Balance leadership with hands-on design execution, working alongside teams to create and ship exceptional work
Actively contribute to raising the bar for design excellence, providing clear and actionable feedback to project teams
Serve as a trusted design advisor to clients, guiding them through the design process, presenting work, managing feedback, and building strong relationships grounded in Metalab’s point of view on design direction and execution
Drive strategic project success by applying service design and change management principles
Partner with the Business Development team to scope work and identify strategic business development opportunities
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance design culture
Partner with Metalab leadership to drive engagement and maintain a strong company culture
Hire, mentor, and develop design team members, ensuring a strong pipeline of leadership within the design team
Represent Metalab in the design community, attracting top talent and new business opportunities
UX Design: You define UX quality standards, push teams toward innovation, and drive best practices across research, strategy, and execution
Visual Design: You champion high-quality visual execution and stay current on trends, emerging technologies, and tooling
Product Strategy: You ensure design work aligns with overarching product roadmaps, release strategies, and market positioning
Critique & Collaboration: You guide teams in fostering a culture of constructive critique, both internally and with clients
Research: You leverage qualitative and quantitative data to inform and validate design decisions
Content Design: You advocate for clear, compelling communication that aligns with brand strategy and user experience
Selling Design: You craft compelling narratives that help clients understand and buy into design decisions
Vision: You lead teams in developing experience concepts, balancing business goals, user needs, and innovation
Creative Direction: You ensure the strategic and creative impact of all projects, guiding teams through execution and client presentations
Systems Design: You define scalable design systems that ensure usability, adoption, and long-term maintainability
Brand Strategy: You confidently lead brand workshops and strategy sessions, guiding clients toward compelling creative directions