&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This role may be based in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;any one of our three US studios: San Francisco, Cambridge and Chicago, or remotely anywhere in the US&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;. Please note that this role may require a moderate amount of traveling for in-person or hybrid projects as well as leadership meetings.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis starting &lt;strong&gt;July 11th&lt;/strong&gt; after our North American Rest Week. Please apply well in advance for the best chance at selection for this interview cycle. See &quot;&lt;strong&gt;How to Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; at the end of this post for instructions on how to submit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Come lead brand &amp;amp; communication designers while creating impactful, human-centered work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a nutshell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is in search of a lover of words and storytelling, brand and communications—someone to be our next Design Director who will lead, inspire, and guide a community of 40+ designers alongside other leaders and consult some of the world’s most preeminent brands.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The full scoop&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO North America is looking to hire a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Design Director with a writing background&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; to join a group of leaders helping to shape, grow, and creatively push the design craft edges of our Brand &amp;amp; Communication Design community. In this role, you will use your past expertise in areas such as design leadership, brand development, and communications that lead, inspire, and guide our talent in creating world-class brands rooted in human needs. You’ll also act as a collaborator and consultant to clients on complex brand challenges while contributing to IDEO’s business development. Our ideal candidate has 15+ years of professional creative writing experience, has led communication designers, and is eager to collaborate with teams and clients.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We’ve found that great writers can come from many different backgrounds. Innumerable paths can lead here, and we’re open to candidates with a wide array of past roles and experiences. You might be an in-house brand strategist or well-seasoned freelancer; an advertising copywriter or academic; a beat poet or podcaster. The most important qualification is that you’ve had professional experience connecting with people deeply through writing; you’re passionate about surfacing and articulating stories and strategies that stir people to action; and you’re open to collaborating with groups of smart, creative people from all kinds of backgrounds and disciplines. As a Design Director, you’ll be helping teams prioritize what’s most important and what’s not when thinking about how to help our clients achieve their goals. You’ll be as comfortable collaborating with a bunch of fellow creatives as you are in a boardroom of the C-suite.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Overall, you’re a curious person who asks ‘why’. You will have a lot of love for learning from and understanding what makes people tick. You have the ability to digest a lot of information, make sense of it, and what it means for our clients’ needs. You should be able to find the nugget of a compelling story and draw it out from the clutter. You’re a word and brand enthusiast—someone who noodles and fusses over how to weave a story together and gets excited about connecting brands with customers. You relish crafting experiences that make people feel deeper and think harder. You are not afraid to experiment and explore with all forms of compelling narratives. And you are happy to teach and mentor others to share what you’ve learned.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We would like to hear from senior candidates with a proven track record of leadership in creative organizations, in and out of the design industry. