Associate Experience Design Director

Publicis Groupe • New York, NY

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About The Position

We're looking for a n Associate Experience Design Director to lead in craft ing thoughtful, intuitive digital experiences that serve both user needs and business goals—primarily in the website product space. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, and refine solutions that are strategically grounded and user-centered.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree experience in interaction design, human-computer interaction, or industrial design preferred. Certification programs, workshops and/or bootcamps also considered with 5 + years of professional experience with both agency and consulting companies
• Experience working in Pharmaceutical space preferred.
• Experience in UX/UI patterns for transactional or ecommerce experiences
• Ability to collaborate and lead focused, organized design solutions with strategy, research, analytics, visual design, content strategy, copy and technology
• Ability to act as subject matter expertise in a particular industry or vertical with XD craft.
• Deep background in product design with enterprise clients following scaled agile and waterfall delivery methodologies for content/campaign projects.
• Experience leading design systems for wide range of digital interfaces using atomic design and design thinking methodologies.
• Experience scoping and estimating XD activities for medium and small projects for enterprise and agency clients.
• Proficiency at refining and adapting XD artifact to project based on constraints and guiding team accordingly.
• Experience acting as lead on XD tracks on content campaign, product/platform and physical/digital projects
• Experience leading and guiding other XD team members on medium sized projects.
• Able to operate seamlessly within medium to large-sized teams, preferably in a cross disciplinary digital agency
• Proficient at creating key XD artifacts within design thinking methodology
• Working knowledge of agile and waterfall methodologies, responsive web, atomic design and design systems.
• Experience creating and enhancing Information Architecture to improve user experience, navigation and findability, manage content, and more
• Tools: Figma, JIRA, Adobe Creative Suite

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Research is a bonus

Responsibilities

• Lead and balance multiple tracks within mid-to-large sized projects
• Provide estimation of relevant deliverables based on project requirements, timelines and resources
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders about project scope, definition and purpose of XD artifacts to support project objectives.
• Lead experience strategy and work with team to prioritize projects
• Contribute to growing experience design client opportunities organically by providing strategic value and relevant recommendations within existing project accounts.
• Participates in pitches as key day-to-day support role on research, concept and proposal.
• Lead and facilitate collaborative cross-disciplinary idea generation and client co-creation sessions
• Articulate to client with sound critical thinking and rationale for design approach/recommendations in the context of both business and user needs
• Balances leading and supporting multiple projects while managing allocation time effectively.
• Approach scope challenges with clients and educate client on value of assets and process within project track(s).
• Take ownership in translating design constraints from internal and client feedback and can articulate next steps to team and client on recommended design decisions and dependencies.
• Help team leads and client navigate through areas of requirement gaps and uncertainty in a constructive manner with thought leadership and actionable next steps.
• Vet Tickets and allocate them to appropriate parties
• Vet client requests and provide solution from existing available components or provide strategy to enhance/ create new ones as needed

Benefits

• medical and voluntary benefits
• supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance
• Publicis 401(k) Plan

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees