Art Director
Stripe · Bengaluru · 4135 SDC - Marketing · listed May 4, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Director
Experience asked
6–10 years
Where
Not stated
Requirements listed
10
Length
629 words
In the posting’s own words
In addition to advertising and web content, we produce high-quality designs for presentations and collateral aimed at large users and executive audiences. Our designs enhance the clarity and impact of our messages, making complex information accessible and engaging—whether for a client pitch or an executive strategy session.
What it asks for · 10
- 6–10 years of relevant design and art direction experience, with a focus on technical or product-driven companies.
- Strong track record of independently delivering high-quality work and influencing the output of other designers and cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in Figma, Canva, and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite (motion and statics).
- Experience managing or mentoring a team of designers.
- Ability to express and communicate a brand through distinct graphics, patterns, motion, interaction, and experiences.
- A hands-on maker with the skills to effectively communicate concepts, direction, and decisions to teams and external partners.
- Ability to balance speed and quality, consistently delivering challenging, interesting, and pixel-perfect work.
- Persuasive and receptive to feedback; able to clearly explain work, process, and decisions.
- Comfortable working flexible hours, including late evenings (IST), to collaborate in real time with global stakeholders.
- Highly detail-oriented, with a drive for pixel-perfect craft.
Also a plus
- Multidisciplinary creative comfortable working across different mediums and excited about experimenting with new technologies.
- Prior people management experience, with a track record of hiring, developing, and growing design talent.
- Experienced at facilitating stakeholder alignment and advocating for design quality.
What the job covers
- Ideate, design, and produce world-class design solutions—both static and motion—across a range of deliverables including presentations, posters, brand art, and signage.
- Steward designers through large-scale projects, providing art direction and ongoing guidance on creative strategy, execution, and localization.
- Work across a wide variety of mediums (physical, digital, and everything in between) to create immersive storytelling and creative content that brings Stripe's brand and product stories to life.
- Bring design concepts to life through storyboarding, comps, and creative presentations, iterating based on stakeholder feedback and internal testing.
- Collaborate with copywriters, static and motion designers, marketers, and ad operations to develop visionary concepts that engage a global audience.
- Mentor designers in best practices and ideation, fostering an environment where everyone learns and grows.
- Present ideas in a clear, focused way that builds consensus within the team and with stakeholders.
- Proactively identify and implement process improvements through automation and AI integration to enhance design quality and efficiency.
Tools and skills named
Ways of working
- Cross-functional2×
- Mentorship
- Testing
Product & design
- Design systems2×
- Figma
Words the posting leans on
- design15×
- creative7×
- designers7×
- audience4×
- brand4×
- experience4×
- motion4×
- quality4×
- stakeholder4×
- bring3×
- collaborate3×
- concepts3×
- decisions3×
- effectively3×
- global3×
- presentations3×
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