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We’re hiring! Lead Information Designer

Lead Information Designer
Full-time remote / Based in European or Eastern time zone

A standout opportunity for an information designer with modern flair to lead the creative visual outputs across infogr8’s purpose-driven projects. 

Our mission is to unlock the value of data for genuine social impact. You’ll be collaborating remotely with some of the world’s brightest data visualisation experts, and working on exciting visual experiences for the likes of Mastercard Foundation, Harvard University and Urban Ocean Lab.

You’ll demonstrate excellence in information design, with a keen focus on UI design that strikes a balance between the art of possibility and meeting standards for optimal user experience. You’ll also foster the creative culture at infogr8 and reflect it across our digital services line (and growing awards tally). 

You’re someone who can bring visual stories to life with quality. You see the big picture, without being afraid to get into the weeds to make sense of granular datasets. You’ll relish collaborating with data strategists, journalists and engineers across a given project. You enjoy communicating your passion for design and have a considered approach for each intended audience. As a data visualisation evangelist, you’re hungry to be acknowledged within the space and want to win things as part of the design team, whether that’s pitches or awards.

infogr8 are now at an exciting growth stage. You’ll be hungry to continue this momentum across our creative design capabilities. In return, you’ll benefit from our sustainable work-life approach – choose where you want to work, and have client-free Fridays to focus 20% of your energy on experimenting with new themes, tools and devices, or applying new design thinking to bring even more purpose to what we do everyday.

About infogr8

infogr8 help our partners do more with data. We’ve been at the forefront of showing meaning and value in data since 2012. We pride ourselves on delivering award-winning work with accuracy and agility. In the last 12 months, we’ve won a Webby for the American Opportunity Index and spun out our third purpose-driven business pod (Healthcare, joining Sustainability and EdTech)

Background and skills

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a creative agency or design studio is a must.
• A broad portfolio of commercial and non-commercial projects you’re most proud of. 
• Confidence in leading strategic design decisions and guiding stakeholders on what success looks like from a creative design perspective. 
• Confidence in working with granular data across a multitude of tools and finding the stories within, then developing narratives and guiding the vision for the various static and dynamic outputs with high levels of creative quality and integrity. 
• Ability to craft style tiles, moodboards, sketches, wireframes and prototypes through to pixel-perfect design in a fast, iterative way. 
• Ability to lead, influence and support others in virtual environments and across multidisciplinary teams through proven design principles and lean/agile processes.
• Excellent attention to detail (you know what great looks like and what it takes to make it).
• Proactive, high-energy individual with bags of self-motivation and initiative.

Responsibilities 

• Foster the creative standards  
  • Set the creative vision for the company. 
  • Own the design quality standards for both infogr8 and associated client outputs with a consistent approach. 
  • Be the go-to person for references inside and outside dataviz.
  • Create design systems and playbooks to help clients unify design and gain long-term value. 
  • Partner with the Creative Technologist to fuel creativity across our pods – from creative briefing to proposals – so that we wow our teams and clients alike with the art of possibility. 
  • Onboard and guide design collaborators through project stages and be the touchpoint for incremental improvement.

• Deliver high-quality data experiences 
  • Produce bespoke, high-quality information design solutions from lo-fi to hi-fi, taking a client brief from creative concept to full-functioning design, including visual stories, immersive data visualisations and interactive reports. 
  • Collaborate with data journalists and engineers to push the boundaries of what can be achieved across technology, behaviour, data and design.

• Evolve the product lineup  
  • Bring creative input into infogr8’s products and services while staying ahead of emerging design trends.
  • Call on proven tools and processes to unlock value and efficiencies across infogr8 and our growing client roster.

How to apply

To apply, share some examples of your work, CV and cover letter to [email protected].

As part of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups in the creative sector.

Only direct applicants, no recruiters please.