Associate Design Director

We believe that small, collaborative, and cross-functional teams are best equipped to ship the most optimal project outcomes. Within these teams, members of our Design group play a critical role ensuring the work we produce is supported by principles, delivering on the needs and expectations of both end users and the business.

As Associate Design Director, you’ll lead teams in defining the work we produce, from how it should function to how it should feel. You’ll collaborate with strategists, writers, engineers, producers, and clients, applying your experience in visual design, user experience, interaction, and brand, to ensure the work we ship is exceptional and supports objectives. This is a hands-on role, leading projects from ideation through deployment, while managing, mentoring, and supporting a team of designers.

This role is open to candidates in Vancouver, Toronto, or NYC.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, manage, and empower cross-functional teams to produce exceptional work
• Guide the design process bringing together strength in interface, interaction, and brand
• Define project goals and objectives that go beyond the brief and support our mission
• Drive concepting and ideation in pursuit of innovative approaches and solutions
• Help guide the craft of projects that require greater hands-on design guidance
• Play a lead role in client workshops, presentations, and reviews
• Foster an environment that balances high performance with happiness and healthiness

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years demonstrated experience designing and prototyping for web and mobile
• A strong portfolio demonstrating skill, craft, thinking, and experience
• Strong verbal presentation skills that explain the design process, approach, impact, and outcomes
• A clearly defined design approach and methodology
• Expertise in visual design as it relates to user interface design, typography, grids, and brand identity
• Expertise in digital design systems
• A strong grasp of best practices as it relates to user experience design
• Mastery of Figma, Sketch, and the Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience in leading design exercises, supporting/mentoring colleagues, and engaging with clients
• A strong grasp of front end frameworks and their constraints
• Ability to work within PST and EST time zone work hours

About Engine Digital

At Engine Digital, we believe modern business is driven by a focus on the customer and built upon exceptional brand experiences, seamless digital commerce, and frictionless services. It is through this lens that we help our clients to harness design as the foundation for differentiation and a driver of growth.

We’re committed to building a diverse team and to operating an inclusive organization that represents the makeup of our community. We do not accept discrimination on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, citizenship, origin, religion, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or military status.

No recruiters, agencies, or phone calls please.