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis starting July 11th and highly encourage you to apply well in advance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Be a &lt;strong&gt;champion of design&lt;/strong&gt; and design thinking, teaching along the way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collaborate with diverse group of &lt;strong&gt;multidisciplinary design teams&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Contribute to building the talent, culture, and community of brand &amp;amp; communication designers across North America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consult clients&lt;/strong&gt;, leading them to navigate strategic, foundational brand decisions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Shape compelling &lt;strong&gt;creative and strategic design outcomes&lt;/strong&gt; for client’s products, services, and experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Push the edges of the writing craft of brand at IDEO with other Design Directors&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Work hands-on with IDEO teams&lt;/strong&gt; to guide deliverables from human-centered insights to brand expressions such as strategic foundations and guidelines; organizational values and vision; developing tone of voice; visual design and more&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Proactively participate in &lt;strong&gt;new business development&lt;/strong&gt; from drafting proposals to leading a client relationship&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experience:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15+ years&lt;/strong&gt; of professional writing experience with at least &lt;strong&gt;2 years&lt;/strong&gt; of experience leading the development of others&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience leading senior stakeholders and building relationships&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience working with brands, either writing for, developing strategy, or designing consumer experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to teach the &lt;strong&gt;fundamentals of brand development&lt;/strong&gt; (ie. purpose, positioning, personality, values, brand architecture, naming)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a global design company with a community of designers, entrepreneurs, engineers, teachers, researchers, and more, committed to creating positive impact. It’s a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients or the organization, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a Design Director at IDEO, you will guide teams and contribute to content across all phases of a project—from research to strategy, design to execution. In this highly collaborative environment, you will play a key role in inspiring clients and co-creating with other designers to design engaging and compelling brands.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Previous IDEO projects to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/building-a-brand-for-a-new-more-nutritious-rice&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Building a Brand for a New, More Nutritious Rice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/growing-an-american-brand-in-china&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Growing an American Brand in China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/bostons-new-citizen-centered-site&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Boston&#39;s New Citizen-Centered Site&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/the-future-guest-experience&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Future Guest Experience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commitment to Diversity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At IDEO, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our purpose of having disproportionate, world-changing impact through design is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, the clients and customers we serve, and the communities we learn from in our research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/equity/diversity-data&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;diversity data public&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; for the sake of accountability and transparency. These commitments will also be part of your journey at IDEO, so please feel free to read more about them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/equity/commitments&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application requirements and instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Please &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;submit your &lt;strong&gt;resume&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;cover letter&lt;/strong&gt;, along with at least &lt;strong&gt;2-4 previous work examples&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;uploaded via the portfolio field&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;) OR a &lt;strong&gt;portfolio/website&lt;/strong&gt; that best describes you as a writer, your experience with developing brands, and the kind of clients you’ve worked with. This could be a brand or campaign platform, final presentations, articles, film, or anything that is not listed here.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Show us—in your own unique voice—how you tell stories, express ideas and strategies. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We can’t wait to hear from you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Communication Design

