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Merkle · 4 days ago

Associate Creative Director, Design

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$94K/yr - $152K/yr

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work with Creative Director and Experience Leads to produce best-in-class experiences across websites and mobile apps

Lead the UI design and visual direction on engagements, e.g., creating mood boards and design rationale, for both conceptual and delivery projects

Conduct competitive and out-of-category best-in-class research to inform design strategy

Create and manage custom design systems as well as utilize and scale existing client design systems

Maintain visual design and UI standards to improve team efficiency

Support your design work using all available insights including customer feedback, quantitative data and usability findings

Work with a team of designers to estimate design activities and capacity, and manage the workload to meet deadlines

Work with the cross-functional teams and leaders to ensure user adoption and client satisfaction

Be a trusted creative voice for your accounts and develop good relationships with your clients

Demonstrate to clients that you understand their challenges and respond to their creative and strategic requirements

Provide feedback for annual performance reviews, and ongoing feedback throughout the year (written when requested)

Work with creative management to address performance, workflow, and quality issues and develop long-range plans for the creative discipline

Mentor designers to meet the standards and expectations of the agency and the client, as well as meet their own career goals

Remain current on latest design and technology trends in the industry

Qualification

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Experience designUi designUsabilityAgency experienceFigmaFigjamDesign systemsProblem-solvingInterpersonalTeam leadershipMentoringCollaborationPassion

Required

10+ years of experience or equivalent experience

2+ years' experience in a creative leadership capacity

Bachelor's degree in Digital Design, Human-Computer Interaction or a related field

Understanding of Experience Design and the role creative plays in achieving its outcomes

A portfolio with exemplifying excellent UI Design, compelling ideas, and solid usability

Digital, interactive and customer experience agency or consultancy experience desired

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate client meetings and lead presentations

Strong team leadership and mentoring skills; able to inspire collaboration

Proficient in UI design tools, specifically Figma and FigJam

Highly knowledgeable in creating, implementing, and scaling complex design systems

Genuine passion and excitement for all design and a desire to create novel outcomes rather than relying on conventional thinking

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Company

Merkle

Glassdoor

3.7

Merkle is a customer relationship management agency that designs, executes and evaluates integrated marketing programs.

Founded in 1971

Columbia, Maryland, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.merkleinc.com

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