Ford are hiring a

Visual Product Design Lead

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
• Established and active employee resource groups

Qualifications

• Bachelors 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
• Portfolio outlining your experience with Visual and Digital Product Design
• 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