Lead Visual Designer

Job Description

We are excited to lay the foundation for Ford's push towards a new automotive future. We aim to create digital products that improve over time, amplify mobility for all, and create a thrilling driving experience for our customers.

Our organization, Digital Product Design (DPD), is re-founding Ford's digital experience, evolving to experience-based product development that embraces vehicle exterior/interior, software, and service design and implementation.

As a leader on Ford Model e's Digital Product Design Team, you'll be at the heart of designing products that drive this revolution - inspiring your peers and pushing the industry. You'll also be creating/working at scale. Every day, Ford's vehicles and services support millions of people worldwide. So, at Ford Model e, we're not just inventing the future; we're operationalizing it to help everyone improve their lives.

The Visual Design Lead within our Design DNA team plays a vital role in this future state by helping our Digital Product Design team reimagine how people interface with Ford vehicles — through the visual design of the in-vehicle experience and connected devices and mobile applications. Grounded in understanding user needs, we will conceive, design, prototype, and launch experiences that bind physical products, digital services, and human interactions.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do… 

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.

Work to define, create, and guide standards for visual design - including developing the visual design guidelines/standards for Digital Product Design.

Work with design and research teams cross-functionally to identify visual design approaches throughout the design process, from ideation to implementation.

Lead the development of "exemplar" work product in visual design.

Work across teams to steward visual design excellence, ensuring the highest level of craft across all design deliverables.

Participate in design reviews, supplying guidance and constructive feedback in service of delivering world-class products and experiences.

Maintain constant awareness of emerging talent needs, crafting visual design to ensure we are fulfilling those needs.

Manage communication with internal colleagues and stakeholders.

Invest in the growth of teams' visual design capabilities by supporting their learning and development.

Qualifications

You’ll have:

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, digital product design or related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience 

6+ years’ experience developing visual design systems for consumer-facing brands/products and software 

6+ years’ experience leading highly collaborative creative teams 

A good attitude that inspires those around you while providing pertinent, actionable feedback.

Even better, you may have:

Master's degree in graphic design, Digital Product Design, or related field.

Experience of working closely with multi-disciplinary product teams comprised of researchers, designers, product managers and engineers 

Experience of utilizing design thinking and/or human-centered design 

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 

Experience of designing and/or facilitating concept generation work sessions 

Passionate about automotive and transportation industry  

Strong verbal, written and visual presentation skills  

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

Disclaimer:

Ford Motor Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.