Skills Required for Design Lead Position

Understanding of design process thinking

• Market/Background design research (competitor products)
• Personas
• Information Architecture, Site Map, Workflow Diagrams
• Low-Fidelity wireframes & prototyping
  • UX design
• ~User testing~ (probably moving away from this)
• High-Fidelity wireframes & prototyping
  • Interaction design
  • Graphic design principals
• CRITIQUE

Understanding of Figma design methods:

• Tools like:
  • Frames
  • Component-based design
  • Effects
    • Shadows/Blurs
    • Gradients
  • Shortcuts/efficiency working in Figma
  • Prototyping (different animations)
  • Layouts
    • Grid
    • Autolayout
  • Masks
• Design System Usage
  • Color Styles
  • Text Styles
  • Components