About Praxis
Praxis began in 2011 with a desire to support and equip Christian entrepreneurs and has grown steadily into a 25+ person, NY-centric team advancing the redemptive quests of founders, funders, and innovators motivated by their faith to address the major issues of our time. As a $12M+/year nonprofit with ambitious growth plans, we're expanding our venture-building work globally, organizing around the major issues of our time, and building media and more to activate the redemptive potential of Christians around the world. We see our team as the first carriers of the mission, building an organization that is great to work at, excellent in its craft, and redemptive in its finances as well as its programs.
We’re seeking a leader to join Praxis at a pivotal moment in our journey. As we celebrate 14 years of cultivating a vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurs, founders, and funders, we are poised to amplify our reach and deepen our influence through storytelling and resources that inspire, equip, and empower a broader audience. At the heart of this role is an invitation to awaken creative and prophetic callings, igniting redemptive imagination, purpose, and meaning in the lives and vocations of those we serve. By joining our team, you will help shape culture’s big questions into opportunities for truth, beauty, and renewal—equipping individuals to join God’s creative and restorative work for the common good.
The Role
As the Director, Design, you will serve as the principal creative leader at Praxis. You will shape the visual and experiential expression of the Praxis brand across all touchpoints, from large-scale event productions and podcast sound stages to print materials, web design, and social media content. This is a unique opportunity to lead by guiding and doing—to conceptualize, prototype, and craft the experiences that define Praxis, working with both internal and external collaborators. The ideal candidate relishes the canvas of creation, embracing every medium and scale.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Operational Excellence & Iteration
- Build and refine systems, processes, and tools for GTM delivery, analytics, and ongoing optimization.
- Lead a Praxis Media learning agenda—establishing priorities for channel experimentation, performance testing, and responsive iteration.
- Report findings and propose strategic adjustments based on audience insights, funnel metrics, and GTM performance.
Brand Leadership & Strategy
- Develop reimagined visual brand identity systems for all organizational touchpoints.
- Lead and manage the Praxis brand identity across all channels (digital, print, experiential, and environmental).
- Champion and evolve brand guidelines, ensuring consistency and innovation across all outputs.
Creative Direction & Production
- Drive projects from vision to execution through both direction and hands-on design work, ensuring extraordinary visual outcomes.
- Execute large-scale creative projects across events, digital experiences, and print.
- Lead creative development for major initiatives including Summit, Studio, Regional Gatherings, and Activate events.
Rapid Prototyping & Innovation
- Translate concepts into high-fidelity prototypes at speed across all mediums.
- Establish rapid prototyping systems for cross-channel deployment (social strategy, go-to-market).
- Integrate emerging creative technologies and methods into design practice.
Team Collaboration & Mentorship
- Guide and inspire designers, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Foster a culture of playful experimentation, creative excellence, and generous feedback.
- Contribute to organizational storytelling and cross-functional creative initiatives.
Key Competencies
- Mastery across a range of design disciplines: digital, print, experiential, and environmental.
- Fluency with design tools and workflows (Figma, Keynote, Canva, Adobe suite, prototyping platforms, etc.).
- Skillfully integrate and streamline design processes through Praxis’ suite of productivity tools (Airtable, Slack, Asana, Notion).
- Proven experience directing and delivering complex, multi-channel creative projects.
- Strength in communicating across disciplines and translating abstract vision into finished work.
- Impeccable visual acumen with an ability to uphold and elevate brand standards.
- Rapid prototyping and iteration skills; comfortable in highly collaborative, feedback-rich settings.
- Thoughtful leadership and a spirit of humility, curiosity, and innovation.
- Experience building and/or scaling creative systems and teams.
Ideal Prior Experience
- 7+ years in design, creative director or similar roles, including significant start-up or 0-1 launch experience.
- World-class portfolio of design work that demonstrates re-brand / re-positioning, and multiple design disciplines (digital, print, experiential).
- Experience creating a design and brand system that scales across an organization and multiple platforms.
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams or agency/contractor relationships.
Additional Details
- Location: New York City or Portland, OR preferred; remote may be considered for a highly experienced candidate.
- Travel:
- Quarterly team meetings (typically held at Praxis HQ in New York City)
- Annual Praxis Summit
- Additional travel as needed for in-person Design Sprints, film/production meetings, and potential for significant events like our Regional Gatherings and Activate.
- All travel expenses covered by Praxis
- Reports To: Managing Partner – Media, Brand, and Product
- Compensation Package: $115K - $145K based on experience and location.
- Comprehensive benefits including fully paid health insurance for families
- 5% matching 401k
- Flexible vacation policy
For all Praxis roles, we are open to candidates who are ‘outside of range’. That is to say, growth-minded applicants at an earlier stage of career and comp, or candidates with experience above the highest end of the job description and compensation range, are welcome & encouraged to apply.
Cultural Alignment
The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep alignment with our mission to advance redemptive entrepreneurship and our organizational culture, which includes shared rhythms such as daily team prayer and a company-wide weekly Sabbath, as detailed in our Rule of Life for Redemptive Entrepreneurs. Most importantly, we're seeking a leader who combines operational excellence with a spirit of humility and service, contributing to our vision of building an organization that embodies redemptive principles in all aspects of its work.
Praxis welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and career stages. If you resonate with our mission and are driven by the canvas of creation, we encourage you to apply—even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification.
