Responsibilities

• Creative Vision & Brand Identity: - Define and steward the overarching visual identity and creative direction for Fast Company and Inc., ensuring each brand maintains a distinct, authoritative, and contemporary aesthetic
• Develop and maintain comprehensive brand guidelines and design systems that scale across print, digital, social, video, and experiential channels
• Champion a point of view on visual storytelling that reflects the editorial ambitions of both brands and resonates with their audiences
• User Experience & Product Design: - Create the structures, processes, and team capabilities that enable Fast Company and Inc. to deliver innovative and intuitive digital experiences for readers, subscribers, and partners
• Collaborate with product, technology, and editorial teams to ensure design is embedded in every stage of product development—from concept to launch
• Lead the ongoing evolution of the brands’ digital design language, balancing aesthetic ambition with usability, accessibility, and audience insight
• Editorial Design: - Oversee art direction and design execution for print and digital editorial, ensuring visual storytelling is compelling, consistent, and aligned with each brand’s editorial identity
• Partner closely with the editors-in-chief and senior editorial leadership to bring stories to life through photography, illustration, typography, and data visualization
• Drive innovation in formats and presentation, exploring emerging creative approaches that enhance reader engagement and reinforce editorial authority
• Collaborate with video, audio, and events teams on platform-native art direction, branding assets, and other materials

Requirements

• A collaborative leadership style, with demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with product, technology, revenue, marketing, and, ideally, editorial teams
• A portfolio of creative leadership at the highest level—preferably in media, publishing, or digital content—demonstrating a sophisticated eye for design and a track record of building beloved brands
• Expertise in brand identity, editorial design, and digital/UX design, with the ability to evaluate and guide work across print, web, mobile, social, video, and experiential environments
• Proven ability to lead, build and scale creative teams and systems in fast-moving, resource-conscious environments
• Strong command of contemporary design tools and emerging technologies, including AI-assisted design workflows
• Exceptional visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate and defend creative decisions to senior leadership, editorial partners, and external stakeholders
• Data-informed approach to design—able to use audience insights, engagement metrics, and UX research to refine and strengthen creative output
• Strong understanding of the business of media and the role design plays in audience and client acquisition and retention
• Commitment to inclusive design practices and building diverse, equitable creative environments
• Authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.; sponsorship not available

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance; 401(k) with annual employer match; paid vacation, sick leave and holidays; parental leave; life and disability insurance; fitness and professional development reimbursement; and other perks.