FutureBrand · 1 week ago
UX Director
Syracuse, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expFutureBrand is a flagship branding agency within the McCann Worldgroup. As the Director of UX, you will define and deliver intuitive user-focused experiences across various platforms, while mentoring talent and fostering collaboration across teams.
AdvertisingBrand MarketingConsulting
Responsibilities
Shape the vision and execution of UX across digital touchpoints, ensuring that the brand experiences we design are intuitive, inclusive, and brand-aligned
Define, organize, and further expand our UX capabilities, including research, interaction design, prototyping, and usability testing, that elevate client deliverables
Partner with strategy, research, design, business leadership, and project management teams to integrate UX thinking into the full project lifecycle
Mentor, coach, and grow UX thinking across our organization, fostering craft excellence and career development
Support business development by contributing UX thought leadership in pitches, presentations, and client conversations
Represent the UX perspective with confidence and clarity in client workshops, stakeholder reviews, and executive-level discussions
Serve as a thought leader in UX, bringing forward emerging trends, tools, and best practices that influence both client solutions and internal methods
Immerse yourself in client industries and business challenges to frame opportunities for digital brand expression
Translate user needs and research insights into clear frameworks, wireframes, flows, and interaction models
Collaborate with our Design team and leadership to ensure creative concepts are both strategically aligned and experientially sound
Conduct and interpret user testing and research to validate design decisions and evolve solutions
Craft and communicate compelling UX narratives, ensuring alignment between strategy, design, and technology
Partner with project management to define scopes, timelines, and deliverables for UX activities
Drive collaboration across disciplines, ensuring seamless hand-offs and a unified client experience
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required; Human–Computer Interaction, Design, Digital Media, Psychology, or a related field required
5–7 years of progressive UX design experience, consulting, research, or other relevant work experience
Familiarity with digital brand ecosystems, e-commerce platforms, and emerging interfaces (voice, AI-powered, or connected experiences)
Proven track record of leading UX efforts across large-scale digital projects, ideally within an agency or consultancy environment
Experience guiding multi-disciplinary teams and collaborating with strategists, researchers, designers, and technology functions
Demonstrated ability to present UX work to senior clients and stakeholders, influencing decision-making at an executive level
Proficiency with industry-standard UX tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, LucidChart, etc.) and collaboration tools (Miro, Figjam, Mural, etc.)
Awareness of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
Strong portfolio of work that highlights strategic thinking, design craft, and measurable business impact
Preferred
While we're not explicitly seeking a UX Designer with UI creative design expertise, it's certainly a bonus we would enjoy learning about should you have those capabilities
Company
FutureBrand
FutureBrand seamlessly combines expertise in brand strategy, identity, digital, retail, environmental, product and service design. It is a sub-organization of Interpublic Group.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jon Tipple
Chief Strategy Officer, Global
Meghan Labot
Chief Growth Officer
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