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About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
What You'll Be Doing & Why It Matters
Slack is at an inflection point. We're evolving from the world's most beloved team communication tool into something fundamentally new: an AI operating system where humans and agents work together to get things done. Built on the context of your work, Slack becomes a single, personalized command center that replaces fragmented apps, inboxes, and point solutions.
As agents take on more of the work, the words between humans and machines carry more weight than ever. They set expectations, signal intent, earn trust, and keep people in control. Content design is a key part of what makes Slack feel like Slack. As the platform evolves, content designers as language experts will be at the center of defining these new experiences. We're looking for a leader with deep UX and content craft, that is excited about defining the evolution of work and the judgment to work through the hard tradeoffs AI brings. You'll grow a high-performing team of content designers, champion their work and careers, and make content design a core part of how Slack builds its future.
How you'll lead:
- You lead through coaching. You help designers make and own their decisions instead of speaking for them
- You lead through advocacy. You open doors, add influence behind key decisions and protect your team's focus to help amplify their work.
- You trust the team to set its areas of focus, and you build on the momentum that's already there
- You look for growth opportunities for everyone on the team You bring a growth mindset and real curiosity to a discipline that's changing fast
Core Responsibilities & Scope
- Lead and grow a high-performing team of content designers who define how natural language, both written and spoken, shapes how people and agents work together in Slack. Champion your team's careers through performance, promotion, and growth conversations, and help them through people logistics like relocation and sabbaticals
- Champion content design at the executive level, and own naming, terminology, and language decisions with product leadership. Partner with product design, product management, and engineering to make content design a core part of how Slack builds
- Raise the bar on content craft and quality across AI-native experiences and traditional UI. Evolve team operations with the team, building on what works and creating clear paths for feedback to flow up Lead and advocate for Help Center, including its content strategy, vendor partnerships, and cross-functional ownership
Minimum Requirements
- Deep content design background with strong UX craft, and experience designing content systems that cut cross-platform confusion and keep language consistent across products, surfaces, and devices
- Experience managing content design teams, ideally including Help or support content, with a track record of growing strong ICs and leaders. Experience leading distributed teams
- Executive presence: you can explain the value of language systems clearly and influence product decisions at the senior level. Excellent track record of cross-functional collaboration
- AI fluency grounded in judgment. You're excited about what AI makes possible and willing to engage with its ethical tradeoffs
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
Accommodations
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form .
Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.
Posting Statement
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $218,400 - $365,200 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $263,200 - $401,400 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.
Job Category
User ExperienceJob Details
About Salesforce
Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.
Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.
What You'll Be Doing & Why It Matters
Slack is at an inflection point. We're evolving from the world's most beloved team communication tool into something fundamentally new: an AI operating system where humans and agents work together to get things done. Built on the context of your work, Slack becomes a single, personalized command center that replaces fragmented apps, inboxes, and point solutions.
As agents take on more of the work, the words between humans and machines carry more weight than ever. They set expectations, signal intent, earn trust, and keep people in control. Content design is a key part of what makes Slack feel like Slack. As the platform evolves, content designers as language experts will be at the center of defining these new experiences. We're looking for a leader with deep UX and content craft, that is excited about defining the evolution of work and the judgment to work through the hard tradeoffs AI brings. You'll grow a high-performing team of content designers, champion their work and careers, and make content design a core part of how Slack builds its future.
How you'll lead:
- You lead through coaching. You help designers make and own their decisions instead of speaking for them
- You lead through advocacy. You open doors, add influence behind key decisions and protect your team's focus to help amplify their work.
