LEVEL · 9 hours ago
Associate Creative Director, Product & Digital Design
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$107K/yr - $171K/yr
7+ years expLEVEL is a company that has developed marketing solutions for innovative brands for 25 years. The Associate Creative Director, Product + Digital Design will work at the intersection of product design and visual design, collaborating with clients to create effective and innovative web and product experiences while managing project workstreams and teams.
AdvertisingConsultingDigital MediaiOSMobile AppsSoftware
Responsibilities
Partner with clients to define project scope and expectations, build and lead creative delivery teams, present and defend work, and own project delivery workstreams from concept to delivery
Design high-fidelity UI and visual experiences for web-based product and marketing pages, dashboards, and other digital channels across responsive breakpoints
Apply and evolve existing design systems, component libraries, and style guides with consistency and care
Create production-ready design artifacts including page layouts, component specs, interaction states, and documentation
Own design execution from concept through delivery, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and polish at every step
Partner with cross-functional teams including UX, copy, engineering, and client stakeholders to bring designs to life
Maintain rigorous attention to detail, QA-ing designs for visual accuracy, accessibility, and system alignment
Contribute to style guide creation, system documentation, and best-practice guidelines
Present work clearly and confidently, articulating design rationale and tradeoffs
Support multiple workstreams while managing priorities, timelines, and feedback efficiently
Work with agency leaders to support and pitch new business opportunities within both existing and potential clients including building decks and participating in pitch meetings
Qualification
Required
7+ years of progressively-responsible experience in experience design, product design, digital design, or UI design within an advertising agency, media organization, in-house agency, consultancy, or product-driven environment; experience working in an embedded client environment preferred
Bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, or a similar field preferred; experience may be substituted
Prior experience working within or alongside the consumer technology, electronics, or hardware industry preferred
Significant prior experience partnering directly with clients to confidently present work, articulate rationale for approach in the context of both business and user needs, workshop and brainstorm iterative changes to ongoing projects, and drive continued growth and expansion of work and project scopes
Experience managing and leading people, defining team structures, and building teams
Strong visual design foundation with proven experience designing polished, system-driven UI including high-fidelity wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
Deep understanding of the full experience design process from research to architecture to visual design
Advanced proficiency in specialized digital and UX design tools including Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, and Keynote; experience with motion design tools a plus
Experience working within large-scale design systems and contributing to their evolution
Strong understanding of responsive web design, accessibility standards, and UI best practices
Experience collaborating closely with engineers, UX, content, and product partners including handoff workflows and design specs
Comfort operating with a high level of ownership, autonomy, and accountability
Ability to accept and synthesize feedback quickly while maintaining design integrity
Flexible and adaptable with an ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent projects across varied workstreams with constantly shifting parameters and targets
A natural sense of urgency and an ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within tight deadlines and constantly-evolving project parameters, scope, and goals
Experience working within a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team on customer-focused products and services in an agile delivery environment
Highly collaborative but independently capable
Assertive, confident communication skills and a willingness to ask questions and take initiative
Scrappy and entrepreneurial with a drive to evolve and innovate
A portfolio showcasing innovative, high-quality UI, product, or marketing-driven digital experiences is REQUIRED and should be submitted at the time of application
Preferred
Experience working in an embedded client environment
Bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, or a similar field
Prior experience working within or alongside the consumer technology, electronics, or hardware industry
Benefits
Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
Medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees
Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance
Participate in the Publicis 401(k) Plan after you complete 1,000 work hours in a consecutive 12-month period
Company
LEVEL
We imagine tomorrow’s interaction.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2010-09-20Acquired
Leadership Team
Craig Nanaumi
Group Design Director/Associate Partner
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