Visual Design Lead
Ford Motor Company
providence, Rhode Island | 4 days ago
As a leader on Ford's Digital Product Design Team, you'll be at the heart of designing products that drive this revolution - inspiring your peers and pushing the industry. You'll also be creating/working at scale. The Visual Design Lead within our Design DNA team plays a vital role in this future state by helping our Digital Product Design team reimagine how people interface with Ford vehicles - through the visual design of the in-vehicle experience, connected devices and mobile applications. What you'll do... + Work cross-functionally with leadership and fellow designers within Digital Product Design to establish and codify the "Look and feel" of the Ford and Lincoln digital experiences in-vehicle and beyond + Work to define, create, and guide standards for visual and motion design - including developing the visual design guidelines/standards for Digital Product Design + Problem-solve alongside UX designers to deliver high-quality, on-brand experiences to the digital space + Lead the development of "exemplar" work product in visual design + Work with design teams to up-level presentation and prototyping through visual and motion execution + Work with engineering teams to guide them towards visual design execution at the highest standard, with consistency + Participate in design reviews, supplying guidance and constructive feedback in service of delivering world-class products and experiences + Manage communication with internal colleagues and stakeholders + Utilize consumer research, benchmarking and knowledge of the automotive space to drive considered responses to evolving the visual design language You'll have... + Bachelor's degree in graphic design, UI/UX design, digital product design or related field, or a combination of education and equivalent experience + Strong visual design skills and experience building/extending complex digital design languages is a must + Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design skills for digital products, including a strong understanding of layout, hierarchy, typography, color theory, and iconography within interactive contexts + 6+ years of dedicated experience in Visual UI/UX design for complex digital products and consumer-facing brands + 6+ years' experience within (product side or consultancy) highly collaborative creative teams + A good attitude that inspires those around you while providing pertinent, actionable feedback Even better, you may have... + Experience of working closely with multi-disciplinary product teams comprised of researchers, designers, product managers and engineers + Proficiency with modern UI design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Protopie, Adobe CS, AE, 3D animation tools, Rive) + Passionate about brand and digital product design + Extensive experience designing digital design experiences for key touch points across the customer journey + Extensive experience developing brand guidelines and/or standards for user interfaces; including color, typography, iconography, imagery, and all GUI (Graphical User Interfaces) elements + Experience of developing digital services and bringing products or services to market + Experience mentoring and/or managing others in the visual design field + Passionate about automotive and transportation industry + Strong verbal, written and visual presentation skills You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills?
Full-Time