Design Lead
Lead and oversee the visual and creative designing processes for an organisation.
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- What's it like to be a Design Lead?
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- Top skills and experience for Design Leads
- Design Lead role reviews
What's it like to be a Design Lead?
A Design Lead directs the visual output of a project, product or service. They balance both aesthetic and functional elements, creating experiences and interfaces that meet user needs as well as solving a problem or offering improvements. Common responsibilities involve leading a team of designers, coordinating with other departments such as marketing, engineering and product management, and guiding the visual and interactive aspects of a product from its concept to launch. They work predominantly in tech industries, advertising agencies, or any businesses with a substantial digital presence.
Tasks and duties
- Leading the design team in creating conceptual elements and implementing them across various platforms.
- Collaborating with other team leaders for cohesion between the design and other aspects of a project.
- Taking responsibility for the visual components of a product or campaign, aligning them with client needs and expectations.
- Overseeing the entire design process, from ideation through execution to final delivery.
- Regularly reviewing and providing constructive feedback on a design team's output.
- Solving complex design problems and presenting clear and unique design solutions.
- Staying updated with industry trends and advancements in graphic and web design tools, practices and technologies.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Design Lead employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Figma
UX
Design Thinking
Human Centred Design
Experience Design
UI
Digital Design
Creative Thinking
Intuition
Product Design
Adobe Creative Suite
User Centred Design
User Research
Concept Art
Interactive Design
Project Delivery
Design Methodology
Design Practices
Photography
Customer Journey Mapping
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Latest Design Lead reviews
Mar 2025
The perfect stepping stone for a creative designer looking for leadership experience
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Media Arts
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationMarketing & Communications
The good thingsThe good thing about being a design team lead was the balance of creativity and leadership responsibilities. You get to be creative and share technical and functional skills with likeminded team membe...
The challengesI would say the biggest challenge is that design is subjective, so there is an element of persuasion required for the role. You can't just create pretty designs as a design lead, you have to think str...
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Jan 2025
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Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Architecture
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationConstruction
The good thingsIf you are passionate about pre-fabrication, it is a great role to learn about the in and out of design, manufacturing and assembly process of building pre-fabrication. The role relies heavily on co-...
The challengesThe concept is new to the construction industry, so everyone is learning as they go. The knowledge and resources around the same are limited which is challenging. Also, the role requires a minimum o...
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