UX/UI Design Associate Director
Awwwards
- New York, New York, United States
- New York, New York, United States
Über
This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role for someone who combines big‑picture thinking with meticulous craft. You will be accountable for the quality of UX and UI across multiple web‑driven engagements while actively designing, reviewing, mentoring, and presenting.
You bring deep experience designing complex marketing websites, conversion‑focused platforms, and scalable web systems. You understand responsive behavior, accessibility standards, CMS constraints, and how design decisions translate into development realities.
This is not a strategy‑only or oversight role. We’re looking for someone who:
Designs regularly and sets the standard for web UX and UI craft
Leads client conversations with authority and clarity
Mentors designers toward stronger thinking and execution
Shapes digital best practices across the agency
Balances systems‑level thinking with hands‑on delivery
You’ll work closely with strategy, creative, and development teams to ensure the web experiences we create are intuitive, scalable, conversion‑aware, and thoughtfully executed.
What You’ll Do You’ll lead UX/UI design across multiple web engagements, guiding projects from early discovery through wireframing, interaction design, high‑fidelity UI, and final delivery.
You’ll ensure clarity of thinking, structural rigor, and visual excellence at every stage.
You’ll define and uphold standards around:
Responsive web behavior
Accessibility best practices
Conversion‑focused interaction design
Design systems and reusable component logic
Scalability within CMS‑driven environments such as HubSpot, WordPress, and Webflow
You’ll actively review work, provide actionable creative direction, and ensure final output reflects both strong UX logic and refined UI craft.
You’ll mentor and develop UX/UI designers, strengthening their ability to:
Define problems clearly
Document process and rationale
Build coherent user flows and sitemaps
Translate structure into polished, usable interfaces
You’ll play a visible and authoritative role in client presentations, workshops, and working sessions, clearly articulating design rationale, framing decisions strategically, and guiding stakeholders through complex UX considerations.
At Associate Director level, you will also:
Help shape UX/UI standards and frameworks across the agency
Contribute to digital capability development and hiring input
Partner with the Creative Director of Design on long‑term quality and growth
Refine ways of working across strategy, creative, and tech
What You’ll Bring You bring 7 to 10 years of experience in UX/UI or digital product design, with meaningful leadership exposure and deep web expertise.
Required: Strong Web Portfolio Your portfolio must clearly demonstrate:
End‑to‑end web experience thinking
Problem definition and UX rationale
User flows, sitemaps, and information architecture
Interaction thinking and behavioral design
High‑fidelity UI execution
Responsive layouts across desktop and mobile
Design system logic and reusable components
Clear documentation of process and decision‑making
We are specifically looking for case studies that show both:
UX capability including research synthesis, structural thinking, usability logic, and decision rationale
UI capability including refined interface craft, typography, hierarchy, spacing, and scalable systems thinking
This should not be a purely visual portfolio. We want to see how you think, how you solve, and how you lead design decisions.
Leadership and Communication You are a strong, confident presenter with executive‑level communication skills. You can lead workshops, frame problems clearly, and guide senior stakeholders through complex UX and UI decisions with clarity and authority. You know how to simplify technical thinking without diluting it, handle pushback constructively, and build alignment around digital direction.
You are comfortable leading high‑stakes client conversations, navigating ambiguity, and defending design decisions while remaining collaborative and solutions‑focused.
You bring a calm, considered leadership style. You elevate the room without dominating it.
Technical and Craft Expectations You are highly proficient in Figma and comfortable:
Building and maintaining structured component libraries
Designing within and evolving design systems
Preparing files for clean development handoff
Collaborating directly with developers
Designing within CMS constraints and understanding implementation realities
You understand how design decisions impact performance, scalability, usability, and long‑term maintainability.
Who You Are You are a design leader who balances strategy with delivery.
You:
Lead by example
Hold a high bar for web craft and usability
Give precise, constructive feedback
Create accountability without ego
Build trust with clients and internal teams
Take ownership of quality and consistency
You are accountable for the digital experiences you lead, not just how they look, but how they work.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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