Design Director

About the role

We are seeking a Design Director to lead and maintain the brand identity and packaging systems for both Lumē and Mando across all channels, including retail, digital, video, and social. This is a player-coach position where you will stay close to the work to ensure your instincts stay sharp.

• Lead and maintain the brand identity and packaging systems for both Lumē and Mando across all channels, ensuring consistency and craft at every touchpoint.
• Concept and lead major brand moments such as campaign work, packaging launches, and in-store activations that set a new standard for what Lumē and Mando creative looks like.
• Mentor and develop the design team through structured feedback, regular crits, and documented growth goals that raise the overall level of craft.

Requirements

• Confident, well-developed point of view on visual identity and brand design
• Experience leading design across multiple channels (packaging, digital, campaign, retail)
• Ability to flex between big-picture direction and hands-on execution
• Translate brand strategy and consumer understanding into visual decisions
• Natural mentor who gives direct, specific, and improving feedback
• Operate well in ambiguity, taking a loose brief or inherited system and moving it forward without needing all the answers first
• Build trust with cross-functional partners by showing up prepared, communicating clearly, and following through

What You Will Accomplish

• Lead and maintain the brand identity and packaging systems for both Lumē and Mando across all channels, including retail, digital, video, and social.
• Concept and lead major brand moments such as campaign work, packaging launches, and in-store activations that set a new standard for what Lumē and Mando creative looks like.
• Mentor and develop the design team through structured feedback, regular crits, and documented growth goals that raise the overall level of craft.

Who You'll Work With

• Reporting to the Head of Creative, Lumē & Mando
• Managing all designers across both the Lumē and Mando brands
• Closing collaboration with the ACD, Art Director and ACD, Copywriter on campaign concepting and execution
• Regular cross-functional partnership with Brand, Marketing, Retail, and Product teams

Benefits and Perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k match
• Equity in Mammoth Brands
• Flexible time off and working hours
• L&D stipend
• 20 fully paid weeks off for parents who give birth, or 16 fully paid weeks off for all other paths to parenthood
• Fun IRL and virtual events including happy hours, team building events, and parties on our rooftop
• Free products from our family of brands
• Mammoth Brands' working model is in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
• Beautiful 70,000 square foot SoHo office with bagels on Wednesdays and lunch on Thursdays, and fully stocked kitchens with snacks, coffee, and drinks everyday