• Develop a high-level annual design strategy and creative roadmap, informed by department priorities and design needs • Establish creative standards and priorities to guide design execution across product, brand, and content projects, ensuring visual consistency across channels/experiences • Identify opportunities to improve visual systems, brand consistency, and overall creative quality • Provide creative direction and feedback on high-priority and time-sensitive design projects • Support short-term design initiatives as needed to ensure quality and alignment • Mentor and up-skill the design team in strategic design, execution quality, and creative thinking • Share best practices and frameworks to strengthen the team’s creative capabilities • Assess and improve the design request intake and handoff process • Improve how design work is scoped, briefed, prioritized, and transitioned into production • Provide regular progress updates and recommendations to leadership • Deliverables: 2026 annual design strategy and creative roadmap • Ongoing mentorship and team support • Regular progress updates and recommendations to improve processes around design