Design Director, Project Lead

March 20

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A digital product studio with an editorial mindset

Responsive Design • Web Application Design • Development • Front-end Development • HTML5 + CSS3

11 - 50

Description

• Temporary contractor role with potential to be permanent • Lead teams and engage clients throughout the project • Plan and run a design process that aligns with core business goals • Design solutions that unlock opportunities for teams and clients • Explain the value of decisions, win over stakeholders, and fulfill the creative strategy • Navigate complex business, user, and team needs with empathy • Make portfolio-worthy work as a hands-on designer and team leader • Engage clients and demonstrate expertise that builds long-term relationships • Collaborate with and develop others, providing mentorship and ownership • Drive research to understand goals, business context, and user behavior • Define a foundational strategy that will unlock goals and inspire content creators, engineers, and product managers • Use strengths as a designer and communicator to synthesize insights • Resolve tensions effectively and with empathy • Collaborate with business development and marketing teams to attract top talent • Make every project more impactful than the last • Plan, run, and refine the way design projects go at Upstatement, sharing best practices

Requirements

• 7+ years hands-on design and project leadership experience at a digital agency or equivalent • Independent design leader with a portfolio demonstrating business impact • Expertise in leading research programs that result in impactful design executions • Capable of understanding business context and articulating the why behind decisions • Displays craft by designing around new concepts • Ability to manage a multidisciplinary team and ensure alignment with core ideas • Transforms design concepts into user interfaces and design systems • Strong communicator and active listener • Sets pace of velocity and efficiency through every step • Supports business development initiatives as a creative representative

Benefits

• Fully remote position • Work with ethical and mission-driven organizations • Collaborate in a high-trust environment • Build a portfolio you can be proud of • Blossom in a small studio culture • Prize flexibility and encourage experimentation • Support role switching and help people balance between maker/manager and lead/support