Team Lead, Design

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. Establish and own creative direction from a design perspective, including visual identity, design systems, and consistency across campaigns .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSenior💰 CA$87,000 - CA$116,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in creative direction and design leadership, with a strong focus on project management and collaboration across print and digital design. Proficient in Figma and skilled at integrating AI tools to enhance design workflows.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Creative DirectionProject ManagementFigma ProficiencyAI Integration in DesignDesign Team Leadership

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Hard Skills

Creative DirectionProject ManagementDesign SystemsComponent LibrariesPrint DesignDigital DesignAI Tools IntegrationVisual IdentityStyle GuidesTemplates

Soft Skills

CollaborationOrganizationMentoringCommunicationCreativity

Tools & Technologies

Figma

Industry Keywords

Design LeadershipDesign ExcellenceInternational Team ManagementTime Zone CollaborationDesign Workflows

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and own creative direction from a design perspective, including visual identity, design systems, and consistency across campaigns
Project manage and assign design tasks across the team, balancing priorities and deadlines
Collaborate with other designers on print and digital design projects
Build and maintain design systems and reusable components, including Figma libraries, templates, and style guides
Lead, mentor, and coach a small design team while remaining hands-on in day-to-day design work
Manage the workload of a small international design team and drive design excellence across print and digital projects
Incorporate AI-forward methodologies to enable scalable, efficient design workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience in creative direction or design leadership
Strong project management skills — able to assign, track, and prioritize design work across a team
Proficiency in Figma, including design systems and component libraries
Experience working across both print and digital design
Skilled at integrating AI tools into the design process
Ability to work effectively across time zones; Eastern time zone availability preferred
Highly organized — able to manage multiple concurrent projects without dropping threads
Creative, with a strong point of view on visual direction
Comfortable working within — and evolving — established design systems rather than starting from scratch each time
Strong collaborator, especially across time zones and with non-designers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Incentive compensation in the form of a company bonus plan
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life and disability coverage (STD/LTD)
Retirement match
Flexible paid time off
Paid parental leave
Remote work stipend
Professional development reimbursement
Benefits tailored to local regulations and employment status for employees in other locations