Solomon Page Fashion & Beauty Looking for CREATIVE DIRECTOR – California at Mountain View, California Full Time

Our client, a technology leader is seeking a Creative Director who has 8-12 years of experience with several years leading a team and working in-house.  Will be responsible for building and leading a team to design and develop holistic experiences grounded in User-Centric Design Process.  Will be responsible for integrating solutions from the Product Design team, Digital Solution team, and Marketing Services team to create memorable consumer experiences.  This role reports to a VP of Digital Design.

Responsibilities:

• Inspire and be the thought leader of a multifaceted team of designers (User Experience, Interface, Interaction Designers, UX, and Design Researchers) across multiple US-based locations to build design solutions, innovate products, and ensure the best possible outcome for clients and the business

• Cultivate a design quality environment, manage the creative studio, guide high-impact design engagements with sharp deadlines, and lead multiple teams with a variety of skill sets

• Lead everyday operations of a digital design team, setting priorities, planning, utilization, and project completion

• Lead the team and personally ensure to deliver the highest quality of design direction, style, and methodology

• Identify and drive process improvements to meet project and team needs

• Monitor and drive your team to best utilize the skillset to exceed client expectations and elevate client engagement

• Inspire your creative team with the energy and passion to build a stable growing organization

• Effectively communicate, motivate, coach, and develop design excellence

• Identify, define, and regularly pitch new opportunities to bring value to client engagements and new business development

• Establish credibility throughout the organization as an effective leader

• Maintain a presence in the design industry and local design community by writing articles, contributing to publications, speaking at conferences, and/or sitting on panels

• Participate in recruiting and hiring a design team to build a group of passionate designers who share the company’s core values and principles

• Mentor and grow the careers of associate design talent and direct reports

Qualifications:

• 10-12 years relevant experience in digital design, with 4-5 years of experience in a creative, project, and people management role in-house

• B.S. degree in relevant field

• Portfolio samples of recent work

• Strong understanding of contemporary technology platforms and emerging technologies

• Automotive HMI design and/or Design for/in Mobility experience is preferred

• Strong understanding of Human-Centered Design

• Recent experience launching complex digital products

• Ability to analyze and understand new domains quickly and become the “timely expert”

• Experience in Project Scope estimation and management and Pitch Delivery

• Function as team’s advocate to the engineering, analytics, sales, and project management teams

• Strong leadership and people management skills

• Strong knowledge of the design process and program management

• Ability to negotiate and coordinate across multiple groups and disciplines

• Sales experience with C-level executives, focused on client-side design opportunities

• Ability to work in officein our client’s Mountain View, CA studio

• Willingness to travel 35% of the time (domestic and international)