Cambridge, MA; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA

North America

Design Director - Writing

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This role may be based in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;any one of our three US studios: San Francisco, Cambridge and Chicago, or remotely anywhere in the US&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;. Please note that this role may require a moderate amount of traveling for in-person or hybrid projects.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis starting &lt;strong&gt;July 11th&lt;/strong&gt; after our North American Rest Week. Please apply well in advance for the best chance at selection for this interview cycle. See &quot;&lt;strong&gt;How to Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; at the end of this post for instructions on how to submit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a Nutshell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/about&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; is looking for a Design Lead for our Writing craft discipline. The role is an inspirational leader on small teams of unique voices who is a lover of words and storyteller. You will apply your craft in the power of words to lead and inspire teams and clients, consulting and creating design outcomes that help them make more strategic choices, driven by human-centered design.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Full Scoop&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At IDEO, our design often points to a vision of a future that does not yet exist. Therefore,&amp;nbsp; narrative and strategic clarity is essential to this role, to help us deliver on that vision through the work, aligned with human needs as well as our clients’ goals. In this role, you’ll work through complex client challenges and tackle all aspects of the design process, from user research to prototyping and communicating the overall project story to the client team. You’ll have the opportunity to shape compelling creative and strategic design outcomes across a diverse portfolio of projects that involve brand building, product, service, and experiential design, strategic guidance, and much more. Our clients are in diverse industries across health, media &amp;amp; technology, transportation/mobility, learning, food, financial services, consumer products &amp;amp; retail.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here, you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Lead the communication design process with project teams, collaborating with designers of different backgrounds, including design researchers, industrial designers, business designers, and interaction designers to develop holistic design outcomes for our clients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Anchor client partnerships of all kinds, from nonprofit organizations to multinational CPG players and innovative startups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;, consulting them to navigate ambiguity and create compelling design outcomes—from strategic brand foundation and brand expression, to product design, organizational purpose, values and vision, digital experiences, packaging, environmental design, and more&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Synthesize and leverage insights from people and culture to design creative solutions that are a fit for our clients brands and offers, and the people they serve, through compelling storytelling and creative expressions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Turn purpose and strategy into aspirational stories through visuals, writing, and other media&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant Experiences and Mindsets:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7+ years &lt;/strong&gt;of professional writing experience &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;crafting deliverables (e.g., design concepts, scripts, storyboards, briefs, manifestos, videos, handbooks, guidance documents, etc.) that inspire change&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience &lt;strong&gt;leading and collaborating &lt;/strong&gt;within &lt;strong&gt;multidisciplinary teams&lt;/strong&gt;, including bringing teams and clients along with you on the journey of creative development—project management experience is a plus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You thrive on complex and ambiguous challenges, providing clients with the clarity needed to move their business forward with understanding and empathy for their business context&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience with and passion for working with brands, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;creating compelling brand expression and narratives, as well as designing &lt;strong&gt;strategic brand foundations&lt;/strong&gt; (purpose, positioning, personality, values, brand architecture, naming)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience participating and/or facilitating in &lt;strong&gt;design research &lt;/strong&gt;and synthesizing to distill insights from research to craft compelling value propositions connected to human needs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Previous IDEO projects to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/building-a-brand-for-a-new-more-nutritious-rice&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Building a Brand for a New, More Nutritious Rice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/growing-an-american-brand-in-china&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Growing an American Brand in China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/bostons-new-citizen-centered-site&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Boston&#39;s New Citizen-Centered Site&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/the-future-guest-experience&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Future Guest Experience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commitment to Diversity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At IDEO, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our purpose of having disproportionate, world-changing impact through design is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, the clients and customers we serve, and the communities we learn from in our research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How To Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please apply with the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resume (suggested 1 page max):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; Please highlight experiences related to the ‘What It Takes’ section of this job description.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“You” in a nutshell:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; If you were to write a headline or tagline about yourself (think of Nike’s “Just do it” or Apple’s “Think Different”), what would it be? Please respond with a short paragraph explaining your thinking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Storytelling Samples: &lt;/strong&gt;Please include 3 examples of storytelling that you’re really proud of. These could be short films, short stories, audio recordings of your poetry, radio ads, etc—anything that shows off your writing talent! But, &lt;em&gt;please include a little description of why you’re proud of that piece of work and your thought process behind it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For this role, also tell us a bit about your leadership: &lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;How has your past experience made you the ideal candidate to lead interdisciplinary teams at IDEO?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;What does leadership in the design world mean to you?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Design Lead - Writing

