Lead Experience Designer

Summary

Join Fantasy as a Lead Experience Designer and collaborate on projects with world-leading organizations like Netflix and Spotify. This fully remote freelance role, based in the US or Canada, offers the potential for full-time conversion. You will lead and mentor a team of UX designers, crafting exceptional digital products and services. Your responsibilities include setting experiential direction, overseeing project execution, and building strong client relationships. A strong portfolio showcasing a variety of digital products and 6+ years of experience leading design teams are essential.

Requirements

• Possess a strong portfolio that spans a wide variety of digital products, services, and experiences
• Demonstrate your process through wireframes, site maps, and flows
• Have 6+ years of experience in the design industry, with a focus on leading teams to create human-centered digital experiences
• Possess the ability to create truly human-centered, impactful end products
• Be able to combine thought and strategic thinking to offer a strong point of view

Responsibilities

• Set experiential direction and provide strategic guidance throughout the duration of projects
• Work with cross-functional teams to execute against the principles that create great, human-centered products
• Help oversee and direct the work to ensure it is realized with incredible creativity and expert craftsmanship
• Lead with empathy and insight, synthesizing complex information to lead with clarity
• Devise product visions, feature sets, and roadmaps
• Help construct design systems that combine delight and systematic thinking to deliver incredible experiences for global audiences
• Work with other disciplines to establish unified strategic and experiential approaches
• Mentor and manage other UX Designers, helping them advance and grow
• See opportunities to improve design processes and lead the team in new, better ways of working
• Lead by example, inspiring those around you to think beyond the ordinary
• Engage directly with client partners, working with them to solve problems, ideate, imagine, and create
• Lead discussions and presentations, conveying the power and thought behind your teams’ solutions
• Build strong relationships with clients and be seen as a natural go-to for creativity, problem-solving, and ideation
• Engage in the full end-to-end process from initial conversations with prospective client partners through to delivery and growing relationships