Director Design Jobs at Startups
There are 30 open director design roles at 27 early-stage startups, 43% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 182.5k to 290k, with a median of USD 225k.
Who is hiring director designers
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- 30open roles
- 27startups hiring
- 43%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $225Kmedian pay
- $183Ktypical range: lower
- $290Ktypical range: upper
Based on 11 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 12 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
Marketing and sales (7), robotics and manufacturing (3) and media and gaming (3) startups have most of the openings.
What design work involves at an early-stage startup
You cover research, interface work and the brand, sometimes in the same week. No design system is waiting for you, so you build one while shipping. At a large company you would hand off a spec, and here you sit with the engineer building it.
Questions people ask
How much do director design jobs pay?
Typically USD 182.5k to 290k a year, with a median of USD 225k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring director designers?
Hush Security (2 roles), Kepler Computing (2) and Snowball Money (2) have the most; 27 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
43% of these roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
2 were posted this week.