Design Team Lead – Ecommerce

Hustler Marketing

. Run the day-to-day work of the Design Team, balancing design quality and team coordination .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • ColombiaSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in graphic design with a strong focus on email marketing, utilizing Figma for design standards and team coordination. Capable of mentoring designers, managing workloads, and ensuring high-quality visual outputs across various client brands.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Expert-Level Figma SkillsEmail Marketing Design ExperienceAdobe Creative Suite ProficiencyTeam Leadership and MentoringWorkload Management and Coordination

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Hard Skills

Graphic DesignEmail Marketing DesignAd Image ProductionAnimated GIF CreationShort Video EditingComponent Library DevelopmentWeb Design Basics

Soft Skills

Actionable FeedbackTeam CommunicationProblem-SolvingMentoring

Tools & Technologies

FigmaAdobe Creative SuiteAffinityKlaviyoSlackAsanaHubstaffGoogle Workspace

Industry Keywords

Visual Brand IdentityDesign StandardsEmail CampaignsClient BriefsDesign Workflows

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run the day-to-day work of the Design Team, balancing design quality and team coordination
Review design work before it reaches Account Managers or clients and provide actionable feedback
Diagnose issues involving hierarchy, contrast, calls to action, image-to-text balance, and mobile performance
Advise Account Managers on visual campaign requirements and push back on insufficient briefs
Design directly when workload requires it
Maintain consistent work across client brands, niches, and visual identities
Set and uphold design standards for email and SMS campaigns, ad images, GIFs, and short video assets
Advise on client visual brand identity, ideas, improvements, and optimisations
Distribute and organise weekly workload based on Account Manager assignments
Reorganise the queue when priorities change, team members are unavailable, or clients add last-minute work
Monitor workloads and rebalance assignments to avoid missed deadlines
Act as the first point of contact for design blockers
Ensure design targets for client accounts are met
Run group calls and regular one-to-ones
Collect, address, and communicate responses to team suggestions and concerns
Mentor designers and support skill development
Onboard new designers
Connect Design with other service teams through workshops, tutorials, and documentation
Run training and skill-building sessions
Identify and improve inefficient workflows, handoffs, and communications
Write and maintain team documentation
Monitor Figma releases and introduce useful features into team workflows
Track design and email marketing trends and share relevant developments
Bring industry best practices to the Service Director and team
Take on projects and initiatives delegated by the Service Director
Report to the Service Director and collaborate with Account Managers and other Hustler Marketing departments

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 years of experience as a graphic designer, with a minimum of 3 years in email marketing design
Expert-level Figma skills, including building and working from component libraries
Working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite or Affinity
Experience producing ad images, animated GIFs, and short video edits
An established portfolio showing on-brand, effective design work for a range of clients, stores, and niches
Experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating other designers
Ability to review design work and give written feedback that is specific and actionable
Ability to distribute and reorganise a team's weekly workload, including at short notice
Basic understanding of web design and landing pages is a plus
Experience with Klaviyo or a comparable email marketing platform is a plus
Comfortable with Slack, Asana, Hubstaff, Google Workspace, and Figma
Fluent written and spoken English
Remote work experience, ideally with a team spread across time zones
Available and responsive during office hours Monday to Friday between 3 and 6 PM Barcelona time
Consistently working 30 to 35 hours per week, equivalent to 140 hours per month
Stable internet connection, laptop or PC, and ability to join video calls
Full-time commitment
Contractor status after signing a non-disclosure agreement
Exclusivity agreement preventing a similar position elsewhere while working for Hustler Marketing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fixed-rate monthly salary paid in USD
Remote work arrangement
Performance reviews every 9 to 12 months, with the first one after 3 to 6 months