Director, Digital Design - Full-time

Description:

The Director of Digital Design will establish, execute and maintain the design vision and strategy for Hilton Worldwides digital channels while attracting, inspiring and growing top design talent, while providing thoughtful leadership and advocating for customercentered design practices.

What will it be like to work for this Hilton Worldwide Brand?

Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton Worldwide has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton Worldwide is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its ten global brands, which include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors.

If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world and know how to offer an exceptional hospitality experience, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Worldwide Team Member.

What will I be doing?

The Director of Digital Design will establish a creative direction for digital projects. The Team Member will provide time and cost estimates for potential work and forecast the workload capacity for the design team.

 

Other key priorities are listed below\:

• Plan activities and events that stimulate and inspire designers

• Ensure the designers assigned to projects are the best fit based on project requirements and the abilities of the designer

• Develop design elements including screen layouts, images, icons, animations, etc., to provide a usable and compelling user experience

• Design and produce graphical elements optimized for speed and compatibility

• Serve as a subject matter expert regarding digital design

• Ensure photography and other design deliverables used on our digital channels are appropriate and high quality

• Ensure time is tracked accurately and promptly

• Contribute to project requirements

• Communicate with clients and stakeholders

• Lead design reviews

• Must be detail oriented with excellent organizational skills and have the ability to prioritize, show initiative and respond quickly in a fast-paced environment

• Strong people leadership skills including demonstrated success developing others

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Identify weaknesses in individual designers and the team overall and make a plan to shore them up

Our Ideal Candidate\:

• Ability to think about the big picture without losing focus on the details
• Ability think of new design ideas and lead the charge to make them real
• Passionate about creating design patterns, style guide and graphics that support a cohesive visual design language
• Design feedback is constructive, fair, honest and tactful
• Thrive on collaboration
• Design layouts and interactions work across devices
• Have a good instinct for when to stay with brand guidelines, and when to push the boundaries
• Excited about the world of design, keep up with trends and the competitive landscape
• Resourceful and adaptable
• Understand what its like being a creative in a big company
• Confident, strong leader
• Ability to communicate clearly, efficiently and persuasively
• Comfortable leading design critiques with people at levels above and below yourself
• Has a portfolio full of examples of design and solid problem solving
• Must be a nice, team player with a good sense of humor
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Qualification:

What are we looking for?

Since being founded in 1919, Hilton Worldwide has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton Worldwide remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. To fulfill this role successfully, you must possess the following minimum qualifications and experience\:

 

• BA/BS Bachelors Degree

• A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of Digital Design experience

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a leadership role

• A minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience

• Exceptional design skills, including color theory, layout, typography, corporate identity and branding

• Ability to translate abstract concepts into innovative designs that are web and mobile friendly, easy to navigate, represent the brands goals, satisfy branding requirements, communicate information architecture and enhance the user experience

• Solid knowledge of user interface design, industry standards and trends, platform and browser capabilities and digital design constraints

• Strong knowledge of mobile development and concepts

• Strong command of Adobe Creative Suite and strong graphic optimization skills

• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript

• Ability to travel as required

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions\:

• MA/MS Masters Degree

• A minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of Digital Design experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a leadership role

• A minimum of four (4) years of supervisory experience

• Previous employment with an Advertising, Marketing or Digital agency

• Demonstrated intuitive and engaging UI design with simple clean style and a pixel-level attention to detail via a portfolio

What benefits will I receive?

Your benefits will include a competitive starting salary and, depending upon eligibility, a vacation or Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit. You will instantly have access to our unique benefits such as the Team Member and Family Travel Program, which provides reduced hotel room rates at many of our hotels for you and your family, plus discounts on products and services offered by Hilton Worldwide and its partners. After 90 days you may enroll in Hilton Worldwide's Health & Welfare benefit plans, depending on eligibility. Hilton Worldwide also offers eligible team members a 401K Savings Plan, as well as Employee Assistance and Educational Assistance Programs. We look forward to reviewing with you the specific benefits you would receive as a Hilton Worldwide Team Member. The above information is provided as a highlight of the major benefits offered to most full-team team members in the United States. All benefits listed may not be offered at all locations. This is not a summary plan description or official plan document.