Responsibilities

Design Department Leadership & Team Management
Lead the Art & Design department across all Acquisition.com brands
Manage designers, motion designers, thumbnail designers, and future creative specialists
Set design standards, review processes, creative benchmarks, and performance expectations
Build a culture of speed, iteration, and excellence without creative ego or bottlenecks
Thumbnail & Performance-Driven Design
Own thumbnail strategy and output across Alex, Leila, and Sharran’s YouTube ecosystems
Build repeatable systems for testing, iterating, and improving CTR through design

Create brand-specific thumbnail rulesets while maintaining scalability across the department
Collaborate with creative producers and marketing to align packaging with video performance goals
Brand Identity & Visual Systems
Build scalable visual identity systems for each brand that apply across long-form, social, and marketing assets
Ensure all assets feel cohesive, premium, and aligned with Acquisition.com positioning
Maintain and evolve style guides, design libraries, templates, and brand assets
Create systems that allow design output to increase without reinventing the wheel every time
Graphics, Motion, and In-Episode Design
Own creation and delivery of in-episode graphics, lower thirds, overlays, title sequences, and motion packages
Build reusable motion systems that can be deployed across multiple shows and formats
Ensure design output improves storytelling and clarity, not just aesthetics
Create fast-turn systems for social graphics and promotional assets tied to episode launches
AI Integration & Creative Automation
Identify, test, and implement AI tools that increase speed of design production and iteration
Partner with Tech team to build AI-assisted workflows for thumbnails, visual concepting, image generation, background design, mockups, and graphics
Create internal AI playbooks and expectations for how the design team operates
Ensure AI output meets brand quality standards and does not create sloppy or generic visuals
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with post-production and content teams to ensure design integrates cleanly into editing workflows
Collaborate with marketing team to align ad creative, funnels, and visual messaging with content assets
Build a shared service model where design becomes a reliable internal resource across all ACQ business units rather than an external bottleneck

Reducing Vendor Reliance
Transition key design functions from external vendors to internal team execution
Ensure internal team can deliver higher quality work faster than vendors
Maintain clear tracking of what work is still outsourced, why, and when it gets brought in-house

Requirements

7+ years of experience in design leadership, creative direction, or high-output digital media environments
Proven experience managing a team of designers across multiple deliverables and deadlines
Strong understanding of YouTube packaging, thumbnail psychology, and performance-driven creative
High taste level with the ability to create premium visuals that still optimize for clicks
Experience with motion graphics and post-adjacent workflows is strongly preferred
Comfortable building systems, templates, and scalable workflows (not just designing assets
Deep familiarity with AI tools in creative design OR demonstrated obsession with learning and implementing them
Ability to move fast, iterate constantly, and maintain quality at high volume
Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate across post, production, content, and marketing

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive, evolving benefits package designed to support your health, family, and wellbeing. Some key offerings:
Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off and Company-wide Holidays
Employer sponsored Medical, Dental, & Vision plans
$1,950 annual Employer HSA contribution
FSA options including dependent care
Employee assistance program and mental health resources
Employer match program for 401(k), eligible for both Traditional and Roth accounts
$1,200 annual wellness reimbursement through JOON that supports health, family care, pet care, fitness, and more!
For local or visiting team members, enjoy access to a state of the art gym at our HQ in Las Vegas
* Benefits eligibility applies only to full-time roles.

Director of Art & Design

Acquisition.com

Director of Art & Design

Acquisition.com