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Come make an impact with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO’s financial services practice focuses on three areas of work, which we call &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Portfolios&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;. We are searching for a Portfolio Director to join our team and help shape a more human-centered and inclusive financial world and these three topics:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product, Service, and Experience Design&lt;/strong&gt;: Established financial services companies are contending with the threat of younger, learner startups and corporate ventures that have digital embedded in their DNA. How might we help them center their customers/clients in their business by building design capabilities, not only digital delivery capabilities?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Responsible Innovation&lt;/strong&gt;: For those clients in the financial services industry that have already embraced experience design and design-led innovation as a strategy for differentiation and growth, how might we help them balance people, planet, and profit with the capabilities to do, teach, and scale?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Decentralized Finance&lt;/strong&gt;: DeFi presents a potential seismic disruption to our clients’ businesses. How might they reshape their competitive advantages as the foundational paradigms of financial services shift?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This is an opportunity to use your deep expertise in bringing financial products, services, and experiences to market, and the network you’ve built along the way, to help IDEO’s clients innovate, grow, and pursue systemic impact across financial services.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This role may be based in any one of our three US studios: Cambridge, Chicago, San Francisco, or remotely anywhere in the US or Canada.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO’s been designing more human-centered financial services for more than 20 years - from small ways to save, changing how in-person banking works, and building new offers and ventures. More than ever before, emerging technologies and changes in the way people and businesses think about money have the potential to reshape and remake the financial system, and we will participate and be a prominent voice in this.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You’ll be joining a national, multidisciplinary team of leaders who believe that the financial service industry has plenty of room to grow to become more human-centered and design-led. And, through that kind of transformation, there is an opportunity to make finance more equitable, inclusive, and meaningful to people’s lives. This role is critical to making that vision a reality, through proactively expanding the network of clients and partners we’re working with, to giving our clients the confidence that the work we deliver can be brought to market successfully, to helping to define creative excellence in the industry both inside and outside of IDEO.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Shape and share our point of view on making financial services more human-centered and explore how we can unlock new paradigms and possibilities, our strategy for realizing these ambitions, and the stories of our impact.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Own and collaborate in new client relationships and existing partnerships, framing new opportunities to realize impact with clients, and growing our collective network.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Scope and guide design engagements to be both creatively fulfilling and successful in creating the intended outcomes in our client organizations. Grow and sustain key relationships that will help push the portfolio of impact.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work with the leadership team, and hold shared accountability for revenue commitments, network health, and creative excellence.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Inform IDEO’s capabilities to meet market needs, including collaborating with IDEO designers and leaders to deliver new products, services, and experiences.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Contribute to market research on latest trends in Financial Services that can have an impact on our clients or lead to engaging projects with prospects.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Build an inclusive culture and community alongside the existing leadership team, leading and mentoring an extraordinarily talented community of people with a wide variety of creative backgrounds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients or the organization, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we are also intentional about enabling our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some previous work to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/a-new-employment-venture-to-increase-customer-engagement-and-financial-security&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;American Family Insurance Moonrise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/arming-a-19th-century-company-with-a-21st-century-digital-offer&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Pacific Life Swell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/how-a-4000-vet-bill-sparked-innovation-at-american-express&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;American Express Pay it. Plan it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://lastmile.money/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Last Mile Money&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideocolab.com/ventures/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO CoLab Ventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experience and mindset:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We are particularly interested in candidates that can demonstrate deep fluency in one or more of the following focus areas:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A depth or breadth of 7+ years of experience seeking to improve how financial services work from within the industry, conceiving of, designing, developing, and taking to market new financial products, services, and experiences&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Successful candidates will bring a network of relationships/contact, and the ability to describe what good work looks like in consumer and commercial banking, lending, insurance, and wealth management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Progressive leadership experience in leading teams and product lines, segments, or lines of business, including integrating insights generation, design, product/service development, and operational excellence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Successful candidates will combine rigorous business acumen with depth of knowledge in one or two of: Strategy, Marketing (Product or Brand), Organizational Behavior, Operations, Information Technology, Finance, and Design.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience in a client-service or consultative role which might include management consulting, creative services, design, finance or operations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A strong track record of business development with new and existing clients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Sound like you? Send us your resume and a cover letter (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;yes, we absolutely read them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;) that answers the following prompt:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;What are the most important unmet &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;human&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; needs and aspirations that you want to design for in the financial system?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We will be reviewing your applications on a rolling basis and we can’t wait to hear from you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Other Opportunities

