Lead a multidisciplinary team to shape the creative direction of Coinbase's consumer product in a hybrid work environment.
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs.
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Head of Product Creative at Coinbase, the individual will oversee a team of designers to ensure cohesive brand storytelling across all consumer product touchpoints. Key skills include expertise in visual design, motion, and illustration, along with a strong command of design tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. This position is ideal for a seasoned leader with over seven years of experience in product-focused creative work, capable of driving cross-functional initiatives and mentoring a design team. Coinbase's dynamic environment emphasizes high standards and collaboration, making it suitable for those who thrive under pressure.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 5 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
- Coinbase has 163 other open roles including Strategic Program Lead, Supervisor, Customer Success Team, Staff Applied Data Scientist, Pricing.
- 121 active Figma roles on Joblaze right now.
- 21 active Adobe Creative Suite roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Design roles (median ~$169,000).
- Pays more than 98% of the 55 salaried Figma roles we track (median $156,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Head of Product Creative role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in Remote - USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $243,865–$286,900 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Head of Product Creative role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in Remote - USA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Head of Product Creative role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
As Head of Product Creative, you'll lead a multidisciplinary team of visual, motion, and illustration designers within the Consumer & Business Design organization. This team ensures that Coinbase's brand storytelling and visual language carry seamlessly from the first marketing touchpoint into the deepest in-app experience. You'll own creative continuity across product surfaces, partnering with Product Design, Engineering, and Marketing to ship work that delights millions of customers.
What you'll do:
- Own the creative direction and visual identity of the Coinbase consumer product, setting the north star for how brand comes to life inside the app experience
- Lead high-impact product launch campaigns from in-app onboarding flows to GTM feature moments, ensuring a unified story from social post to product screen
- Drive emotional connection across core product surfaces by partnering with Product Designers on UI evolutions, motion systems, and illustration
- Shape and evolve the Coinbase design language, including icons, color systems, and UI components, in collaboration with Brand Creative and Product Design
- Build and mentor a team of visual, motion, and illustration designers, raising the quality bar through critique, shared standards, and a clear creative vision
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineers, Product Managers, and Marketers to move quickly without sacrificing craft
Required Skills and Experience:
- 7+ years leading product-focused creative work (visual design, motion, illustration) with a portfolio demonstrating shipped, high-impact product experiences
- Mastery of typography, layout, color theory, and composition evidenced by a body of shipped consumer product work
- Track record of presenting creative strategy to senior leadership and securing alignment across Product, Engineering, and Marketing stakeholders
- Experience managing or mentoring senior designers and building scalable design team rituals (critiques, reviews, shared systems) in a remote-first environment
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional creative initiatives from concept to adoption, working autonomously in ambiguous environments
- Fluency in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite with proficiency in prototyping tools
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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