Director of Design (UI/UX + Brand)

Gantri is looking for a Director of Design to steward the brand, UI/UX, and creative output across the company. This onsite role in San Francisco places you at the center of shaping Gantri’s visual identity and end-to-end digital experience, guiding a lean design team as product, marketing, and software align around a cohesive design language. The position combines strategic leadership with hands-on craft to elevate how design drives perception and performance.

The role offers a salary range of USD 190,000 to 220,000 per year and requires 8 or more years of experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Gantri's brand identity, visual language, and design system across all channels and touchpoints
• Align Gantri’s product vision with the evolving brand
• Set and lead the UI/UX direction for gantri.com, MadeOS (the custom manufacturing platform), and FactoryOS software, ensuring the digital experience reflects the brand's quality
• Build, lead, and mentor a lean creative team spanning brand design, digital design, and creative outputs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Software to guarantee design consistency and excellence
• Establish and maintain creative standards, processes, and guidelines that scale with the company
• Foster a culture of craft, taste, and creative ambition throughout the organization
• Partner with external photographers, directors, and agencies to produce world-class creative work
• Guide the product identity of Gantri’s catalog of original designs

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in brand design, digital design, or creative direction, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• A portfolio that demonstrates refined taste, versatility, and a track record of creating memorable brand experiences for design-led or premium consumer brands
• Deep fluency in both brand and digital design, capable of art-directing campaigns and critiquing complex onboarding flows with confidence
• Experience building and leading small, high-performing design and creative teams
• Strong understanding of e-commerce UX, responsive design, and how design drives conversion
• Excellent eye for typography, color, composition, and detail
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, resource-conscious environment with hands-on involvement and strategic oversight
• Authentic appreciation for industrial design, architecture, interiors, or the broader design world
• Experience in the lighting, furniture, home, or lifestyle space
• Familiarity with 3D rendering, motion design, or spatial and experiential design
• A personal creative practice or side projects that reflect your point of view

Technologies

• MadeOS
• FactoryOS

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k
• Paid vacation days and paid holidays
• Access to 3D printers for personal projects
• Monthly team lunches
• And much more

Company

Gantri is building the digital manufacturer for design. We combine software, advanced materials, and a local digital factory to produce high-mix, low-volume furniture and lighting on demand. We partner with world-class designers and brands to create products that are more innovative, more sustainable, and made locally.

Why Gantri

Gantri sits at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and software. We are redefining production for a new era where great design does not require mass production. This is a rare opportunity to shape a brand and platform from within, for those who care about taste, systems, and creating category-defining work.