Cambridge, MA

Chicago, IL

San Francisco, CA

Director, Financial Services

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a Nutshell:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is seeking an &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Director Enterprise Systems &amp;amp; Data Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; who is an innovative, collaborative, and creative problem-solver who understands&amp;nbsp; the value of enterprise resource planning as critical for organizational success. This Executive Director will design and oversee the evolution of IDEO’s ERP, DevOps &amp;amp; Cybersecurity strategy across a geographically and technologically diverse environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As IDEO has grown in both size and complexity, so has our need for robust operational risk management activities to enhance the company&#39;s value and brand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Director, Enterprise Systems &amp;amp; Data Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; will provide a strategy that empowers our enterprise, grants insight into the future of our landscape, and supports IDEO’s creative culture. They will use excellent communication skills to bring along leaders at our organization and clearly articulate the overarching strategy of our systems based on financial predictions, database migration processes and employee needs for our company to remain future fit. In the design space, IDEO operates across many platforms and tools - always seeking out the best ways to manage and disperse data and information appropriately for our employees and clients.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The person in this role will help enable IDEO to understand and apply existing, new, and emerging technologies to transform and optimize the business and operating models, and help the organization plan, design, innovate, orchestrate, facilitate, navigate, and operationalize the software enterprise.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This person will be one of the leading technical voices and continue to advocate for applying innovative technologies and the adopting new processes, methods, and approaches to the way the company approaches technology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Supervisory and management abilities are important as this role will lead teams and guide other IT professionals as well as assume responsibility for large scale projects such as data migration and integrity. Strong knowledge of database systems and information technology infrastructures is necessary because these teams are directly responsible for every aspect of the organization&#39;s technology initiatives as well as its data infrastructure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here, you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work as part of IDEO’s global technology team reporting to the Chief Information Officer. This will involve working with location-level and global leadership across IDEO’s global footprint. You will design systems that cross multiple business areas and operational models and think holistically concerning the integration and operation of many complex components configured in a secure, highly available, and highly distributed manner.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Core Responsibilities:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Evaluate and recommend changes to current and future ERP system requirements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Oversee data migration strategy and migration - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;oversee project managers and other information technology professionals and staff involved in an organization&#39;s ERP initiatives&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Manage and oversee the data analytics technology stack enabled with PowerBI and Microsoft Azure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Design cybersecurity capabilities into all aspects of our enterprise architecture and collaborate deeply with the cybersecurity team to continually secure and harden the environment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Manage the implementation and maintenance of existing and new programs at IDEO.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Be heavily involved in an organization&#39;s financial strategic plan and prepare and present assessments and reports focused on the organization&#39;s ERP, Cybersecurity, and DevOps &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;initiatives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Define possible risks in the organization and define preventive mechanisms or mitigation strategies.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Help enhance controls and consistency across the technology delivery teams by establishing consensus and converting architectural patterns into code delivered via developer experience&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Design solution architectures and prototypes to explore new capabilities and extend existing services.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Creates a 2-3-year enterprise architecture road-map or blueprint to implement the enterprise strategy within the technology function&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Identifies and prioritizes the most critical future factors to consider in making decisions (eg, APIs, microservices, public cloud, etc.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Negotiates with a genuine give-and-take approach that takes all parties&#39; perspectives into account&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experience and mindset:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Director Enterprise Systems &amp;amp; Data Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; is expected to work within and support IDEO’s creative culture and consider both IDEO’s current technical landscape, the existing state of the art, and long-term emergent technology trends. They must reason through and experiment with implementation models and strategies and bring bold, solid ideas to fruition. The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Executive Director Enterprise Systems &amp;amp; Data Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; will find the balance between budgetary, technical, security, and human capital constraints and the long-term optimal vision for our future business systems platform.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Criteria:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to work in fast paced environments and be adaptive to changing priorities and ambiguity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collaboration (need to quickly build cross-discipline relationships and have the ability to clearly communicate projects and initiatives of the Technology Team to the Design Community)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Excellent project and time management skills, ability to manage expectations in a deadline-driven environment and to balance strategic projects with day-to-day accountabilities &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strategic Thinker (a passion for improving technology tools, platforms and systems and an interest to think strategically to elevate standards for how we envision technology)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Qualifications + Other Competencies and Abilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;10 + years experience working as an business &amp;amp; solutions architect and track record of successfully delivering and implementing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Best practices knowledge in security, networking, operations and data architecture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience is overseeing the development of secure, scalable, robust software&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience leading a distributed team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience Leading, guiding, and communicating with technical teams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Knowledge of enterprise architecture design concepts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Strong skills in critical thinking and analysis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients or the organization, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. We work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commitment to Diversity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At IDEO, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our purpose of having a disproportionate, world-changing impact through design is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, the clients and customers we serve, and the communities we learn from in our research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. Read our most recently updated Commitments to further Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at IDEO &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/equity/commitments&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Technology

