Creative Design Lead (Marketing Campaigns) - DuckDuckGo

Who We Are

DuckDuckGo is the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, our annual revenue exceeds $100M USD. Millions use our privacy-focused browsers on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, our search engine, and the DuckDuckGo subscription. We also offer private, useful, and optional AI through Duck.ai, letting you chat privately with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI models in one place.

Our culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management underpins everything we do. Team members take full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem.

Your Team and Role

Working on the Design Functional Team, you'll shape marketing creative for DuckDuckGo's growing portfolio spanning Duck.ai, search, browsers, and subscriptions using tools like Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite.

Recent projects include:

• Designing and leading creative campaigns introducing App Tracking Protection to block hidden trackers on Android.
• Designing marketing creative supporting the launch and growth of Duck.ai.

As a Creative Design Lead (Senior Designer II), you'll be a hands-on creative force and idea generator, taking full ownership of design work from concept through execution across multiple concurrent campaigns. You'll drive high-craft, on-brand creative with minimal oversight, advise fellow designers, evolve our brand language, and build reusable systems to optimize marketing production.

About You

• 9+ years of hands-on marketing or advertising design experience at a recognizable consumer-facing brand (in-house or agency side).
• Versatility in design with a portfolio demonstrating range, depth, strong execution, and a distinct creative point of view.
• High proficiency in design fundamentals (typography, color, composition) and a strong working knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Exceptional creativity, aesthetic judgment, and design intuition.
• Proven track record developing original ideas and leading creative direction across conceptual and strategic execution for 360 marketing campaigns & advertising.
• Comfortable driving projects end-to-end with minimal oversight, including scoping, stakeholder alignment, creative direction, and delivery.
• Impact-driven approach, using qualitative and quantitative insights to inform design decisions.
• Strong ability to generate ideas, explore multiple creative directions, and inspire peers.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly through written project scopes defining the problem, user impact, and proposed path forward.
• Experience advising or mentoring other designers is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Compensation: $200,267 USD annually + stock options (transparent global pay structure based on role level).
• Parental Leave: Paid parental leave.
• Workplace & Productivity: Office setup allowance and co-working allowances.
• Health Benefits: Company-sponsored health benefits are available for US-based team members.

Additional Details

• Flexible Hours: No core hours, with an average commitment of 40 hours per week.
• Travel Requirements: Expect to travel at least twice per year for an all-hands meetup and a team retreat (each 4–5 days).
• Meetings: Video calls with cameras on are required.
• Verification: Background check required upon offer.