Director, UX Design

Brace your career – you’re going beyond the science quo with Spectrum. We’re the full-service, health and science communications and media agency that’s out of this world. We’re fiercely independent and 100% science-focused so we can go where other “science-light” agencies can’t or won’t. Together with superhuman strategy, atomic creative, intermedia magic, interwoven ingenuity and indomitable innovation we dream beyond the realm of the possible – and do it.

This is a unique opportunity for a high-performing design professional to lead our growing UX and audience behavior practice. This person will build and own the vision for UX & Design leading product design, user research, design systems & accessibility. In order to be successful, you will be a design leader with a track record of creating fluid impactful user experiences. You must be comfortable working hands-on and at a strategic, executive-level.  

 Responsibilities: 

• Drive and inspire the vision for the Spectrum Science UX practice now and beyond 
• Be an advocate and credible voice for all things user experience, design, brand, quality  
• Partner closely with creative, technology, and analytics teams 
• Provide effective design direction, mentor and facilitate the UX development process that raises our acumen and visibility of UX to our clients 
• Critical to success is the navigation and promotion of UX education throughout our departments and drive alignment cross-functionally  
• Develop effective, informative feedback loops through the various departments within the organization to ensure optimal impact for our specific organization 
• Improve and expand the team by attracting, developing, and retaining high performance UX designers who excel within a diverse and inclusive environment 

Qualifications: 

• Prior experience managing a UX team at scale within the agency environment 
• 8+ years’ experience working in Design teams within an agency setting 
• Strong understanding of design systems for architecture, delivery, and repeatable use 
• Strong command of design, audience behaviors, and product usability 
• Able to clearly articulate your vision, build a clear strategy, and drive execution across the organization while ensuring the quality and velocity of decision making and delivery 
• Extensive experience working cross-functionally with all aspects of digital delivery 
• Able to champion the business value of user experience and continue to influence how design and user research is included early campaign definition phases 
• Knowledge & experience working in healthcare and the life sciences space a plus 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to manage, mentor and motivate a team 
• Strong digital acumen and presentation skills 

You choose where you work. We are a hybrid work environment with options to work in one of our four offices (DC, NYC, Chicago and Atlanta), remotely anywhere in the United States, or a combination.

The anticipated salary range for this position will be $130K-$165K. Salary is based on job-related factors such as: years of relevant experience, qualifications and/or certifications. Spectrum reserves the right to modify this pay range at any given time.

Spectrum is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.