Lead Design
About Amber
Amber is a global student housing solutions company with the world's largest student accommodation booking platform, operating across every continent. We help hundreds of thousands of international students find their ideal homes in over 300 cities worldwide.
Through partnerships with universities, education organizations, and student housing providers, we enhance the student living experience by combining technology and meaningful, long-term relationships.
If you're passionate about making international mobility and student living seamless and accessible, join us in building the future of student housing.
Role Overview
We're looking for a highly strategic and creatively driven Lead Design to lead brand storytelling, integrated campaigns, and creative direction across channels.
This role combines big-picture brand thinking with hands-on creative leadership. You'll shape compelling narratives, elevate Amber's visual identity, and lead multidisciplinary creative teams to deliver culturally relevant, high-impact campaigns across digital and offline touchpoints.
As the design lead, you'll manage a team spanning graphic design, motion design, video production, and creative execution while collaborating closely with copywriters, marketers, product teams, and external agencies. You'll also champion the adoption of AI-powered creative tools and workflows to improve speed, efficiency, and creative quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy, ideation, and execution of integrated creative campaigns while ensuring a consistent global visual identity across all channels.
- Own the creative direction for Hero, Hub, and Hygiene content initiatives.
- Drive brainstorming sessions and concept development, bringing fresh and innovative design ideas to every campaign.
- Oversee creative delivery across Amber's global marketing channels, including:
- Social-first content
- Paid media creatives
- Brand campaigns
- Website and landing pages
- Digital and offline marketing assets
- Lead campaign planning and creative execution in partnership with marketing, creators, agencies, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Establish, maintain, and evolve Amber's visual identity and design systems to ensure consistency across all customer touchpoints.
- Mentor and lead a multidisciplinary design team, fostering creativity, collaboration, and design excellence.
- Drive the adoption of AI-powered creative workflows across design, content production, ideation, and asset generation.
- Ensure all creative output aligns with business goals while maintaining a high standard of craft and execution.
What We're Looking For
- 8–12+ years of experience in creative design, brand marketing, advertising, or visual communication.
- Proven experience leading brand campaigns and developing scalable design systems.
- Strong portfolio showcasing:
- Brand identity development
- Integrated marketing campaigns
- Art direction
- Visual storytelling
- Digital-first creative work
- Strong understanding of digital design, social-first content, and audience behavior.
- Exceptional visual taste with a keen eye for typography, layout, motion, and branding.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams and managing agency relationships.
- Proficiency with industry-standard creative tools and an enthusiasm for leveraging AI to enhance creative workflows.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and leadership skills.
Why Join Amber?
- Shape the visual identity of one of the world's fastest-growing student housing platforms.
- Lead global campaigns that reach students across multiple continents.
- Work with talented teams across brand, marketing, product, and growth.
- Experiment with cutting-edge AI-powered creative tools and workflows.
- Make a direct impact on a global brand in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.