Associate Design Director

CMIUS Critical Mass (U.S.) Inc; United States; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Omnicom is seeking a senior design leader for Critical Mass to shape large-scale UI and web experiences for enterprise clients in the U.S. You will drive design systems, token architecture, and brand expression across sites and products.

You will present to executives, mentor junior designers, collaborate with UX, strategy, content, and technology teams, and ensure WCAG 2.2 AA compliance while delivering developer-ready Figma files.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in UI, digital, or web design, including 2+ years leading designers or design workstreams.
• Portfolio with large-scale websites, digital products, design systems, and brand expression.
• Hands-on experience building and documenting Figma design systems with tokens.
• Strong prototyping skills in Figma to visualize interactions and motion.
• Expert craft in typography, color, layout, and UI best practices.
• Knowledge of accessibility and user-centered design.
• Experience designing for enterprise CMS platforms; Sitecore preferred.
• Strong presentation skills to senior client stakeholders.
• Collaborative style to align cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Mentor designers and guide their growth.

Responsabilités

• Present work to clients with clarity and confidence, grounded in research and user needs.
• Handle feedback in real time with sound judgment and turn it into clear direction for the team.
• Express the brand through type, color, imagery, and motion with care and intent.
• Adapt work as the client’s brand guidelines evolve.
• Build and maintain a scalable design system with flexible components and clear documentation.
• Build interactive prototypes in Figma to show behavior for reviews and developers.
• Define token architecture and naming conventions, mapping tokens to code for consistency.
• Partner with UX from the start to shape detailed designs and user flows.
• Design to WCAG 2.2 AA standards and accessibility considerations.
• Deliver developer-ready Figma files with states, responsive behavior, and specs.
• Understand how Sitecore shapes content and lead visual QA to match designs.
• Guide junior designers by breaking deliverables into tasks and daily reviews.
• Collaborate with UX, strategy, content, and technology teams to stay aligned.
• Track dependencies from content to launch and align conflicting opinions.

Connaissances

UI design

Design leadership

Figma

Design systems

Brand expression

Typography

Accessibility

Sitecore

Prototyping

Motion design

Outils

Sitecore

Description du poste

Agency: Critical Mass Job Function: Creative Job Subfunction: Design

What you'll do

• Present work to clients with clarity and confidence, grounding your choices in research and user needs.


• Handle feedback in real time with sound judgment and turn it into clear direction for the team.


• Express the brand through type, color, imagery, and motion with care and intent.


• The client’s brand refresh is still evolving, so you will adapt the work as their guidelines change.


• Build and maintain a scalable design system with flexible components that work across templates and products, and clear documentation that keeps the whole team aligned.


• Build interactive prototypes in Figma to show how designs behave, from transitions to motion, so clients and developers can see the experience before it is built.


• Define the token architecture and naming conventions, partnering with developers so tokens map cleanly to code and keep every visual decision consistent, from color and type to spacing, radius, elevation, and motion.


• Partner with UX from the start to shape detailed designs that carry through the logic of user flows, information architecture, and interaction patterns.


• Design to WCAG 2.2 AA standards, with real attention to users with limited vision or mobility.


• Deliver developer ready Figma files with clear component states, responsive behavior, and visual specs.


• Understand how Sitecore shapes what content authors control, and lead visual QA so builds match approved designs.


• Guide junior designers by breaking deliverables into clear tasks, reviewing work daily, and holding the work to a high standard.


• Collaborate with UX, strategy, content, and technology teams, track dependencies from content to launch, and keep everyone aligned when opinions differ.

What you bring

• 7+ years in UI, digital, or web design, including 2+ years leading designers or design workstreams.


• A portfolio of results driven case studies that shows large scale work across websites and digital products, including design systems and brand expression, and clearly explains your design decisions.


• Hands on experience building and documenting Figma design systems with variables and tokens, plus a working knowledge of how tokens are implemented in front end code.


• Strong prototyping skills in Figma and similar tools, with the ability to bring interactions and motion to life for reviews and testing.


• Expert visual craft in typography, color, layout, and UI best practices, with a record of creating intuitive interfaces that express a brand with clarity.


• Deep knowledge of user centered design and accessibility, and a history of championing both with teams and clients.


• Sharp problem solving skills and the ability to turn user needs into effective design solutions.


• Experience designing for enterprise CMS platforms. Sitecore is strongly preferred.


• Confidence presenting to senior client stakeholders and defending design decisions.


• A collaborative style that keeps cross functional teams and stakeholders moving toward shared goals.


• A proven ability to mentor designers and guide their growth.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000

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