Associate Design Director

Agency:

[REDACTED]

Job Function:

Creative

Job Subfunction:

Design

Job Description:

As Associate Design Director, you will lead the visual design of large scale websites and digital products from first concept to launch. You will bring the client’s brand to life in digital, build a scalable design system that keeps the experience consistent as it grows, and work closely with UX, strategy, and development teams. You will lead a team of designers, raise the bar on craft, and stay hands on in the work.

What you'll do

Present work to clients with clarity and confidence, grounding your choices in research and user needs. Handle feedback in real time with sound judgment and turn it into clear direction for the team.

Express the brand through type, color, imagery, and motion with care and intent. The client’s brand refresh is still evolving, so you will adapt the work as their guidelines change.

Build and maintain a scalable design system with flexible components that work across templates and products, and clear documentation that keeps the whole team aligned.

Build interactive prototypes in Figma to show how designs behave, from transitions to motion, so clients and developers can see the experience before it is built.

Define the token architecture and naming conventions, partnering with developers so tokens map cleanly to code and keep every visual decision consistent, from color and type to spacing, radius, elevation, and motion.

Partner with UX from the start to shape detailed designs that carry through the logic of user flows, information architecture, and interaction patterns.

Design to WCAG 2.2 AA standards, with real attention to users with limited vision or mobility.

Deliver developer…