Associate Director, Design
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DarkroomGrowth Marketing
Location: Portugal Secondary Locations: Mexico, Spain, Brazil, Argentina Workplace: Remote, EST Time ZoneFull-TimeManager
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Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Experience
- 3-6+ years of senior-level design experience, with at least 1 year of people management experience preferred.
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementAdobe Creative SuiteAdobe PhotoshopFigmaHTMLCSS
Requirements
- 3-6+ years of senior-level design experience
- At least 1 year of people management experience preferred
- Experience in responsive web design
- Digital portfolio showcasing web design and branding skills
- Proficiency in Figma (Auto Layout, Components, Variants)
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Self-motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership
- Experience collaborating with developers and documenting designs for development hand-off
- Comfortable with client-facing responsibilities in English
- Capable of providing constructive internal feedback and guiding direct reports
- Ability to tackle ambiguous problems, understand business challenges, design solutions, and execute them effectively
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of designers, starting with 2-4 direct reports and expanding as the team grows.
- Provide support in strategy, project management, design feedback, performance evaluation, and handling escalations.
- Conduct weekly 1:1s with direct reports to assess client health, offer feedback, and oversee career development.
- Ensure high-quality work output from direct reports, focusing on visual craft, UX expertise, and meeting deadlines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketers, strategists, developers, and clients, to develop project plans, understand business objectives, and address client issues.
- Refine internal processes for client work in coordination with the Director of Creative.
- Provide training and feedback to enhance the skills of the design team.
- Lead 1-2 UI/UX engagements as needed, focusing on creating branded e-commerce websites.
- Present design work to clients, explaining design choices based on effective reasoning and UX principles.
- Manage design projects independently from discovery to hand-off, adhering to timelines and collaborating with developers to ensure feasibility.
- Develop component systems and maintain design guidelines for consistency.
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