Visual Design, Senior Lead

What is Teachable?

Teachable is the platform for experts and businesses who take education seriously. In a world where anyone can ask AI for information, we're the home for those who educate with purpose, modernity, and humanity. We help experts and businesses scale their impact and operations through courses, coaching, and digital downloads that students actually love. From a finance expert teaching Python for investment analysis to a multilingual coach offering business Spanish for executives, Teachable powers human-led learning that drives student trust, connection, and results. With a sleek, intuitive interface and AI as a time-saving partner, the platform enables transformative education rooted in real-world experience. Teachable experts have lived it—that's why they teach it.Are you ready to join a dynamic, cross-cultural team at an exciting turning point in our company’s journey?

Part of the global Hotmart Company portfolio, whose platforms have helped creators, experts, and businesses earn more than $10 billion, Teachable continues to cement itself as a true industry leader. Together, Teachable and Hotmart are delivering market-leading products that prioritize student outcomes, business growth, and flexibility. If you have big ideas, relish the chance to challenge convention, and deeply believe in the power of real-world learning to shape the future, we want you on our team!

About your team
Our Brand & Content team is a group of social media experts, newsletter writers, designers, and copywriters—all working together to build a world-class brand creators love. We focus on growing Teachable’s reach, connecting with new and existing audiences, and using content, design, and in-person experiences to drive awareness, generate leads, and deepen engagement.

About the role
We’re looking for a Visual Design, Senior Lead with hands-on art direction experience to elevate the quality, consistency, and speed of our marketing creative while scaling a growing design team.

This is a player/coach role: you’ll provide clear creative leadership and mentorship while remaining deeply involved in execution when it matters most. You’ll partner closely with marketing, product, and growth leaders to translate business goals into compelling creative work — and ensure that work scales with quality and clarity.

This role is preferably hybrid to our NYC office 1-2x a month.

What you’ll do

Creative & Brand Leadership

• Translate business goals and marketing strategies into strong, cohesive creative concepts

• Define and communicate clear creative direction across campaigns and initiatives

• Present creative work and rationale to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

• Act as a trusted creative partner, helping stakeholders make confident, informed decisions

Art Direction & Craft Excellence

• Art direct campaigns, shoots, and major brand initiatives across channels

• Review and refine design work to ensure a consistently high bar for craft

• Set and uphold standards for typography, layout, motion, imagery, and overall visual quality

• Roll up your sleeves to design or directly execute when stakes are high or timelines are tight

Design Systems & Scale

• Own and evolve the design system and visual standards for marketing

• Ensure brand consistency across teams, channels, and touchpoints

• Build repeatable processes for critique, feedback, and delivery that balance quality with speed

• Partner with external agencies and vendors to extend creative output without sacrificing standards

Team & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Mentor and develop designers at different levels, fostering growth, confidence, and autonomy

• Provide clear, actionable creative feedback that raises the quality of work

• Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and growth teams to align priorities and timelines

• Advocate for design in planning, prioritization, and resourcing discussions

Who you are:

• A senior design leader with strong hands-on art direction experience (5+ years working as a designer)

• Managed and mentored at least 1 designer

• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end project management for creative initiatives, from intake and scoping through execution and delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.

• Comfortable balancing strategy, execution, and people leadership

• Confident presenting creative work to senior stakeholders

• Passionate about craft, clarity, and building systems that enable great work

• Experienced collaborating cross-functionally in fast-moving environments

Nice to have:

• Experience at saas/tech companies

• Design for ed-tech, LMS and/or creator economy companies

Additional details:

• This role is open to candidates who are able to work in our NYC office 1-2x a month.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• For this role, the base salary range is $120,000 - $150,000. A salary offer will be determined by a number of factors including experience, skill level, education, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all teammate pay and compensation programs regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay.

While Teachable maintains our NY office for local employees to use, we operate as a remote-first culture in order to give our employees added flexibility. In order to maintain connection and create a community beyond the screen, Teachable holds in-person events throughout the year, where employees and teams can come together for bonding, strategic alignment, goal-setting, and celebrations!

Teachable encourages individuals from a broad diversity of backgrounds to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer, meaning we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process. Please tell us in your application if you require an accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.