Creative Director jobs in Irvine, CA

Who We Are

CuraPatient, based in Irvine, California, is an award-winning AI platform revolutionizing the healthcare industry. Our generative AI tools, backed by a secure FEDRAMP HIGH-certification (in-progress) system, streamlines tasks and optimizes patient encounters. Committed to the Federal Government Sector, we provide scalable solutions personalized and tailored to specific patient needs. We are a dynamic team of clinicians, artists, and technologists, driven by a "make it happen" mentality. If you think big, move fast, and want to impact digital health, join CuraPatient!

About the Role: 

As the Creative Director of UX Design at CuraPatient, you’ll be joining our Products Department and playing a pivotal role in defining and executing the design strategy for our digital health products. The ideal candidate uses their expertise to deliver high impact, user features (of various scope) to improve all applications. You will lead our Senior UX/UI designer, be closely collaborating with product managers, developers, clients and stakeholders. You are an organized and agile designer who is data and application centric. You will be responsible for delivering design work in a high-scope, complex and ambiguous product area. You must have extensive knowledge and understanding of typography, layout, color theory, and composition for UX/UI design, web design and apps. You can create intuitive and impactful user experiences by demonstrating the ability to sketch ideas and turn brainstorming sessions into wire-frames and mockups. Your leadership and work will drive innovation and embody our mission to deliver user-centric solutions that enhance enterprise SaaS healthcare delivery. 

Success in this Role Looks Like:

• Leading and mentoring the UX/UI and Products team with creative and holistic thinking across diverse product releases, platforms and devices.
• Rapid prototyping to visualize thinking in real time, producing consistent high quality design solutions through wireframes, visual designs, flow diagrams, site maps, prototypes and high-fidelity mock-ups. Constantly evolving strategy, design and guidelines for all digital health products. 
• Developing and delivering the entire design process from concept to launch, ensuring high standards of UX/UI quality and consistency across all digital platforms (particularly in the enterprise/SaaS/health tech space).
• Ensuring compliance with health industry regulations and standards in all design elements, prioritizing user safety and data privacy.
• UX/UI vision and planning for iterative updates that actualize the larger vision over time. Continuing to refine our processes.
• Expert in designs that are consistent, paying close attention to details, communicating ideas, collaborating across teams, providing helpful feedback on processes with follow-up to make sure changes are completed correctly. 
• Using your strong understanding of Design Theory and designing UI elements and tools, navigation menus, search boxes, tabs, and widgets for our digital assets
• Partnering and cross-collaborating with internal and external teams to build the vision, ensuring product quality and implementing innovative designs
• Testing UI elements such as CTAs, banners, page layouts, page designs, page flows, and target links for landing pages
• Establishing, improving and maintaining creative standards, style guides and web templates
• Performing other responsibilities as required

What You’ll Bring:

• • Minimum/must haves:
    • 5 years of: creating, managing/leading design assets, designing digital experience, products and platforms as a User Experience Designer or an  Interaction Designer.

• • • 3 years of experience managing other designers
    • A strong professional portfolio of your UX/UI focused work samples for mobile and web applications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human Computer Interaction or Cognition, Interaction/Interface Design, Communication Design or an equivalent degree and/or professional experience (at least 5 years of related experience highly preferred)
• Experience working in a startup environment strongly preferred
• Experience in HealthTech, Enterprise, SaaS or a related industry is highly desirable, with an understanding of relevant regulatory and compliance issues.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, capable of articulating design visions and fostering collaboration across disciplines
• The ability to creatively solve problems in an artful way
• Digital Guru who blends art, enterprise and technology
• Expertise in design and prototyping tools - Adobe CC, Adobe XD, Zeplin, Abstract, (Figma or something similar) and CC applications in a Macintosh environment.
• Innovative thinker with a passion for health and technology, and a commitment to creating designs that truly make a difference in people’s lives

We’re headquartered in Irvine, California, and at this time, we are focusing on local resources who will report onsite, as required. Orange County (CA) residents strongly preferred. Sorry, no relocation assistance.

We’re unable to sponsor work Visas and C2C contracts at this time.

What’s in it for you

Health Benefits start on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment. Current benefits included are: 

• CuraPatient offer’s employees competitive Platinum Health packages, with HMO plans being covered 100% for the employee, and PPO plans being covered 80% for the employee.
• PPO Vision Dental benefits covering 99% of the cost for the employee and their dependent(s). 
• Free access to KINETIC Fitness Centers (cardio machines, weight machines, free weights and studio with a full service locker room)

PTO benefits for full-time salaried employees will take effect after a ninety (90) day evaluation period. 

• Personal Time Off (PTO): PTO is accrued up to 5 days (40 hours) on an annual basis
• Paid Sick leave: is accrued up to 5 days (40 hours) for you or a family member in need of care.
• Holidays: 9 paid holidays, plus 1 paid floating holiday of your choice (10 days total).

Additional Perks:

• Education, learning, development and lots of room for career growth 
• Occasional company-wide and team-building events
• Casual attire office. At CuraPatient, our work environment for employees encourages employees to dress comfortably for work. 
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare technology.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment. 

Located at The Irvine Spectrum all employees can use Irvine Company facilities, which include: bike rentals, onsite dining, car wash & detailing services, dry cleaning service and Envoy on-demand electric vehicles.

Salary Transparency: Base salary starts at $125,000 - you know your worth and we want to hear you out. We’re open to a salary that best reflects your experience, skills, knowledge and talents that meet our qualifications and our current needs.

Come as you are:

CuraPatient considers applications for employment without regard to the applicant’s race, color, national origin, sex, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veterans or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. 

Equity starts with everyone:

CuraPatient is dedicated to fostering and maintaining a fair and equal work environment based on mutual respect for the dignity and diversity of each individual. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is important for success and we are committed to building an environment that cultivates collaboration and embraces different perspectives. We firmly believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace is essential to shared success and fulfilling our company’s mission.

COVID-19 Precautions:

CuraPatient strongly encourages employees to get vaccinated. Employees are encouraged to practice additional safety precautions that keeps them and their loved ones protected. A hand washing station, hand sanitizer, masks and COVID test kits are supplied in the office.

Principals only (no C2C). Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. Please do not contact employees about other services, products, or commercial interests.