Responsibilities

• Define and hold the design craft standard across Adobe Creative.
• Establish a clear point of view on world-class design in the age of AI.
• Build shared principles for typography, image-making, art direction, motion, interaction and emerging visual practices.
• Raise the design standard across everything we make, from high-velocity work to our most visible global moments.
• Ensure the work feels connected and recognizably Adobe without becoming repetitive or formulaic.
• Build frameworks, tools, and working practices that enable strong design decisions from the start.
• Partner with the Head of Brand to translate Adobe’s identity system into distinctive and adaptable creative expression.
• Partner with Production, Operations and Creative Technology to protect craft while supporting speed and scale.
• Lead design from early creative development through final execution.
• Set the art direction and design craft across Adobe’s creative, content and experiences.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in design, art direction, or multidisciplinary creative leadership.
• A world-class portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft across creative, content and experiences.
• Significant experience as a senior design leader, Executive Creative Director, Design Director or equivalent.
• Meaningful industry recognition through D&AD, Cannes Lions, The One Show, ADC, AIGA or equivalent.
• Experience leading design across both high-velocity output and major flagship work.
• A track record of building design practices, systems and teams, not only reviewing finished work.
• Exceptional taste and the ability to explain clearly why work succeeds or falls short.
• Deep expertise in typography, art direction and image-making, with strong fluency across motion, digital, spatial, editorial and emerging design practices.
• Experience translating brand systems into distinctive and evolving creative expression.
• Experience directing agencies, design studios, and specialist partners.

Preferred

• A passion for design systems and brand consistency.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.