Visual Design Lead

About Protocol Labs

Protocol Labs drives breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward. Protocol Labs is a product-development lab, but behind the protocols and tools we build, behind the research and implementations, are passionate people, teammates, and community members. Most teams in the Protocol Labs Network are fully distributed and work remotely around the world. Engineers, researchers, and operators work in the open to improve the internet ?" humanity's most important technology ?" as we explore new advances at the intersection of many exciting fields (crypto, networks, distributed systems) and cultures (startups, research, open-source, distributed work).

Objectives of this Role:

• Direct overall artistic tone and style for client projects, including brand systems, digital marketing campaigns, websites, merchandise, and other digital products.

• Advise on design hires, delegating, mentoring, and managing agency partnerships.

• Help establish Lumen's standards for artistic production, productivity, quality, and service

• Ensure the design team adheres to creative processes, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement on creative systems and design tools.

• Analyze evolving market trends, consumer needs, and the competitive landscape to identify and share creative insights.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a broad swath of clients, both in-house and from our global ecosystem.

• Work with the creative team to establish a unified brand understanding and voice for Lumen.

• Conceptualize and execute client visions, directing the development of new assets or harnessing original graphics, copy, content websites, social media, and other marketing materials.

• Constructively engage clients on multiple platforms, wisely responding to feedback, and incorporating changes to evolve a product that addresses the need and excites the client

• Delegate projects to in-house designers and oversee deliverables.

• Develop and manage relationships with external agencies and ensure the quality of deliverables.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in fine art, graphic design, or similar discipline

• 8+ years as a professional graphic designer with 4+ years of experience in a management role

• Exceptional capability with typography, layout, and prototyping

• Highly skilled in leading a team of creative talent

• Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives
  

Software:

• Fluency in Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, the Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides

• CSS, After Effects, Notion, and GitHub experience a plus

Other:

• A strong bias toward system creation and repeatable patterns

• An expert written communicator who thrives in a remote, async environment

• Highly collaborative creative with a thirst for critical feedback and constant improvement

• User-centered design practitioner

What's it like to work at Protocol Labs?

Protocol Labs' mission is to improve humanity's most important technology, the Internet. We build protocols, systems, and tools to improve how it works. Today, we are focused on how we store, locate, and move information. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and more.

As a distributed team, we hire anywhere in the world, and at various levels of experience (entry, senior, staff). We look for people with unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds.

We have a great benefits package, including parental leave, contributions to your retirement, competitive pay, and unlimited time off. For U.S.-based employees, we also provide platinum-level health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.

If you're passionate about the future of computing and a more democratized internet, we want to talk to you.

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Summary
Company name: Protocol Labs
Remote job title: Visual Design Lead
Job tags: Visual Design