- You trust the team to set its areas of focus, and you build on the momentum that's already there
- You look for growth opportunities for everyone on the team You bring a growth mindset and real curiosity to a discipline that's changing fast
Core Responsibilities & Scope
- Lead and grow a high-performing team of content designers who define how natural language, both written and spoken, shapes how people and agents work together in Slack. Champion your team's careers through performance, promotion, and growth conversations, and help them through people logistics like relocation and sabbaticals
- Champion content design at the executive level, and own naming, terminology, and language decisions with product leadership. Partner with product design, product management, and engineering to make content design a core part of how Slack builds
- Raise the bar on content craft and quality across AI-native experiences and traditional UI. Evolve team operations with the team, building on what works and creating clear paths for feedback to flow up Lead and advocate for Help Center, including its content strategy, vendor partnerships, and cross-functional ownership
Minimum Requirements
- Deep content design background with strong UX craft, and experience designing content systems that cut cross-platform confusion and keep language consistent across products, surfaces, and devices
- Experience managing content design teams, ideally including Help or support content, with a track record of growing strong ICs and leaders. Experience leading distributed teams
- Executive presence: you can explain the value of language systems clearly and influence product decisions at the senior level. Excellent track record of cross-functional collaboration
- AI fluency grounded in judgment. You're excited about what AI makes possible and willing to engage with its ethical tradeoffs
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.
Accommodations
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form .
Please note that Salesforce uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help our recruiters assess and evaluate candidates’ resumes and qualifications throughout the recruiting process. Humans will always make any candidate selection and hiring decisions. Please see our Candidate Privacy Statement for more information about how we use your personal data and your rights, including with regard to use of AI tools and opt out options.
Posting Statement
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $218,400 - $365,200 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $263,200 - $401,400 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.See All 498+ Associate Design Director Jobs
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software15
- Education8
- Construction & Real Estate8
- Consulting & Professional Services7
- Retail5
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in associate design director jobs.
- 7 or more years of design experience with at least 2 in a lead or management role
- Proficiency in Figma for both design execution and team-wide file organization
- Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor a team of two or more designers
- Experience presenting design strategy and rationale to cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong portfolio showing brand, product, or systems work at scale
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, interaction design, or a related creative field
Tips for Your Associate Design Director Job Search
Lead your portfolio with leadership impact
Hiring managers at the associate design director level want to see how you directed other designers, not just your own craft. For each case study, name the team size, your decision-making role, and the outcome the work drove.
Tailor your resume to each job's scope
Some postings emphasize people management, others emphasize hands-on execution. Read the job description carefully and mirror its language, foregrounding team leadership on people-heavy roles and design systems work on craft-heavy ones.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists associate design director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target companies at a design inflection point
Associate design director roles open most often when a company is scaling its design org, refreshing a brand, or launching a new product line. Prioritize openings that signal growth in the job description rather than backfills.
Prepare a design critique for your portfolio review
Many companies include a live portfolio walk where you're expected to critique your own decisions under pressure. Practice narrating trade-offs out loud, not just outcomes, so you can defend choices when interviewers push back.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the associate design director level, the number of direct reports, your budget authority, and your seat at product strategy meetings matter as much as pay. Ask explicitly about those dimensions before accepting any offer.
Associate Design Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most associate design directors?
Capital One, Meta, and Information Technology Senior Management Forum are hiring the most associate design directors right now, with openings concentrated in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Industries with the highest volume include consumer tech, media, and in-house agency teams at large consumer brands.
How many associate design director jobs are remote?
About 73% of associate design director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for flexible arrangements in this role. Brand and digital design sub-specializations tend to have the highest remote availability, while roles tied to physical product development or on-site creative studios are more likely to require in-person presence.
How do you become an associate design director?
Start by building several years of hands-on design execution across brand, product, or systems work, then actively seek out opportunities to lead projects and mentor junior designers. Document those leadership moments in your portfolio alongside your craft work. When you can articulate both what you made and how you directed others to make it, you're ready to apply for associate design director roles.
Can you get hired as an associate design director with limited management experience?
Yes, especially if you can show informal leadership such as owning a design system, running critiques, or mentoring junior designers, even without a direct reporting relationship. Frame that work explicitly on your resume and in your portfolio walk. Some companies, particularly at fast-growing startups, will hire strong individual contributors into associate design director roles and build the management layer around them over time.
What does the associate design director interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds: an initial recruiter screen focused on background and logistics, a hiring manager conversation about leadership style and team experience, a portfolio presentation where you walk through two or three projects in depth, and a final round with cross-functional stakeholders or senior design leadership. Some companies add a brief take-home design or strategic prompt between rounds.
Where can I find and apply to associate design director jobs?
You can find and apply to associate design director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your specialization and seniority, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background and goals.
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