Group Manager, Design
Description
About LegalZoom
LegalZoom has been providing accessible and affordable online legal services for over 20 years. Since 2001, we’ve helped millions of customers launch, run, and grow their businesses, secure their intellectual property, and protect their loved ones with estate planning documents.
As the industry leader in business formations, innovation remains at the center of all we do. LegalZoom employees are creative thinkers and problem-solvers who thrive on collaboration and embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. Together, we’re working to make a positive impact on the world.
Where we work
In an effort to foster a better work-life balance, LegalZoom is committed to a remote-first work environment. Our Austin, Beaverton, Frisco, LA Metro, and SF Bay Area offices allow our Zoomers to collaborate with teammates and offer special onsite events, lunches, and more.
In an effort to foster a better work-life balance, LegalZoom is committed to a remote-first work environment. Our Austin, Beaverton, Frisco, LA Metro, and SF Bay Area offices allow our Zoomers to collaborate with teammates and offer special onsite events, lunches, and more.
This position is 100% remote and is not required to come into the office.
Overview
The growing LegalZoom in-house Brand & Creative team produces live-action and animated videos, engaging digital and social content, compelling copywriting, world class visual design, multichannel ad campaigns as well as serving as the stewards of the LegalZoom brand identity.
We’re looking for a digital-first Group Design Manager eager to take on a player-coach role: a hands-on, multi-disciplinary leader who can mentor designers, pitch in on projects, and independently execute key, high-impact work. This strategic problem-solver will ensure consistent brand implementation while bringing expertise across visual design, web design, UX/UI, multi-channel campaigns, social marketing, and performance marketing. This role is ideal for a leader with a strong body of digital-first work and a proven track record of developing design talent, driving business results, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
You will
- Lead, manage, and mentor a team of high-performing visual designers, production designers, and UX/web designers providing guidance, feedback, and air cover.
- Coach projects and execution with a hands-on approach, actively diving into the details alongside your team. Foster the growth of your direct reports, helping them strengthen their foundations, develop design instincts, and confidently articulate their design decisions.
- Create world-class designs for a variety of marketing and brand assets across web design, multi-channel campaigns, social marketing, and performance marketing. Rapidly sketch, ideate, and generate new concepts based on stakeholder input, product knowledge, and independent research.
- Collaborate effectively and closely with a broad set of stakeholders—design leadership, visual and production designers, art directors, copywriters, marketers, product managers, engineers, creative producers, operations teams, and executives—to develop a diverse range of marketing assets.
- Drive and manage workflows and relationships with web dev teams and collaborate with product design on processes and systems.
- Showcase depth of knowledge across LegalZoom’s products and services, business strategies, and goals.
- Effectively manage senior and c-level executive stakeholders and their expectations throughout projects.
- Proactively seek feedback from cross-functional partners, and share a strong point of view backed up with personal expertise, customer input, and industry trends.
- Shape the Brand & Creative team culture by critiquing assets, sharing inspiration and trends, and being an active part of the team’s day-to-day operations.
- Juggle multiple projects at one time, using strong communication skills to manage time and expectations appropriately.
- Think on your feet and execute quickly against deadlines.
You have
- 10-12 years of experience as an exceptional hands-on designer and innovative creative leader
- A standout portfolio that showcases your expertise in delivering strategically-driven work across digital design (specifically web), graphic design, and brand design with clear details on your role and contributions. We’re looking for examples that highlight your ability to work across diverse brand identities and complex digital experiences.
- A strong desire to build incredibly creative teams overflowing with diverse perspectives.
- Strong presentation skills, with the ability to articulate your design vision and philosophy, build alignment with designers, cross-functional partners, and gain support from senior leadership in both presentations and feedback sessions.
- Phenomenal brand development track record
LegalZoom is a remote-first company and the national range for this role is $128,300 to $166,250. Actual compensation offered will depend on several factors including but not limited to: geographic location, work experience, education, skill level, and/or other business and organizational needs. In addition, an annual bonus, incentive bonus and/or restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package. You will also receive a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits as seen below.
● Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
● 401k, With Matching Contributions
● Paid Time Off
● Health Savings Account (HSA)
● Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
● Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
● Plus other wellness benefits to include:
○ Fertility
○ Mental Health
○ One Medical
○ Fringe lifestyle benefits up to $250
Join us in making a difference as we build our future and help ensure access to professional legal advice to all! LegalZoom is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. LegalZoom prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Additionally, LegalZoom is enrolled in the E-Verify program. For additional information on E-Verify, please visit Participation and Right to Work pages.
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