Head of Design

Paradise Media is an affiliate marketing company at the forefront of digital marketing, dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices when it comes to products and services using strategic and innovative digital marketing campaigns. With a strong commitment to transparency, consumer empowerment, and performance-driven marketing, Paradise Media aligns advertisers and affiliates to provide consumers with information to make the best choices for their needs.

About The Role

• The Head of Design serves as the global leader for the company’s creative function, responsible for defining and implementing the design strategy that supports all affiliate-marketing initiatives and business objectives. This role focuses on the long-term evolution of creative capabilities across markets, establishing frameworks, standards, and systems that enable distributed design teams to deliver high-performing visual work. This role partners closely with Leadership and cross-department stakeholders in Marketing, Product, and Data & BI to align creative direction with measurable performance goals. This role ensures that design contributes to business growth through innovation, operational scalability, and data-driven creative excellence.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic evolution of the company’s creative function, defining its long-term vision, priorities, and contribution to organizational performance.
• Develop and implement the frameworks, standards, and systems that enable design teams to deliver efficient, high-quality creative work.
• Establish global creative benchmarks and methodologies that guide design excellence.
• Collaborate with Content, Product, and Data & BI leadership to translate business insights into creative strategies that enhance acquisition and engagement. 
• Build the design department’s operating model, resource planning, technology stack, and process governance, to support scalable growth.
• Drive innovation and capability development, identifying new tools, workflows, and training needs that improve the effectiveness of distributed design teams.
• Provide mentorship and strategic guidance to design leads and managers.
• Champion cross-department collaboration, ensuring creative work aligns with measurable outcomes and company priorities.
• Monitor creative performance at a strategic level (quality metrics, delivery efficiency, impact on business goals) and recommend adjustments to structure or systems as needed.
• Oversee budget planning and resource allocation at a departmental level, ensuring investment aligns with strategic priorities rather than individual project budgets.
• Represent the design function in the leadership team, advocating for innovation, operational scalability, and continuous improvement.
• Perform additional strategic duties or additional roles as assigned by the company.

Requirements:

Technical Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in Canva, Figma, and contemporary design-collaboration platforms.
• Familiarity with A/B testing tools, performance-tracking dashboards, and data visualization platforms.
• Understanding of front-end design considerations (UX/UI principles, responsive layouts, accessibility standards).

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Exceptional ability to lead through influence, providing mentorship and direction to design leads and cross-functional partners.
• Skilled at translating complex business insights into actionable creative strategies.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the capacity to collaborate effectively across marketing, product, and data teams.

Mindset & Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with an analytical approach to creative decision-making.
• Adaptable, forward-looking, and comfortable working across multiple markets and time zones.
• Committed to innovation, continuous learning, and maintaining a high standard of creative excellence.

Our Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary, and the opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.