Digital Design Director
Posted on 9/12/2023
Locations
Chicago, IL, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Agile
Figma
JIRA
Marketing
SCRUM
UI/UX Design
Communications
CategoriesNew
UI/UX & Design
Product
Requirements
- Lead and manage the design team, providing mentorship, guidance, and direction to ensure the delivery of high-quality digital products
- Collaborate with product managers, developers, and subject matter experts to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience
- Develop and maintain design strategies, processes, and best practices to ensure consistency and efficiency across all projects
- Oversee the creation of wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
- Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback to optimize the user experience
- Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards
- Present and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive-level stakeholders
- Continuously stay up-to-date with the latest UX design trends, techniques, and technologies
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful project delivery
- 7+ years of proven experience as a UX Designer, UI Designer, or similar role, with at least 3 years in a leadership position
- Strong portfolio demonstrating your UX design skills and experience in leading design teams
- Proficiency in design and prototyping tools, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe XD, Figma, or similar
- Experience with user research methodologies and usability testing
- Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction
- Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
- Ambition. You look for opportunities to deliver greater value to those around you
- Imagination. You identify a range of solutions to problems
- Inspiration. You lead by example and encourage others
- Inclusion. You are actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations
- Learning. You have excellent listening skills that helps you to learn from our clients and those around you
- Results. You accept responsibility for your action
Responsibilities
- OLIVER is a global marketing agency. Our skilled creative talents are dedicated to high-profile clients and are based either onsite, near site or offsite in our hubs. OLIVER are partnering with a leading tech brand to drive growth and performance with its best-in-class learning solutions, industry-recognized technology education and certifications
- As a Digital Design Director, you will be responsible for overseeing the design team and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, user-centered digital products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and subject matter experts, to create seamless and engaging user experiences. Your leadership and expertise will be crucial in driving the strategic direction of our design efforts and ensuring the success of our digital products
- We are looking for people who want to work closer with clients and brands, who are entrepreneurial and relish the opportunity to be a part of something new and dynamic
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process or Jira is a plus