Design Lead Job Description
Design lead
provides leadership and guidance in the design, architecture, development, and maintenance of a variety of web and mobile based front end technologies.
Design Lead Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective design lead job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included design lead job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Producing quality, secure and resilient designs for new or improved services
Directing a team of technical professionals responsible for Information Technology
Developing plans for delivery of IT services
You'll lead the product design process for your team — from problem definition to technical execution
Push products towards solutions that are unquestionably simple, intuitive, and “just work” for our users
You will be hands-on with designers to ensure that the product direction of the project is sound, and balances the right tradeoff between speed and quality
You'll collaborate with product and engineering counterparts to ensure projects are well-defined, high-impact, and possible to successfully execute on
Able to lead and interface with top leadership with compelling and accurate storytelling design skills
Ensure consistently high quality of motion work on all content
Provides creative direction across all motion design work
Design Lead Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Design Lead
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ITIL, PMI, TOGAF, PMP, CAM, IPC, CE, CSA, UL, FAR
Education for Design Lead
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the design lead job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Design, Engineering, Graphic Design, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Communication, Computer, Interaction Design, Education
Skills for Design Lead
Desired skills for design lead include:
Axure
Invision
Project scope estimates
Flinto
Web-based technologies and their impact on the feasibility of design solutions
Audits and competitive landscaping
Sketch
CSS
Usability principles and techniques
Component-based design-development
Desired experience for design lead includes:
Provide oversight and leadership to multiple concurrent, complex programs (multi-year, multi-million dollar) driven by distinct or shared resource pools both domestic and globally
Responsible for delivering the technical design to achieve strategic objectives
5 years of experience in digital design field
5 years of experience with Adobe software, including Photoshop and Illustrator
3 years of experience and understanding of designing for mobile experiences
2 years of experience leading design work
Design Lead Examples
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Design Lead Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of design lead. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for design lead
- State instructional end goal and create content that matches
- Describe and visualize for the team what the training finished product will look like
- Supplement and modify current instructor-led training with PowerPoint, Participant Guides, Quick-Reference Guides, Self-Study Pre-work, Knowledge Checks, eLearning, and training videos
- Design and develop new content for instructor-led, self-direction, eLearning, and co-facilitated training
- Design and create vibrant and effective eLearning coursework and publish to the Learning Management System
- Complete regular and ongoing material updates and upkeep Course Facilitation
- Provide training facilitation support for TV and Digital University subject-matter-expert led courses
- Standardize Training Documentation
- Collaborate with the Training Managers to set standards for end-user training documentation and apply consistently to all products
- Work closely with the Business Analysts to ensure all functionality is captured in product documentation
Qualifications for design lead
- An exceptional portfolio showcasing innovative design solutions for products and brands (applications without portfolios will not be reviewed)
- 6+ years experience working in a consulting environment or as an in-house product designer
- BFA in Graphic Design, Communications Design, Interaction Design, or equivalent experience
- Experience designing product interfaces, print communications, brand & identities, web experiences and interactive web and mobile applications
- Ability to work with technology experts to uncover and understand technology requirements and capabilities as they relate to design deliverables
- Experience building & shipping products/services
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of design lead. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for design lead
- Applying the governance to ensure built APIs meeting all standards in the Bank
- Building and maintaining the Bank's API management applications for metrics collection, book of records, governance, API inventory, simulators and
- Building and operating an API Development Centre of Excellence - This is a capability to allow us to offer full lifecycle API Development capabilities to other parts of the Bank!
- Manage project strategy the look and feel of projects
- Document design decisions for consumption by the broader design and studio team, key partner teams
- You understand responsive design and have executed responsive projects at multiple browser breakpoints
- Partnering with internal Sales team on effectively messaging the user experience enhancements within the products
- Gifted at storytelling and shipping narratives that inspire and inform the broader team key partners of progress, changes and milestones
- Work closely with UX, product owners, engineers and the branding team to develop the visual design of both a B2B ecommerce site the admin workstation
- Work closely with catalog team to develop printed catalogs
Qualifications for design lead
- You have some mobile experience
- You have worked on branding efforts in the past
- You have experience working with startups or relevant academic experience
- You have an appreciation for code (but coding experience is not required)
- Understanding of broader network, security, and enterprise implications of the contact centre design
- Awareness or architectural ideals yet pragmatic in their application , and
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Our company is looking to fill the role of design lead. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for design lead
- Ensure program is executed adhering to Quality system TS 16949
- Quality check on 2D / 3D & track the internal errors
- Ensure internal KPI of team and share the data with team lead
- Perform 8D for customer escalations and identify preventive and corrective actions
- Mentor the team for the smooth execution & enhance the Quality & efficiency
- Involve in process standardization which impacts quality cost & delivery
- Propose ideas for Quality & efficiency improvement
- Ensure that utilization is on par with target
- Participate in top 5 meeting and update information on display boards daily
- Actively participate in employee involvement/ Continues Improvement activities /knowledge management initiatives
Qualifications for design lead
- Provide analytical support for outsourcing decision and RFP activities
- Drive delivery of Systems Requirements
- Responsible for Systems Design Specification
- A serious passion for user experience and visual design
- A minimum of 8 years’ as user experience designer, web designer, visual designer, information architect, interaction designer, program manager, or similar
- A working understanding of HTML and experience with agile engineering methods is essential
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of design lead. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for design lead
- Oversee small teams of designers
- Remain current on design software and product design trends and communicate them to the larger visual design team as they pertain to our work and processes
- Develop an in-depth understanding of data visualization and interpret how to translate complex data in a more intuitive manner
- Gain understanding of financial clients, products and workflows
- Collaborate with Marketing leads to identify creative approaches to goals
- Give creative direction to both in-house production artists and partner creative agencies
- Maintain a portfolio of 4-7 concurrent short- and long-term projects
- Be a change catalyst who helps teams prioritize and adapt quickly in a rapid growth organization
- Assess and determine appropriate cross-functional team members required to produce business outcomes on a project basis
- Drive and advocate for improvements through partnership with senior leaders, management committees, and key stakeholders
Qualifications for design lead
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from an accredited school
- 5-10 years design experience in a corporate or consultant environment
- Ability to create, express, and execute vision and strategy for category
- Strong understanding of ID, CFM, Graphic Design, and Usability design groups
- Knowledge of consumer needs and products, and an ability to assimilate consumer focused innovation into new products
- Global influencing, leadership, and communication skills
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a design lead. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for design lead
- Prepare site reports following site visits
- Take a prominent role in technical meetings during the tender stage
- Assist in the preparation of the costs for the proposal
- Preparation of P&ID drawings
- Formulate, in conjunction with our CAD team, from initial to final design
- Obtaining quotes for the quotation / project
- Provide technical support to customers both external and internal (Production, Service & Contracts)
- Ensure procedures are adhered to and are delivered on time to the highest quality and safety
- Will be required to attend site and general staff meetings
- Ideate, develop concepts, and execute final design of color, material and finishes
Qualifications for design lead
- 5+ years experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to design and execute course curriculum
- Demonstrated experience in writing training guides and course outlines with instructor workflows
- Demonstrated experience and proficiency in eLearning authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and Composica
- Ability to clearly understand our business and utilize relevant examples from our business in training
- Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and content experts