Sr. Art Director - Visual/UI Design, Books UX Design & Research Studio

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

We're seeking an experienced Visual Designer to drive the strategic evolution of
the Books shopping and Kindle visual experience on behalf our our customers. In
this role, you'll lead complex design initiatives that will help shape how
millions of readers interact with buying and reading books while driving
long-term organizational strategy for visual design excellence.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker who can balance creative
excellence with business needs, while effectively leading complex initiatives
across organizational boundaries. They should be comfortable working with
ambiguous problems and able to create scalable solutions that elevate the entire
design organization.

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of reading while driving
organizational excellence in visual design across the Books organization.

Requirements

• 8+ years of design experience
• Have an available online portfolio
• Experience art directing motion designers, illustrators, writers and content creators
• Experience partnering with technical partners for design implementation
• Experience in visual design demonstrated through design concepts, case studies, documentation, mockups and style guides

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of marketing fundamentals and ability to implement them to create dynamic advertising solutions
• Knowledge of typographic and brand design principles
• Experience in a broad range of software design approaches and common UX patterns.
• Experience in animation and motion design, a bonus

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term visual strategy for Books shopping and Kindle reading experiences across surfaces, balancing customer needs with business goals and technical constraints
• Lead complex design initiatives that require coordination across multiple teams and disciplines
• Develop scalable design systems and frameworks that enable force multiplication across the Books organization
• Identify and solve ambiguous design challenges where strategy and solutions are not clearly defined
• Drive organizational adoption of visual design best practices and standards
• Present strategic design solutions to senior leadership, articulating both creative vision and business & customer rationale
• Actively mentor and develop others while fostering an inclusive design culture
• Make strategic trade-off decisions balancing short-term needs versus long-term sustainability

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed