphics and 3D design.
• Familiarity with digital-first brand scaling.
• Previous experience in a leadership role within a design agency.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $200,000 annually.
• Flexible remote work environment that promotes work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Access to industry events and conferences.