Visual Design Lead

Summary

Join Huge as a Visual Design Lead and drive creative output across innovative projects. Lead and inspire the design team, mentor junior designers, and ensure high visual design standards. Utilize your visual design expertise to create stunning designs, develop brand identities, and produce engaging visuals for digital products and advertising. Provide clear direction and guidance to designers, foster a collaborative environment, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This contract role, remote within the US, runs from August 11, 2024 to September 26, 2025.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Visual Design, Graphic Design, or a related field
• 5+ years of proven experience in visual design, with a strong focus on digital experiences, delivering brand identities and creating visually stunning designs
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear direction and guidance
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to accurately scope design phases and manage resources effectively

Responsibilities

• Drive creative output: Lead and inspire the design team to develop and maintain a strong creative vision across all projects, and to deliver exceptional visual design solutions
• Mentor and guide junior designers, helping them develop their skills and design perspective
• Ensure the highest standards of visual design are met and maintained
• Visual design expertise: Utilize your strong pedigree in visual design to create visually stunning and impactful designs
• Develop brand identities that effectively communicate the essence of our clients' brands
• Create engaging visuals for digital products and advertising materials
• Leadership and direction: Provide clear direction and guidance to designers working on your project teams
• Foster a collaborative and creative environment, encouraging the growth and development of team members
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design solutions align with project goals

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise in branding and visual identity design including a know how and ability to create digital design systems
• Active participation in the design community in the form of organizations around topics related to the craft, and other networks pertaining to design community involvement
• Solid understanding of UI/UX design principles for digital products
• Awareness of current design trends and technologies
• Experience participating in thought leadership, published articles and other activity in industry, social, and creative podcasts, symposiums and publications, blogs, vlogs, etc

Benefits

$88 — $98 USD