Design Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee creative quality across the portfolio by analyzing briefs, client goals, brand guidelines, and feedback.

• Continue to engage in hands-on design work, particularly on intricate or high-impact projects.

• Establish a clear and effective creative vision.

• Evaluate work and provide insightful, constructive feedback.

• Uphold visual standards and enhance templates, assets, and guidelines.

• Guide designers through regular one-on-one meetings, coaching, feedback, and development discussions.

• Set expectations, acknowledge performance, and foster opportunities for growth and ownership.

• Monitor workloads and priorities, allocating tasks based on capacity and skills.

• Identify delivery risks and eliminate obstacles.

• Participate in project kick-offs, workshops, and solution-oriented discussions.

• Present creative concepts and articulate design choices to clients and stakeholders.

• Explore new tools, trends, and creative techniques to enhance quality, efficiency, and workflows.

• Collaborate with Designers, Content Writers, Video Editors, Developers, Project Managers, Learner Experience Leads, and Client Partnership Leads across digital and educational experiences.

⛳️ Requirements

• Seasoned designer with exceptional visual judgement.

• Strong comprehension of branding, digital design, and user experience.

• Capacity to deliver clear, specific, and constructive creative feedback.

• Experience in mentoring designers and enhancing their confidence and skills.

• Proficiency in translating client challenges into definitive creative direction.

• Confident communication with clients and colleagues from various disciplines.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle competing projects, priorities, and deadlines.

• Ability to take ownership of challenges and resolve them collaboratively.

• Eagerness to learn about new tools, technologies, and methodologies.

• Ability to balance creative aspirations with the commercial and operational realities of client projects.

• Capacity to foster an environment where team members feel empowered to contribute, experiment, and excel.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation with a defined salary range and potential for increased rewards as impact, capability, and contributions grow.

• Discretionary bonus program for eligible Quadmarkers, with a standard bonus target of 10% of base salary.

• Flexible, remote-first working environment.

• Quarterly in-person team gatherings.

• Travel insurance.

• Private Medical Insurance through Vitality in the UK, offering health and life coverage and wellness rewards.

• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme and mental health resources.

• Enhanced leave policy; in the UK, 25 days of annual leave plus three additional paid shutdown days during the holidays.