Executive Director Enterprise Systems & Data Analytics

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;This role may be based in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;any one of our three US studios: San Francisco, Cambridge and Chicago, or remotely anywhere in the US&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;. Please note that this role may require a moderate amount of traveling for in-person or hybrid projects.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis starting &lt;strong&gt;July 11th&lt;/strong&gt; after our North American Rest Week. Please apply well in advance for the best chance at selection for this interview cycle. See &quot;&lt;strong&gt;How to Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; at the end of this post for instructions on how to submit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a Nutshell&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/about&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; is looking for a Senior Writer. The role is, in essence, a lover of words and a storyteller. You’ll be finding, creating, and honing narratives all over your job—from uncovering insights during research and understanding what that means for design to crafting project deliverables that anchor and inspire both our teams and our clients. You understand the power of words, and you wield it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Full Scoop&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The output of every IDEO project is — in one way or another — a vision of a future that does not yet exist. The narrative and strategic clarity essential to this role will ensure that the vision delivered through our work is clear, compelling, and aligned with genuine human needs as well as our clients’ goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We’ve found that great Writers can come from many different backgrounds. Innumerable paths can lead here, and we’re open to—and excited about—candidates with a wide array of past roles and experiences. You might be a journalist or a brand strategist; a novelist or script writer; a teacher or an academic; a beat poet or podcaster. The most important qualification is that you’ve had professional experience connecting with people deeply through the craft of writing; surfacing and articulating stories that can fuel design, creating strategy based on your learnings, and crafting stories, whatever their form, that stir people to action.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Above all else, you’re a lover of words and storytelling, an enthusiast who loves to noodle and fuss over which are the best words and how we might weave them together to tell stories that inspire and move people. You relish crafting stories that make people laugh, cry, sigh, and ponder—stories that people can feel in their bones. You are not afraid to experiment and explore new ways of crafting compelling narratives and stories—in all their forms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here, you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Bring clarity to the intangible and humanity to the theoretical, acting as a translator within multidisciplinary teams who defines and crystalize everyone’s ideas and establishes a common language that makes strategy more human and accessible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collaborate with multidisciplinary design teams to create cohesive and inspiring articulation of brand strategy, organizational purpose, values and vision, and consumer-facing brand expressions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Eagerly digest a lot of information from different sources and make sense of it: Pulling it all together, recognizing patterns, and understanding what that means for design. You should be able to find the nugget of a compelling story and draw it out from the clutter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Empower your curiosity and desire to connect with and learn from people through inclusive approaches. You have some research experience, and a love for understanding people and what makes them tick. You will likely love to ask “why.” A lot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a Senior Designer, you’ll be helping teams discover, synthesize, and communicate diverse stories and insights to inform both creative design solutions and strategic decision making. You’ll prioritize what’s most important when thinking about helping our clients achieve their goals. You will be just as comfortable collaborating with a bunch of fellow creatives as well as even the most buttoned-up client. You will embody the power of story with everything you do, and empower your colleagues to be clear, strong, and strategic communicators in a variety of media.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant Experiences and Mindsets:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3+ years&lt;/strong&gt; of professional writing experience &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;crafting deliverables (e.g., design concepts, scripts, storyboards, briefs, manifestos, videos, handbooks, guidance documents, etc.) that inspire change&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience collaborating with others in &lt;strong&gt;multidisciplinary teams&lt;/strong&gt;, including bringing teams and clients along with you on the journey of creative development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience &lt;strong&gt;working with brands&lt;/strong&gt;, either writing for, developing strategy, or designing consumer experiences, and familiarity with the fundamentals of brand development (ie. purpose, positioning, personality, values, brand architecture, naming)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience participating and/or facilitating in &lt;strong&gt;user research&lt;/strong&gt; with a particular focus on the stories people tell each other and themselves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Previous IDEO projects to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/building-a-brand-for-a-new-more-nutritious-rice&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Building a Brand for a New, More Nutritious Rice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/growing-an-american-brand-in-china&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Growing an American Brand in China&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/bostons-new-citizen-centered-site&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Boston&#39;s New Citizen-Centered Site&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/the-future-guest-experience&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;The Future Guest Experience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commitment to Diversity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At IDEO, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our purpose of having disproportionate, world-changing impact through design is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, the clients and customers we serve, and the communities we learn from in our research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How To Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please apply with the following:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resume (suggested 1 page max):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; Please highlight experiences related to the ‘What It Takes’ section of this job description.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“You” in a nutshell:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; If you were to write a headline or tagline about yourself (think of Nike’s “Just do it” or Apple’s “Think Different”), what would it be? Please respond with a short paragraph explaining your thinking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Storytelling Samples: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Please include 3 examples of storytelling that you’re really proud of. These could be short films, short stories, audio recordings of your poetry, radio ads, etc—anything that shows off your writing talent! But, &lt;em&gt;please include a little description of why you’re proud of that piece of work and your thought process behind it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Senior Designer - Writing

