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"Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent."
— Joe Sparano
As a leader of our Design practice at Proto, you will guide a team of visual and verbal designers to concept ideas and bring them to life through thoughtful, expressive, and enduring design. You’ll help define how brands and products look, sound, and behave in the world by connecting strategy to craft and concept to execution. You’ll help clients see potential and find inspiration in the strategy made real through creative concepts. You have a strong creative point of view that balances bold imagination and clear strategic intent. You bring depth to design systems that guide how people interact with and understand their world. Your work will inspire teams and clients alike to see how design not only shapes perception but also builds meaning and drives growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead an interdisciplinary team of designers and writers to develop conceptual business ideas and design systems.
- Evolve and grow Proto’s Design practice, including philosophy, processes, and craft standards.
- Translate strategic insight and cultural context into distinctive creative ideas.
- Guide concept development from exploration to expression.
- Direct the creation of design systems, toolkits, and visual languages.
- Partner closely with strategy and experience leaders.
- Present and articulate creative direction and design rationale to clients and internal teams.
- Nurture and mentor creative talent, fostering a culture of craft excellence.
- Contribute to business development efforts through thought leadership and proposal development.
Requirements
- 10+ years in a conceptual design role with experience in strategy, interaction design, product design, and user research.
- At least 2-3 years of leadership experience in guiding conceptual ideas.
- A portfolio showcasing a breadth of conceptual project types and effective design solutions.
- Proficiency in collaboration tools like Figma, Google Suite, and Slack.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- 20+ holiday closures
- 401K + match
About Proto
Proto is a New York based company located at 3 World Trade. The company encourages a flexible work environment, allowing staff to work from the office or remotely based on personal preferences and collaboration needs. Proto supports workplace flexibility and has made work-from-anywhere available to all staff within a 3-hour time zone of Eastern Standard Time. The company values a collaborative working culture and has core business hours generally from 9:30am to 6:00pm EST, with individual hours fluctuating to meet client deadlines.
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