Design Director

February 15

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

Although this job is listed in New Jersey, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $151.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🧑‍🎨 Art Director

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The New Jersey State Constitution places all political power with the people. The State Government is instituted for the protection, security, and benefit of the people of New Jersey. Responsibilities are shared between the three branches of State Government - The Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches.

10,000+ employees

📋 Description

• We are hiring a design director to co-lead our design team, which comprises visual designers, content design leads, service designers, civic technologists and other specialists working across various initiatives. • In this role, you’ll partner with your co-lead to drive design excellence, manage project staffing, and mentor a diverse team. • You'll collaborate with the co-directors of engineering and the director of product management to foster a culture of collaboration and creative problem-solving, keeping the resident at the center of our work and impact as our guiding principle. • As a design director, you will contribute to both project work as well as office leadership and management functions. • This role will report to the Chief Innovation Officer, and work closely with initiative leads and other team members across the office.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in product design, UI/UX design, or a related field, including 1-2 years of cited experience in people management and leadership, overseeing multiple work streams and team members. • Professional experience in managing and scaling a design team. • Experience leading end-to-end research planning and execution using modern practices and tools. • Experience creating design concepts, prototypes, and mockups for mobile and web interfaces. • Experience solving complex problems through the use of human-centered design, agile development, and data-driven decision making. • Proficiency in Figma, Mural, and other tools to design, prototype, and facilitate workshops. • Portfolio demonstrating product design; please be sure to include process and outputs.

🏖️ Benefits

• Full benefits