Design Director

About Us!

At Sourcing Unicorns, we recruit globally across the creative and experiential industry, always on the lookout for exceptional talent to bring bold ideas to life. For this opportunity, we’re proud to collaborate with the team at Fivestone Studios to find the unicorn,  the one who will truly make a difference. Together, we ensure a smooth and human-centered hiring experience that reflects the studio’s vision.

About Fivestone!

Fivestone Studios is a Nashville-based creative media agency that an international clientele trust as their creative secret weapon. Our MO is taking on giants and making heroes of our clients through an impressive arsenal of strategy, design, digital media production & interactive technology capabilities.

Our primary goal at Fivestone Studios is to make a space for creative warriors to grow, thrive and take on their own giants. We use our Five Stones as our lens for success and our foundation for a healthy culture: honor, bravery, vision, generosity and excellence. If you have a passion for teamwork, are willing to leave your ego at the door, and have a strong drive for creative excellence, we would love to talk.

Role Summary

The Design Director is a creative leader who balances ‘on the box’ design & art skills with the ability to lead and guide a team of multidisciplinary interactive, digital & visual artists. They work closely with the ECD, bridging the gap between strategy and visual execution. They excel at bringing life to briefs and strategies through the ground-up creation of interactive design and high-fidelity visual content like UI and motion.

• Establish and drive visual design direction across projects, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines, project parameters, and client objectives.

• Able to contribute hands-on design work when needed—creating style frames, type treatments, UI systems, and toolkits.

• Lead and mentor designers, fostering growth and elevating studio-wide design standards.

• Collaborate with creatives, technologists, producers, and strategists to align visual design with creative strategy, user experience, and technical feasibility.

• Oversee and refine design outputs, ensuring consistency, clarity, and craft excellence across deliverables.

• Present and articulate design intent and rationale to internal teams, clients, and stakeholders.

• Shape the visual direction of pitches and proposals, contributing to new business opportunities.

• Stay ahead of emerging trends, tools, and workflows—including AI-driven exploration—and bring them into the design process.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Visual Design, Motion Design, Interaction Design, or equivalent professional experience preferred.

• 8+ years of design experience in an agency or studio setting, with a portfolio demonstrating mastery of immersive and interactive design.

• Hands-on expertise in visual design, typography, UI systems, and brand-driven execution.

• Strong ability to design and direct for motion and interaction, especially for immersive and large-scale formats.

• Experience creating content for large digital canvases, interactive environments, and touchpoints.

• Expert proficiency with industry-standard tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Figma.

• Familiarity with 3D design tools (C4D, Blender, or similar) is a strong plus.

• Ability to integrate AI tools and workflows into design exploration and production.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present, defend, and refine design decisions.

• Highly organized and adaptable, capable of balancing multiple projects with precision and consistency.

Thank you for applying. We’re committed to an inclusive process and we welcome talent from all walks of life. We aim to review every application. Roles in experiential can be ultra-specialized, if it’s not a fit for this one, we may still flag your profile for future opportunities. Thanks for helping grow the Sourcing Unicorns talent ecosystem.