Design Team Lead – Ecommerce

Hustler Marketing

. Run the day-to-day work of the Design Team, maintaining design quality and keeping the team organised and supported .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • PeruSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expert-level Figma skills and a strong background in email marketing design, with the ability to mentor and lead a design team while maintaining high design quality and consistency across various client brands.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Expert-Level Figma SkillsEmail Marketing Design ExperienceTeam Leadership and MentoringAdobe Creative Suite ProficiencyKlaviyo or Comparable Platform Experience

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Hard Skills

Graphic DesignEmail Campaign DesignAd Image ProductionAnimated GIF CreationShort Video EditingComponent Library DevelopmentWeb Design BasicsDesign Feedback and ReviewWorkflow OptimizationTeam Documentation

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAdaptabilityMentoring

Tools & Technologies

FigmaAdobe Creative SuiteAffinityKlaviyoSlackAsanaHubstaffGoogle Workspace

Industry Keywords

Design QualityBrand IdentityVisual ConsistencyEmail Marketing TrendsClient Campaigns

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Run the day-to-day work of the Design Team, maintaining design quality and keeping the team organised and supported
Review design work before it reaches Account Managers or clients and provide actionable feedback
Diagnose design issues involving hierarchy, contrast, calls to action, image-to-text balance, and mobile performance
Advise Account Managers on campaign visual requirements and push back on weak or unsuitable briefs
Design directly when workload requires it
Maintain consistency across client brands, niches, and visual identities
Set and maintain standards for email and SMS campaigns, ad images, GIFs, and short video assets
Understand client brand identities and advise on ideas, improvements, and optimisations
Distribute and organise weekly team workload based on assigned tasks
Reorganise priorities when circumstances change and rebalance workloads to prevent missed deadlines
Act as the first point of contact for team 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 less experienced team members
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 capabilities
Track design and email marketing trends and share relevant developments
Bring industry best practices to the Service Director and team
Take on projects 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
Performance reviews every 9 to 12 months, with the first one after 3 to 6 months
Remote work arrangement