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a nutshell:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO’s Play Lab is looking for a talented designer to join our toy invention team. You’ll work closely with a skilled team of designers and engineers to dream up and bring toy concepts to life through prototyping. IDEO’s Play Lab creates innovative, fun, and engaging products and experiences with a focus on toys for kids. Show us your passion for toys and abilities to design and prototype them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;This role may be based in &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;any one of our three US studios: Cambridge, Chicago, San Francisco (preference for SF), or remotely anywhere in the US or Canada.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a &lt;strong&gt;deadline of August 14, 2022, 5:00PM EST&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Check out some of our inventions and our instagram page:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSy2B_H9yc&quot;&gt;Paw Patrol Chase Cruiser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht_38WvXnfw&quot;&gt;Pictionary Air&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th5KKhrf0VM&quot;&gt;Barbie Dream Camper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdLJr2QsAbc&quot;&gt;Monster Jam Grim Takedown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/ideotoys/&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;We believe that play has the potential to connect with people at a deeper, emotional level that captivates, delights, and inspires. It has the power to inspire curiosity, enhance learning, and motivate positive behavior change.The IDEO Play Lab has brought toys and play experiences to kids around the world through partnership with Mattel, Hasbro, Fisher Price, Spinmaster, &amp;amp; Moose. We hone in on our expertise in play, play principles, game mechanics and storytelling, to create toys that sparks joy, laughter, curiosity, memories, and so much more. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Join an experienced, interdisciplinary team of designers, engineers, design researchers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Generate new to-the-world toy ideas for kids 0-8 years old.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Tinker, explore, and validate toy concepts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Create high quality working prototypes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Solve complex mechanical challenges&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Explore and push concepts further through sketching&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Create engaging videos of prototypes and concepts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Grow your design skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;line-height: 1.3;&quot;&gt;Have fun!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant Experience and Mindsets:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A passion for toys and playful experiences&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience in the toy and game industry&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understanding of how kids play&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to identify trends and translate them to toy concepts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Skills in sketching, hand prototyping, rapid prototyping, and CAD&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Great communication and collaboration skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Motivation, initiative, and attention to detail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;An interest or knowledge of how things are made&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A drive to improve your design and prototyping skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Video making and editing skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Submit a resume and a portfolio showing examples of your work and capabilities - Design projects, toy experience, mechanisms, electronics, sketching, personal projects, shop skills, etc.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bonus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Include your answer to the following question in your cover letter (yes, we absolutely read them!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;If you could redesign a toy, what would it be, why should it be redesigned, how might you make it better?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Interaction Design

