Digital Design Director

The design team plays a pivotal role in offering breakthrough solutions to brand and  innovation challenges. Whether it’s helping to define the experiential potential of a new brand strategy to expressing a powerful voice throughout every aspect of a user’s journey, we bring the best of design thinking to the rest of our practices, from Strategy to Innovation, New Business, and internal or marketing initiatives.

As a Digital Design Director at Lippincott, you will work with teammates to help develop thoughtful, immersive design solutions that lie on the intersection of brand and interaction. You will be conceptually driven, focused on forging meaningful connections with consumers and businesses across a broad range of digital platforms. In addition to developing great design solutions, you will also help manage projects by coordinating with team members — both junior and senior — and with clients. This role provides the opportunity to begin developing leadership skills and a unique, discerning point of view as you contribute to the work.

On an average day, you will: 

Design Creatively and Strategically

• Conduct design research, contributing to communications audits and digital mood board creation
• Develop preliminary concepts into refined, comprehensive design solutions
• Help guide the design process from start to finish — participate in team ideation, help advance all concepts, and check the accuracy and quality of all deliverables to the highest standards

Build Ideas

• Stay up to date on trends and new techniques in the design world, as well as best practices in user experience and interface design, integrating those findings and understanding into projects
• Probe more deeply into concepts and design solutions when confronted with inconsistent and challenging findings
• Develop strong and engaging case studies, including storyboarding, gathering materials,
  creating exhibits

Manage Time and Projects

• Prioritize tasks to meet needs and deadlines across projects and teams
• Anticipate challenges that may affect project timelines and address with Partners on the project
• Work within budget and time constraints
• Participate in managing projects as required, taking a leadership role at times and prioritizing the workload for others
• Document and archive all work and files logically and in a timely manner for team/studio access
• Begin to act as a mentor to junior staff, providing direction and assisting in their development
• Begin to assist in recruitment efforts

Communicate and Collaborate

• Communicate project objectives clearly to team members and clients
• Clearly articulate design ideas, share research findings and explain thought process to team members — both in writing and in person
• Constructively participate in team ideation and design critiques
• Share specific and actionable feedback to team members
• Assist in producing and occasionally delivering client presentations
• Be involved in maintaining the client relationship, acting as a Lippincott representative, working with and influencing junior client contacts, participating in client calls and meetings, and gathering and communicating feedback to the team
• Assist in producing new business proposals

We look for you to:

Be Knowledgeable

• A design-related Bachelor’s degree or equivalent portfolio (postgraduate degree a plus)
• 5+ years of design experience in a professional setting
• A proven ability to apply basic design principles to creative work across a range of experiences
• The ability to incorporate inputs from strategy, research and other disciplines into design development
• The ability to think creatively while building on and relating work to past experience
• A solid understanding of experience design and development processes, including information design, content architecture, personas and user journeys.
• A proven ability of delivering UI interaction prototyping and animation, for both low and high fidelity prototypes
• Deep knowledge and application of UX principles at any step during UI design
• Extensive knowledge and application of UX processes (e.g. user testing, interviewing, etc.)

Be Skilled

• Extensive technical ability with Adobe Suite and Sketch; a working knowledge of digital prototyping and UX wire framing; a working knowledge of motion or film editing is also a plus
• Ability to design and lead workshops and sprints

• Ability to prepare production-ready assets and to package files for distribution and deployment
  • The ability to work independently in the face of complexity and seek clarity when necessary
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational and file management skills

Be Passionate and Driven

• Demonstrate high quality design that balances creativity and experience design rigor
• A drive to be adaptable and flexible to meet client and project needs
• A true enthusiasm for experience design and the role it plays in problem solving
• An unparalleled work ethic
• A desire to proactively seek constructive feedback
• A desire to enhance and grow your skillset, learning about technology, media, production process, design applications, and working methods

Lippincott is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at Lippincott are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, national origin, age, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in locations where we operate. We are committed to promoting a workplace that we are all proud to be a part of.

To submit your application, please select Apply Now and attach your resume and cover letter. For all design applicants, please include a link to your online portfolio. Someone from the recruitment team will be in touch with you.