Design Systems Lead

Skills
Software As A ServiceCraftsCreative IndustriesMotion DesignMusic CompositionPerformance MarketingPresentations
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in art direction digital design or creative leadership within an agency or fast-paced marketing environment
  • Experience leading mentoring or managing creative teams while fostering collaboration and creative growth
  • A portfolio showcasing exceptional work across digital campaigns display advertising design systems email and motion storyboards
  • Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite with the ability to direct motion design and collaborate effectively with animation teams
  • Experience building scalable creative systems templates workflows and production processes
  • Strong understanding of typography composition branding visual storytelling and digital design best practices
  • Ability to translate brand guidelines into elevated platform-specific creative that feels thoughtful and original
  • Excellent communication collaboration and presentation skills with experience working across cross-functional teams
  • A proactive builder mindset with enthusiasm for shaping new processes teams and ways of working

Nice to have

  • Collaborative
  • Proactive
  • Builder mindset
  • Mentorship focused
  • Cross-functional

Day to day

  • Set the creative vision across static design display advertising email HTML5 banners motion and digital campaigns while maintaining premium craft and brand excellence
  • Lead mentor and coach designers and motion designers through clear direction thoughtful feedback and collaborative creative leadership
  • Build scalable design systems templates workflows review processes and quality standards that support consistent high-volume multi-channel production
  • Translate client brand guidelines and campaign goals into compelling visual concepts storyboards and platform-specific creative that feels polished and innovative
  • Collaborate closely with strategy production editing project management and account teams to deliver integrated campaigns from concept through execution