Associate Design Director-freelance

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If you’re motivated to work alongside top performers, push the boundaries of what’s possible, and help define where technology, business, and marketing are headed next—this is the place to do it.

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We are searching for an Associate Design Director to help us with the next evolution of a web-based design system. We design, build, and maintain a digital product that powers the digital marketing and shopping tools for an automotive shopping experience. The work will be creative and technical and require extreme familiarity with designing, evolving, and distributing design systems in Figma.

A firm understanding of user-centered design processes and interaction design principles are our most basic requirements. However, this is not a back-seat support role and requires creating prototypes, user flows, and documentation for client presentations. Professionalism, experience leading teams, and a rational approach are top qualities we’re seeking. This is a collaborative, cross-discipline team where communication, an understanding of basic marketing principles, and a curious mind will be crucial to your success.

An interest in automotive marketing is a bonus.

You will report to a Design Director and interact directly with clients, senior management, product owners, experience designers and developers. You will work parallel to similar tracks of work and coordinate with your peers. You must have outstanding communications skills, both verbal and written. You will be familiar with standard web and mobile design technologies, best practices, WCAG accessibility as well as emerging trends and innovations.

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This is a hybrid schedule requiring of 4 days/week on average in office.

If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

This is a freelance engagement. Candidates will be considered for conversion to fulltime.

• Owning a track of work and leading a pod of designers on project tasks
• Creating the information architecture and interaction design for implementation
• Understanding target audiences' needs, tasks, and goals and translating them into creative concepts and functional components
• Working closely with team to translate business requirements into meaningful interactive experiences
• Lead and design prototypes for demonstration of concepts to clients
• Developing and documenting detailed user experience specifications for highly interactive interfaces
• Experience working on a live design system
• Conducting competitive audits and market research

• 7+ years’ experience as a Senior Product, Visual, or Experience Designer
• Degree in a related field, such as Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Library Science, Industrial Design, Technical Communications, English, History, Anthropology, Economics
• Advanced proficiency in a variety of design tools including Figma and the CC suite
• Demonstrated ability to execute on…