Lead Experience Designer at Publicis Groupe in Birmingham, MI

Company Description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign’s Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world’s leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries.

The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Overview

Our Experience Design team crafts digital experiences people love to use. We are collaborators and innovators who thrive in multidisciplinary teams. We can start from a blank page and help realize the vision for a great experience, and aren’t afraid to get our hands dirty making that vision a reality.

Our experience runs the gamut from site to mobile, eCom to campaign, marketing to editorial to product (AI powered and non), with one foot in beautiful visual expressions and the other in rock-solid user experience. At heart we are designers who love creating new, meaningful experiences and are well versed in the practice of modern digital experience creation.

You will play a central role within a fun and supportive Experience Design team spanning UX, content, visual design and code. You will collaborate closely with strategy, technology, and leadership to align user needs and system decisions with technical constraints and business goals. You will help set direction and shared expectations for design work in a fast-changing landscape — maintaining high craft, cohesion, and quality across all outputs.

Sound good? Good.

Qualifications

Must haves:

• A portfolio full of beautiful, usable experiences designed across devices and contexts — with clear evidence of systems thinking at scale
• Experience building and scaling design systems, with demonstrable production experience with Figma variables, tokens, and component libraries.
• Hybrid design chops: strong UX fundamentals paired with refined visual design craft. The ability to explore rapidly and build polished solutions, often in the same conversation.
• Mastery of visual design principles: color, typography, illustration, motion, and the details that make the difference between good and great
• Curiosity about AI tools and trends. Exploration with generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.) for ideation, research, or exploration
• Serious attention to detail — we move fast, and precision matters
• Ability to think holistically about an experience to ensure user and business needs are met
• Comfort sketching and riffing ideas with a team
• Good design judgment when things are unclear, and the ability to explain your thinking to the team
• Desire to continuously learn and grow
• At least 5 years designing digital experiences, with real time spent on platform, enterprise, or systems-level work

Strongly preferred:

• Advanced prototyping capabilities that go well beyond the basics
• Experience designing AI-powered products, with the instinct to treat AI as a platform capability rather than a one-off feature
• Understanding of human-in-the-loop design principles and how to make them a core, lasting part of a system
• A design sensibility that integrates ethics, accessibility, and transparency
• Strong written and presentation skills that showcase passion and informed opinions
• Experience in discovery-based activities, user research, and agile processes
• Experience partnering with other capabilities to strategize, design and build the work
• Curiosity for (or deep immersion in) the technology of modern experiences
• Independent organization and time management skills to work across multiple projects at once

Nice to have

• Basic understanding of front-end concepts (HTML, CSS)
• Agency, product, or platform experience — ideally a mix
• Background in HCI, Human Factors, or interaction design

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. Compensation Range: $81,225.00 - $111,100.00 Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be July 10, 2026. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $81,225.00 - USD $111,100.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 8/1/2027.