Design Lead

Design Lead (Remote/Unpaid Volunteer)

Join Empowered Futures as a Design Lead, and become a key part of our futuristic and innovative organization dedicated to empowering emerging adults as they transition into adulthood.

At Empowered Futures, we are dedicated to creating confident, emotionally intelligent, and resourceful adults through self-empowerment, business mentorship, and unwavering support, to help them build their capability and reap their full potential.

This volunteer position offers a unique opportunity to utilize your skills and contribute to making a significant impact on individuals' lives.

Position Summary

As a Design Lead, you will guide our design function and elevate the overall user experience across our products and brand. You will also combine creative leadership with executional excellence, ensuring our design team delivers innovative, user-centric, and impactful solutions. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—product, engineering, marketing, and leadership—to shape the visual identity and design strategy that drives business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of designers, fostering professional growth, collaboration, and a culture of design excellence.
• Define and drive the overall design vision, strategy, and processes across product and brand initiatives.
• Ensure consistency and quality in design systems, user interfaces, and brand identity.
• Partner with product managers and engineers to translate business requirements and user needs into intuitive, engaging designs.
• Facilitate design reviews, providing clear feedback and guidance to elevate outcomes.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles, backed by research, data, and usability best practices.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and emerging technologies to keep the team at the forefront of design innovation.
• Present design concepts and strategies to stakeholders, gaining alignment and championing the value of design.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional design experience, with at least 2+ years in a lead or managerial role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in UI/UX, visual design, and design systems.
• Proven ability to lead design teams and deliver results in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to articulate design decisions and inspire others.
• Proficiency in modern design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite).
• Solid understanding of user research, usability testing, and data-informed design.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners to balance user needs and business objectives.
• Experience and knowledge in 3D modeling and video editing principles is an asset
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React) to better collaborate with engineering teams.

Benefits:

• Empowering emerging adults with their growth and development.
• Innovating the movement towards mental wellness.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary senior board members.
• Growing your professional network.

This is a part-time, unpaid position with a recommended time commitment of approximately 8–10 hours per week.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of young adults while shaping a brighter future for mental health and well-being. Together, we can inspire hope and create lasting change.

Apply now!

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Send your resume to my inbox, ajuhi@empoweredfutures.ca