Senior Designer

Williams Lea by RRD is a global business support services company with a strong legacy—over 200 years of experience delivering world-class business solutions. We specialize in delivering skilled administrative support, document production, presentation design, and marketing and communications services to leading companies around the world—especially within legal, financial, and professional services industries.

We’re a people-powered organization. With a presence in North America, the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific, we have thousands of employees globally, all working together to help our clients operate more efficiently and effectively. Whether it’s supporting law firms with critical document production or helping financial institutions manage high-volume print and digital communications, we’re the behind-the-scenes team making everything run smoothly.

Serves as a specialist with depth of expertise in design systems and visual identity, mentoring others to solve the most complex technical and conceptual problems. Works independently to architect comprehensive brand languages and scalable design frameworks. Interprets business challenges to recommend best practices that improve operational scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architects and directs the development of scalable, modular design systems and master templates to ensure long-term cross-functional scalability.

• Audits creative workflows to identify bottlenecks, implementing file automation and sophisticated toolsets to improve departmental efficiency.

• Leads design reviews with senior stakeholders to build consensus on systematic design approaches and project feasibility.

• Serves as the primary SME for internal discovery and external vendor production, ensuring all deliverables meet rigorous technical and systemic standards.

• Establishes and enforces departmental standards for visual hierarchy through formal peer reviews and technical audits.

• Mentors junior and mid-level designers on design craft, technical execution, and system-level thinking, providing hands-on guidance to solve complex conceptual problems.

Key Competencies & Skills

• Specialized depth of expertise in modular design and scalable systems.

• Sophisticated analytical thought for solving systemic production issues.

• Negotiation skills to influence others to adopt a different technical point of view.

• High-level proficiency in emerging design technologies and workflow automation.

• Ability to lead large-scale technical projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (required)

• Minimum 5-years experience in professional design or creative services.

The range of pay for this role at the noted RRD location is $65,800-115,500. Typically, roles follow step progressions to a target rate or set increments over time. Depending on the role, in addition to the hourly rate of pay, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and/or stand-by pay. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

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