DoorDash
Design Lead
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DoorDash
About the Role We’re looking for a Design Lead who can bridge brand storytelling with growth‑focused design inside Superette, the Creative Studio at DoorDash. Leading a team of designers, you’ll develop work that both drives conversion in the short term and builds brand equity in the long term. You’ll be equally comfortable optimizing CRM and performance campaigns for measurable results as you are elevating DoorDash’s visual expression and design language. Partnering across Brand, Growth, and Marketing, you’ll deliver design that is strategically sharp, emotionally resonant, and unmistakably on‑brand. You’ll report to the Head of Design within Marketing, shaping how our studio integrates performance rigor with brand craft.
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary design team, providing at least 2+ years of hands‑on leadership experience.
Deliver creative that balances brand storytelling with growth performance across CRM, lifecycle, paid media, and campaigns.
Drive conversion‑focused assets while ensuring alignment and maintaining consistency of visual identity with DoorDash’s brand standards and design language system.
Collaborate with program managers, marketers, and copywriters to turn insights into impactful creative.
Use data and insights to optimize creative while elevating emotional resonance and long‑term equity.
Identify and experiment with new formats, storytelling techniques, AI‑powered workflows, and design systems that expand how DoorDash shows up across touchpoints.
Champion AI adoption within the team by integrating tools that improve speed, scalability, and creative innovation.
Stay ahead of industry trends in brand and growth design to evolve our creative impact.
Qualifications
8+ years of professional design experience spanning brand and growth marketing.
2+ years of leadership experience managing and mentoring design teams.
Portfolio showcasing both brand‑building work (campaigns, identity systems, storytelling) and growth‑focused design (CRM, lifecycle, paid social, A/B testing).
Hands‑on expertise creating impactful content across web, email, ads, presentations, and campaign assets.
Ability to articulate and defend strategic design decisions to senior stakeholders.
Experience translating complex business concepts into clear, compelling visuals.
Strong collaboration skills; thrives in fast‑paced, cross‑functional environments.
Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (especially After Effects).
Background in technology, media, or digital advertising is a plus.
Compensation The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job‑related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future.
In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.
Benefits DoorDash cares about you and your overall well‑being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.
See Below For Paid Time Off Details
For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).
About DoorDash At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We’re a technology and logistics company that started with door‑to‑door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
Statement of Non‑Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non‑binary or gender non‑conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently‑abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non‑discrimination.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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DoorDash
About the Role We’re looking for a Design Lead who can bridge brand storytelling with growth‑focused design inside Superette, the Creative Studio at DoorDash. Leading a team of designers, you’ll develop work that both drives conversion in the short term and builds brand equity in the long term. You’ll be equally comfortable optimizing CRM and performance campaigns for measurable results as you are elevating DoorDash’s visual expression and design language. Partnering across Brand, Growth, and Marketing, you’ll deliver design that is strategically sharp, emotionally resonant, and unmistakably on‑brand. You’ll report to the Head of Design within Marketing, shaping how our studio integrates performance rigor with brand craft.
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary design team, providing at least 2+ years of hands‑on leadership experience.
Deliver creative that balances brand storytelling with growth performance across CRM, lifecycle, paid media, and campaigns.
Drive conversion‑focused assets while ensuring alignment and maintaining consistency of visual identity with DoorDash’s brand standards and design language system.
Collaborate with program managers, marketers, and copywriters to turn insights into impactful creative.
Use data and insights to optimize creative while elevating emotional resonance and long‑term equity.
Identify and experiment with new formats, storytelling techniques, AI‑powered workflows, and design systems that expand how DoorDash shows up across touchpoints.
Champion AI adoption within the team by integrating tools that improve speed, scalability, and creative innovation.
Stay ahead of industry trends in brand and growth design to evolve our creative impact.
Qualifications
8+ years of professional design experience spanning brand and growth marketing.
2+ years of leadership experience managing and mentoring design teams.
Portfolio showcasing both brand‑building work (campaigns, identity systems, storytelling) and growth‑focused design (CRM, lifecycle, paid social, A/B testing).
Hands‑on expertise creating impactful content across web, email, ads, presentations, and campaign assets.
Ability to articulate and defend strategic design decisions to senior stakeholders.
Experience translating complex business concepts into clear, compelling visuals.
Strong collaboration skills; thrives in fast‑paced, cross‑functional environments.
Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (especially After Effects).
Background in technology, media, or digital advertising is a plus.
Compensation The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job‑related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future.
In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.
Benefits DoorDash cares about you and your overall well‑being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.
See Below For Paid Time Off Details
For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).
About DoorDash At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We’re a technology and logistics company that started with door‑to‑door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
Statement of Non‑Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non‑binary or gender non‑conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently‑abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non‑discrimination.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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