Full-Time Interaction Design Director
Job Description
IA Collaborative is seeking an Interaction Design Director who will serve as a strategic leader in our IxD discipline and report to the Group Director, Interaction Design.
Interaction designers at IA Collaborative are masters of their craft in user experience design and strategy. We define Interaction Design broadly and consider it to be synonymous with other industry-standard roles such as UX Design, Experience Design, and Product Design.
At the forefront of user-centered design that creates business value, we live and work at the leading edge of technology; at the intersection of design and business; of creativity and strategy. Join our team to support current clients in user experience and digital transformation strategy, service design, digital product design, and enterprise application design.
As an Interaction Design Director, you will:
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across all phases phases of digital projects from strategy to design to production and launch
- Define approaches and processes, partnering with other team leads, to deliver successful projects that are creative, compelling, and impactful for our client’s business
- Understand current trends in digital design and business and bring strategic thinking to insights and solutions
- Take a lead role in new business pitches, proposal development, and project initiation
- Deliver distinctive client service and authentic client experiences to build long-term relationships that grow the business
- Develop new initiatives to create opportunities to advance an open and inclusive environment that empower team members and develops the culture of IA Collaborative
- Drive the future vision of the discipline, including skill development to ensure we continue to have the capabilities required to meet our clients’ needs
- Manage individuals on the team, guiding their individual development and growth
- Know the Business of the Business: Act as a steward of IA Collaborative’s overall business by exploring future possibilities for the organization including new offerings and capabilities, talent acquisition, thought leadership, and other business growth-oriented activities.
Required qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field. Masters degree preferred.
- Twelve or more years of UX/UI design experience, preferably within a design firm or digital agency, including experience with:
- User research that can be translated into strategy, concepts and design decisions
- Business strategy for digital projects at multiple scale
- A range of methodologies for digital project engagements
- Leading teams through complex engagements with enterprise clients
- Data flow modeling for data intensive products
- Hosting and structuring successful client ideation and prioritization work sessions
- Experience leading business development efforts for both existing clients and new prospects
- Experience driving organizational initiatives, including team management, talent recruitment, and overall office culture
- Passion for contributing to thought leadership, public speaking and community outreach
- Post Pandemic: Ability to travel for 2-3 consecutive weekdays, once or twice a month, both domestically and internationally.
In the application or as part of the hiring process, candidates may be asked to submit work samples. These should be anonymized as needed to protect current employer and/or client confidentiality agreements.
About the Interaction Design Team
Interaction designers at IA Collaborative create experiences for people through their engagement with products, services, and platforms. Employing our user-driven design approach, we translate insights and strategy into tangible experiences that meet business objectives and delight users. As digital innovators, we thrive on an iterative design process and explore emerging platforms and novel applications; as digital leaders, we guide organizations through transformation.
Our team thrives in a fast-paced, challenging, multidisciplinary and highly collaborative environment. We welcome new tools and processes, diverse perspectives and backgrounds, and challenges that demand unconventional thinking to push the boundaries of our discipline.
How to Apply
In the application or as part of the hiring process, candidates may be asked to submit work samples. These should be anonymized as needed to protect current employer and/or client confidentiality agreements. All applicants should apply via this link: https://grnh.se/ec12ab761us138 total views, 0 today