Visual + Motion Design Lead Job at Ford Motor Company in Palo Alto

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Job Description

Digital Product Design (DPD) at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future. Our team is comprised of a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers.

Job Description

Digital Product Design (DPD) at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future. Our team is comprised of a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers.

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.

In this position...

As a leader on Ford’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. We're not just inventing the future; we're operationalizing it to help everyone improve their lives. The Visual + Motion 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.

This position is located in Palo Alto, CA and is in office 4 days / week.

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 and motion design - including developing the visual and motion design guidelines / standards for Digital Product Design

Problem-solve alongside UX designers to deliver high-quality, on-brand experiences to the digital space

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

Work with design teams to up level presentation and prototyping through visual and motion execution

Work with engineering teams to guide them towards visual and motion design execution at the highest standard, with consistency

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

Manage communication with internal colleagues and stakeholders

Utilize consumer research, benchmarking and knowledge of the automotive space to drive considered responses to evolving the visual design language

You’ll have...

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, 3D animation, motion, digital product design or related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience

Strong visual design skills and experience with motion design capabilities is a must

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

6+ years’ experience within (product side or consultancy) highly collaborative creative teams

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

Even better, you may have...

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

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!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like : will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including :

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Tuition assistance

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service

A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here : https : / / fordcareers.co / GSRSP4

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #DPDJOB

Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Employment type Full-time

Job function Job function Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing / Editing

Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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