DEPT® · 1 month ago
Principal, Product Design - NY (Hybrid)
DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. The Principal, Product Design role requires a visionary approach to collaborate with a creative team, establish design excellence, and lead transformative solutions for clients.
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Responsibilities
Closely collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of talented people
Lead and mentor the creative team, fostering a collaborative, optimistic, and proactive culture
Bring a fresh, insightful point of view that inspires both the internal team and the client, putting the team and client first
Define and implement successful design strategies, setting high visual and conceptual standards for all company efforts (including websites, branding, UX, and content)
Generate strategic insights and moodboards to facilitate creative innovation
Drive complex digital projects from kick-off to completion, ensuring the team's deliverables exceed client expectations and stay within budget and deadlines
Establish project direction, craft guidelines, and assist with production as needed
Identify key client decision-makers and leverage excellent interpersonal skills to grow and maintain these relationships, collaborating across all internal departments and external stakeholders to achieve desired results
Actively contribute to the design discipline through mentoring, conversation, and proposing ideas to elevate company operations and improve processes
Qualification
Required
5+ years of proven experience in design and interactive work for leading brands, including 2+ years in a leadership role
Bachelor's Degree in Design, Visual Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Mastery of Figma (including components, variants, and auto layout) and familiarity with essential collaboration tools (e.g., Hubspot, Google Suite, Slack)
Strong knowledge and experience in visual design, user-centered experience design, interaction design, and brand development. Experience developing and maintaining a robust design system
Demonstrated ability to provide strategic vision and creative inspiration to large, diverse teams
Excellent public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex information to clients and internal stakeholders
Highly detail-oriented, proactive, comfortable navigating complex organizations, and focused on strategic problem-solving and process efficiency
Must have the ability to travel to the client's offices twice a week
Benefits
Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
401k plan, plus matching
PTO
Paid Company Holidays
Parental Leave
Company
DEPT®
DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
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