Top Design Director Jobs in Chicago, IL

The Associate Design Director will lead visual design projects, mentor staff, foster collaboration, and ensure high-quality client deliverables. Responsibilities include managing complex brand campaigns, maintaining brand systems, and overseeing multiple projects while adhering to client expectations and deadlines.

Lead end-to-end creative production of YouTube-first long-form content: develop concepts, direct shoots, guide editors, build scalable workflows, and iterate formats using performance insights. Partner cross-functionally with marketing, product, and brand to translate complex design and technical topics into engaging, human stories that grow audience and retention.

Hands-on director-level product designer for enterprise SaaS who owns the design system, user psychology, dashboards, data visualizations, and habit-forming product mechanics. Designs workflows to drive adoption, retention, referrals, and expansion while partnering with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success. Prototypes, tests, and refines UX based on analytics and A/B experiments to align design with revenue metrics.

The Director, Client Development is responsible for securing and executing large-scale capital programs, overseeing client relationships, and leading multidisciplinary teams in the food and beverage manufacturing sector to deliver integrated design-build solutions.

Lead product design for Ethos's core conversion funnel from landing to policy management. Manage and grow a small product design team, collaborate cross-functionally, raise design practice standards (design systems, accessibility, experimentation), and deliver intuitive, conversion-focused experiences informed by research and data.

The Creative Director will lead and execute high-impact visual campaigns, collaborating with teams, engaging clients, managing projects, and mentoring junior staff, while bringing deep production experience and strategic thinking to the role.

Lead and own the agencywebsite service: design websites, set strategy, track analytics and performance, drive traffic and conversions, manage the web team and freelancers, and improve tools, processes, and growth for increased capacity and quality.