Toy Inventor, Play Lab

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please apply with a resume and cover letter along with at least 3 previous work examples (&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;uploaded via the portfolio field&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;) by September 3rd, 2022. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis after the application deadline.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt;This role may be based in any one of our three US studios: San Francisco, Cambridge and Chicago, or remotely anywhere in the US&amp;nbsp; (preference for Cambridge, Chicago, or EST timezone). We can support remote work, but please note that this role may require a moderate amount of traveling for in-person or hybrid projects. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Come make impact with us&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO North America is in search of a lover of storytelling, brand, and visual communication to join our leadership team and help shape a more human-centered brand and communication experience. This is an opportunity to use your deep expertise to lead, inspire, and guide a community of 40+ designers alongside other leaders and consult some of the world’s most preeminent brands, and create the conditions for others to deliver their best work and have exceptional experiences.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important at IDEO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At IDEO, we create positive impact through design. In this role, you’ll work through complex client challenges and tackle all aspects of the design process, from user research to prototyping and communicating the overall project story to the client team. You’ll have the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects that involve data, experience, interaction, digital product, organizational strategy, and service design. Your contributions at IDEO will take on various forms and expand your experience as a designer; this may include brand strategy, brand expression, storytelling, user interface, user experience, data visualization, packaging, and environmental design.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here you will&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Be a champion of design and design thinking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Collaborate with diverse group of multidisciplinary design teams.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Contribute to building the talent, culture, and community of brand &amp;amp; communication designers across North America.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Consult clients, leading them to navigate strategic, foundational brand decisions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Shape compelling creative and strategic design outcomes for client’s products, services, and experiences.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Push the edges of the visual design craft at IDEO with other Design Directors. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work hands-on with IDEO teams to guide deliverables from human-centered insights to brand expressions such as strategic foundations and guidelines; visual and verbal identity; digital and physical experiences, and more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Lead the visual communication design process and collaborate with designers with different backgrounds such as design researchers, industrial designers, business designers, and interaction designers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Own and collaborate in new client relationships and existing partnerships, framing new opportunities to realize impact with clients, and growing our collective network.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Anchor client partnerships of all kinds, from nonprofit organizations to multinational CPG players and innovative startups.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a global design company with a community of designers, entrepreneurs, engineers, teachers, researchers, and more, committed to creating positive impact. It’s a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients or the organization, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a Design Director at IDEO, you will guide teams and contribute to content across all phases of a project—from research to strategy, design to execution. In this highly collaborative environment, you will play a key role in inspiring clients and co-creating with other designers to design engaging and compelling brands.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Previous IDEO projects to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.palmwood.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Palmwood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.orbia.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Orbia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wearealight.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Alight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;d&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/creating-a-fresh-and-modern-take-on-the-indian-culinary-experience&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;osa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; by DOSA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/building-a-brand-for-a-new-more-nutritious-rice&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;RightRice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/case-study/bostons-new-citizen-centered-site&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Boston&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;.gov&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experience:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Professional graphic design experience with at least 5 years of experience leading the development of others&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Experience leading senior stakeholders and building relationships&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Graphic design and branding experience represented through a depth and range of communication design skills (sense of layout, color, typography) across a variety of mediums (print, digital, environmental).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Ability to teach the fundamentals of brand development (ie. purpose, positioning, personality, identity, brand architecture, visual expression)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Commitment to Diversity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;At IDEO, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our purpose of having disproportionate, world-changing impact through design is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, the clients and customers we serve, and the communities we learn from in our research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/equity/diversity-data&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;diversity data public&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; for the sake of accountability and transparency. These commitments will also be part of your journey at IDEO, so please feel free to read more about them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ideo.com/equity/commitments&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application requirements and instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Not sure about your level of experience or area of expertise? Please err on the side of applying — what is important to us is how your work experiences have shaped you as a professional.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Please &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;submit your resume, cover letter, along with at least 3 previous work examples (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;uploaded via the portfolio field&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;), and/or a portfolio/website that best describes you as a visual&amp;nbsp;communication designer, your experience with developing brands, and the kind of clients you’ve worked with. This could be a brand or campaign platform, final presentations, articles, film, or anything that is not listed on your resume.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Show us—in your own unique voice—how you tell stories and express ideas. We can’t wait to hear from you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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