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    Design Manager (Visual)

    Canonical
    Home based - EMEA•Home Based - EMEA
    Remote
    Senior
    Full Time
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    Requirements

    • •Portfolio demonstrating excellence in leading design process and execution visually
    • •Experience managing complex projects and a team of designers while remaining actively involved in design work
    • •Advanced knowledge of visual design principles including typography, layout, colour, systems
    • •Strong process understanding and ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and limited resources
    • •Clear point of view balanced with openness to critique and feedback
    • •Deep care for usability and accessibility
    • •Commitment to skills development and mentorship
    • •Passion for technology
    • •Result-oriented with personal drive to meet commitments
    • •Exceptional educational achievement in design or compelling alternative path
    • •Professional written and spoken English
    • •Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events up to two weeks long

    What You'll Do

    • •Lead and contribute to Visual Design practice supporting brand and site experiences
    • •Apply and evolve existing design guidelines ensuring consistency across touchpoints
    • •Lead projects including marketing campaign assets, data visualization, print and UI design
    • •Collaborate with design systems and sites team influencing UI of digital experiences
    • •Drive innovation, set direction, maintain quality, and ensure delivery of visual design work
    • •Support continuous professional growth of the visual design team
    • •Review work critically and constructively providing direct feedback
    • •Contribute hands-on design work when needed
    • •Support professional growth of individual designers
    • •Improve operational workflows and production processes
    • •Work with stakeholders to define and validate outcomes
    • •Evolve design systems and guidelines to improve quality and efficiency
    • •Coordinate with design leadership to mature collective practice
    • •Foster team culture and collaboration
    • •Promote the value of design across the organisation and open source community

    Benefits

    • •Fully remote working environment
    • •Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum
    • •Annual compensation review
    • •Recognition rewards
    • •Annual holiday leave
    • •Parental leave
    • •Employee Assistance Programme
    • •Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints
    • •Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

    About Canonical

    Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, delivers trusted open source for everyone and provides security, support and services to enterprises.

    London, UK
    1000 - 5000
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