Design Director
About the role
The Design Director is a senior design leader responsible for defining and driving a holistic design strategy across visual identity, marketing campaigns, and cultural platforms. This role ensures consistency, scalability, and innovation across enterprise experiences while elevating the overall design quality of the brand.
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the brand’s visual language, ensuring clarity and consistency across all touchpoints
- Establish scalable design standards and comprehensive style guides
- Drive innovation in design execution across campaigns and enterprise platforms
- Lead and develop a team of designers by providing clear direction, ongoing feedback, and growth opportunities while promoting a collaborative, creative, and high-performing environment
- Drive the development and adoption of digital design systems across platforms
- Ensure seamless omnichannel execution across digital, social, and physical experiences
- Maintain a high bar for craftsmanship and attention to detail
- Implement and optimize design processes to improve efficiency and scalability
- Partner with marketing, product, technology, and business teams to ensure alignment
- Advocate for design as a strategic function that enhances usability and customer experience
- Influence stakeholders to drive cohesive, enterprise-wide solutions
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in design, with a strong focus on visual, digital, or brand design
- 8+ years of experience working with world-class brands or leading creative agencies
- 5+ years of leadership experience, including managing and developing teams
- Proven portfolio showcasing high-quality, thoughtfully crafted work across platforms
- Extensive expertise in digital design systems and omnichannel execution
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, related field (or equivalent experience)
Skills
- Experience working with AI-enabled design workflows and tools
- Strong background in retail and/or enterprise-scale design systems
- Ability to connect design strategy to business outcomes and performance metrics
- Exceptional collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross-functional partners
Benefits
We are committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life. Our Benefits Include Competitive pay, Great employee discount, Financial savings and retirement resources, Support for your physical and mental well-being.
Pay
Competitive pay
Schedule
Hybrid, working on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location on Friday.
Company Information
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes. Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
About Us
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer. Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.