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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Associate Director, Information Design or Design Strategy; Design Lead - **Company:** The Link - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $127,000.0 - $182,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Asset Management, User-Centered Design, Website Wireframe - **Published:** August 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pf1wlljmgq ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Design Communications, UX Design, Visual Journalism, Visual Communications, Sociology, Psychology or related field. * 10+ years of professional experience in design consulting, or a related field, with demonstrated success leading, managing, and developing high-performing teams. * Deep understanding of human-centered design, design thinking processes, and visual design principles. * Experience driving brand expression and consistency including brand design and formats. * Strong written and verbal communication skills with a comfort in copy editing. * Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow design teams (often cross-disciplinary). * Leader in visual communication and design principles & foundations. * Experience and comfort designing intelligible information hierarchies and frameworks that support information navigability, understanding, and retention. * Experience working directly with clients and developing positive client relationships. * Mastery in applying information design principles and in visual storytelling through various media. * The ability to navigate ambiguity and provide strategic guidance that brings clarity to goals, requirements, and outcomes-particularly in complex or high-visibility engagements. * Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design work (concepts, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, visual design, final execution). ## Description The Associate Director; Design Lead plays a critical role in supporting LINK's mission to deliver human-centered design and strategic solutions to our clients. This position focuses on leading internal design teams, partnering closely with cross-functional roles to drive consistent delivery of quality and brand appropriate deliverables. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional in the Design Strategy or Information Design Competency. Ideal candidates will bring a proven track record of creative and strategic expertise to elevate LINK's business growth and deliver high-quality, human-centered design solutions., Strategic & Creative Leadership * Partner with Project Team Leadership to drive strategic design direction and organizational impact. * Serve as the primary design point of contact for project team(s) and represent the design-thinking process in cross-functional and leadership forums. * Identify strategic opportunities within the client space and recommend process improvements to ensure efficient application of the Systems Model. * Drive visual brand expression, consistency, and standards-covering identity, architecture, and design systems. * Guide internal teams through design execution by setting clear priorities, decision frameworks, and feedback loops. Team Management & Development * Mentor and guide the design process, modeling effective client engagement, deadline management, and creative problem-solving. * Support onboarding and development of new information designers and design strategists to the project team, providing regular updates to PMs and the competency manager(s). * Monitor team performance and resource utilization, ensuring collaboration, growth, and successful delivery. * Participate in recruiting and interviewing candidates for design-related roles. Project Execution & Quality Delivery * Oversee design execution across the contract, ensuring high-quality, brand-appropriate deliverables. * Apply human-centered design and design thinking methodologies to project workflows. * Ensure consistent use of design assets, libraries, frameworks, and emerging technologies (e.g., AI). * Communicate tradeoffs and impacts of shifting deadlines and identify opportunities to share team successes. Work Schedule * Full time, 40 hours per week * Some travel required to attend relevant events and conferences, and participate in LINK team events ## Related Videos - [Design as an algorithm, not as a feature](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/471-design-as-an-algorithm-not-as-a-feature) - [Learn Enough Design to Be Dangerous](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/577-learn-enough-design-to-be-dangerous) - [Insight into AI-Driven Design](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1016-insight-into-ai-driven-design) - [Sink or Swim: What Swimming Teachs Us About Digital Accessibility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2037-sink-or-swim-what-swimming-teachs-us-about-digital-accessibility) - [What If We Designed Employee Experience Like a Customer Journey?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1824-what-if-we-designed-employee-experience-like-a-customer-journey) ## Related Articles - [The future is here: How artificial intelligence is influencing UX design](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/65-the-future-is-here-how-artificial-intelligence-is-influencing-ux-design) - [Are design and development really just the same thing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/520-are-design-and-development-really-just-the-same-thing) - [Declarative Design and a fresh take on collaboration with developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/595-declarative-design-and-a-fresh-take-on-collaboration-with-developers) - [How Developers Can Focus on Maintaining Satisfaction With Accessibility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/109-how-developers-can-focus-on-maintaining-satisfaction-with-accessibility) - [Top 5 Web Design Trends for 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/155-top-5-web-design-trends-for-2023) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)