Deputy Director, Global Brand Experience

Seattle, WA (Unknown)

$213K/yr – $330K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and advance Gates Foundation global brand experiences, leading visual identity, creative production, and audience-centered storytelling across campaigns, exhibitions, and activations.

  • Lead creative direction and design excellence across campaigns, storytelling, digital experiences, exhibitions, activations, and environmental design.
  • Build and grow a multidisciplinary creative studio delivering cohesive, world-class experiences and scalable storytelling assets.
  • Apply audience insights and emerging formats to improve strategy and expand reach.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Brand Systems & Visual Design\n\nLead the ongoing evolution of the Foundation's visual design system across physical, environmental, graphic, motion, digital, and experiential applications.
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality implementation of brand standards while enabling regional adaptation and creative flexibility.
  • Oversee development of scalable design systems, templates, creative resources, and brand governance that enable excellence across the Communications Division.
  • Guide the evolution of photography, illustration, typography, motion, environmental graphics, exhibitions, and visual storytelling standards.
  • Lead Story Development & Creative Production\n\nLead the strategy, prioritization, and production of creative content supporting integrated campaigns, owned channels, leadership communications, regional teams, and brand initiatives.
  • Champion and support your team in identifying human-centered stories capable of supporting multiple campaigns and channels.
  • Oversee production of creative content across video, photography, editorial, design, social content, interactive experiences, and emerging media.
  • Ensure creative investments maximize long-term value through scalable production, cross-market adaptation, and reusable storytelling assets.
  • Lead Brand Experiences & Public Engagement\n\nLead strategy, creative direction and production for physical and digital brand experiences, installations, activations, including the the Gates Foundation’s Discovery Center.
  • Ensure audience experiences are designed holistically across physical, digital, and social channels.
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Gates Foundation

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Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, we work with partners to create impactful solutions so that people can take charge of their futures and achieve their full potential. In the United States, we aim to ensure that everyone—especially those with the fewest resources—has access to the opportunities needed to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of Bill Gates and our governing board.

Founded in 2000
Seattle, Washington, USA
4.2K employees (143 in marketing)
81% recommend to a friend
95% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$213K/yr – $330K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
143 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
417.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$36.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.1%
Direct
37.3%
Referral
6.4%
Social
3.4%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.2K

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Deputy Director, Global Brand Experience

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