Director - Visual Design

This role is within the UX team at Cricut. The group is responsible for user research interaction design and visual design of software applications across desktop and mobile platforms. We design intuitive easytouse software that inspires our customers and helps them design and make unique personalized projects. 

The team is uniquely positioned with direct connections to the executive team and CEO and we collaborate across the organization to ensure hardware content materials and software all work together to deliver awesome experiences. Our UX team members come from varied backgrounds and experience; all of us were drawn to the mission of empowering every person to be creative. 

If you are interested in helping others realize their creativity and enjoy working on consumerfacing hardware / software Cricut may have the dream job for you! We are looking for topnotch seasoned UX visual design leaders who have vision communicate it well and love deep problem solving. Applicants must have a proven track record of driving visual design to create compelling user experiences. This is an opportunity for the right person to have an incredible impact on the look and feel of Cricuts software across the board. Youll focus on the design of delightful software experiences that clearly communicate functionality and interactivity while maintaining and extending Cricuts brand. Youll have the opportunity to participate in the entire usercentered UX design process from concept through incorporating customer feedback throughout the process. Your work will happen in a highly collaborative environment where you partner with interaction designers researchers product managers software developers industrial designers and colleagues from the Marketing and Creative teams.

Responsibilities: 

Define and drive the visual design vision and strategy for the companys software experience ensuring a consistent innovative and usercentered design language across all platforms. 

Manage mentor and inspire a growing team of designers providing clear direction feedback and career development opportunities. Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive design culture. Work closely with creative brand marketing and industrial design teams to evolve the companys software visual identity. Oversee the creation and maintenance of scalable design systems that can be applied across multiple platforms. 

Partner with product management engineering marketing and other teams to ensure design solutions align with business goals technical constraints and user needs. Lead design discussions and advocate for design excellence. 

Oversee the design process from concept to ensuring highquality design work is delivered on time. Provide handson design work when necessary and ensure design specifications are implemented accurately. 

Advocate for usercentered design principles leveraging user research and data to inform design decisions. Ensure that designs are not only visually stunning but also solve real user problems and enhance the overall user experience. 

Stay uptodate with emerging design trends tools and technologies. Introduce innovative design techniques and tools to the team that enhance productivity and the quality of output. 

Effectively communicate design concepts strategies and rationale to both internal stakeholders and external partners. Present and defend design decisions to leadership ensuring alignment with business objectives. 

Participate in every stage of the usercentered design process visualize possibilities early in the design process to facilitate communication create graphics to support usertestable prototypes and deliver pixelperfect visual designs that are implementationready. Leverage extend and maintain the integrity of the Cricut brand in collaboration with our Creative Team (who are responsible for packaging marketing etc. 

Balance work on several design projects simultaneously bringing systems thinking and a clear understanding of relationships between different aspects of the software to ensure visual coherence

Qualifications :

10 years of experience in visual design with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing design teams in a tech or productdriven environment. 

A strong diverse portfolio demonstrating expertise in visual design with examples of web and mobile product designs brand work and design systems. Experience in leading largescale design projects from concept to completion. 

Proven ability to lead and inspire crossfunctional teams managing multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of design excellence. 

Ability to think strategically and translate business and user needs into innovative design solutions. Strong understanding of design systems branding and user interface design. 

Excellent collaboration and communication skills with experience working closely with engineers product managers and other stakeholders to bring design vision to life. 

Strong critical thinking and problemsolving abilities with a focus on delivering highimpact solutions in a fastpaced environment. 

Mastery of standard design tools such as Figma Adobe Creative Suite and a willingness to learn new tools. 

Excellent visual design skills including a strong understanding of typography color theory composition and branded experiences. 

A willingness to jump into design work at multiple stages of development with a keen eye towards weaving it all together coherently. 

Keen attention to detail and a passion for simplifying complicated systems. 

Excellent written and spoken communication; ability to clearly defend design choices with clear rationale. 

Egoless with a clear focus on collaboration over individual accolades. 

Strong organizational multitasking and time management skills and the ability to work independently. 

Interest in DIY / crafting experiences and a keen interest in gaining an understanding of and empathy for Cricuts users. 

Proven ability to partner with UX designers UX researchers software developers and QA to ensure user needs are met and designs are implemented correctly. 

Experience working in an Agile environment. 

Bachelors degree in graphic design information design fine art or relevant field. Graduate degree is a plus.

Additional Information :

We take care of our team. From outstanding medical dental vision and retirement benefits to pet insurance 401K match life insurance incentive programs paid time off onsite massages phenomenal worklife balance and employee discounts we offer the best benefits package in the DIY consumer electronics industry. Period. 

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What to Do Next: Please attach your resume including links to your portfolio where applicable. You MUST submit a portflio as well. You can be sure that Cricut is an employer who values individuality equality and diversity so tell us what youre all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast whether you think you are a good one or not we would love to hear about it when you send us your information! 

At Cricut we celebrate inclusion and diversity. Cricut is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. Cricut prohibits discrimination based on race color religion sex sexual identity gender identity marital status veteran status nationality citizenship age disability medical condition pregnancy or any other unlawful consideration. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Cricut participates in EVerify.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime