Design Director Leadership Role

21 hours ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Engine Digital Full time

**About Engine Digital**

We're a team of strategists, designers, engineers, and producers driven by a shared mission to create innovative digital products, services, and experiences that help our clients unlock growth.

We believe small, collaborative, and cross-functional teams are best equipped to ship the most optimal project outcomes. Within these teams, Design Directors take a principled approach to crafting the visual language and brand experience across our engagements.

As a Design Director at Engine Digital, you'll guide teams in concepting and creatively defining the work we produce, from how it functions to how it feels. You'll lead and inspire visual designers and product designers to produce work that prioritizes innovation over convention, helping our clients bring innovative new digital experiences to market.

Applying your expertise in design systems, user experience, interaction, typography, and brand, you'll be responsible for ensuring the work we ship is exceptional in every way. This is a hands-on role, leading projects from ideation through deployment, while managing, mentoring, supporting, and collaborating with a cross-functional team.

Job Requirements
  • Guide the design process bringing together strength in brand, UX, and UI
  • Define project goals and objectives that go beyond the brief
  • Guide the craft of projects that require greater hands-on design direction
  • Foster an environment that balances high performance with happiness and healthiness
  • Help to strengthen our reputation as a leading agency with a commitment to craft
About You

10+ years of experience leading design engagements in a digital agency or consultancy

3+ years of experience leading, mentoring, and building design teams

Exceptional portfolio of work for notable brands demonstrating mastery of skill and craft

Expertise in visual design, user experience, UI patterns, typography, grids, brand design, and design systems with a focus on digital product, brand experience, and e-commerce

Familiarity with service design, design thinking, ideation workshops, and concept sprints

Knowledge of usability, accessibility, SEO, analytics, and A/B testing

A personal perspective on design's ability to shape business, brands, and relationships

Able to build trust through exceptional management skills, guiding internal and external communications with executive-level stakeholders

This is a hybrid role with three days per week in the studio. The salary for this position is estimated to be around $120,000 - $180,000 annually, depending on location and experience.


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