Visual Design Lead - Digital Experience Architect

Lincoln Motor Company; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Visual Design Lead to guide the Digital Product Design Team in creating compelling in-vehicle, connected-device and mobile experiences. You’ll drive the visual language, mentor design peers and establish standards across platforms.

You’ll work with cross-functional partners to ensure consistent, on-brand experiences and lead exemplar work that elevates presentation and prototyping with advanced visual and motion execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, UI/UX design, digital product design or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong visual design skills and experience building/extending complex digital design languages.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design skills for digital products.
• 6+ years of dedicated experience in Visual UI/UX design for complex digital products and consumer-facing brands.
• 6+ years’ experience within highly collaborative creative teams.
• A good attitude that inspires those around you while providing pertinent, actionable feedback

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with leadership and fellow designers within Digital Product Design to establish and codify the Look and feel of Ford and Lincoln digital experiences in-vehicle and beyond
• Define, create, and guide standards for visual and motion design, including developing 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

Skills

Strong visual design

Portfolio evidence

6+ years Visual UI/UX

Collaborative teamwork

Presentation & feedback

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic/UI/UX/digital product design

Tools

Figma

Protopie

Adobe Creative Suite

After Effects

3D animation tools

Rive

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Visual Design Lead to guide the Digital Product Design Team in creating compelling in-vehicle, connected-device and mobile experiences. You’ll drive the visual language, mentor design peers and establish standards across platforms.

You’ll work with cross-functional partners to ensure consistent, on-brand experiences and lead exemplar work that elevates presentation and prototyping with advanced visual and motion execution.