Imperative Recruiting
Strategy Design Consultant Contractor
Imperative Recruiting, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
DC Design redesigns America’s social systems like our criminal justice, foster care, healthcare, education, and housing systems to work better for everyone, especially low-income people of color.
We’re looking for a Strategy & Design Consultant (Contractor), which is a social impact strategic consultant who uses Design Thinking.
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.The Strategy & Design Consultant (Contractor) will play a pivotal role on the consulting team, working to bring a human-centered design lens to challenging social issues. Depending on the project, they may work directly with clients, managing client relationships and end-to-end projects, or with other members of the consulting team to redesign products, services, and systems.If working directly with clients, this team member will consult on how to better design for the communities clients are serving. They will plan and lead design thinking workshops, develop strategic planning processes and guide clients through them, conduct and synthesize long-form empathy interviews with the people our clients are serving, and draft and present recommendations to clients. All aspects of this role will be on a per project basis.The ideal candidate for this freelance position as a Strategy and Design Consultant will have the following relevant mindsets/experience/skills:Experience designing and conducting design research.Ability to orchestrate and execute community-centered work.A demonstrated human-centered problem solver, able to leverage these mindsets to solve real-world problems.Can work well independently and in a collaborative, team-based environment.Experience managing projects both for yourself and for internal and cross-organizational teams.A strong writer - your writing is concise, grammatically correct, and compelling without the need for excessive review.Responsible, punctual, detail-oriented, and you meet deadlines.Experience working alongside communities of color.Excels in a remote work environment, with the ability to work independently in an off-site environment with minimal supervision.Some nice-to-have mindsets/experience/skills are:Deep understanding of the human-centered design / design thinking process and feel comfortable explaining its nuances.Experience teaching design thinking.Experience in a client service role, especially as a consultant.Experience as a project manager, tracking, delegating, managing, and successfully completing multiple tasks that may present conflicting deadlines and prioritization.Depending on the project, the Strategy and Design Consultant could be responsible for any of the following (with support from DC Design):Strategic planning.Service design.Directing App design work.Social impact curriculum design.Teaching human-centered design.End-to-end completion of work needed for client portfolios, including operational tasks.Finally, the ideal candidate for the Design Strategy Design position has a passion for social impact. We want to know where your passion comes from and why this work matters to you on a personal level. We work with communities of color, especially Black communities, as well as other communities who have historically been excluded economically and socially. For each member of our team we ask, what lived experience do you have that can contribute to our understanding of America's most challenging issues? What drives you to do this work? And how are you hoping to make a difference in your life?If you have the above experience and are looking for a unique part-time freelance opportunity to add to your portfolio and want to stay connected with DC Design to collaborate on future social impact projects!We acknowledge that imposter syndrome often prevents many qualified candidates from applying, especially women and people of color. DC Design is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you think this is an exciting opportunity and meet any of the qualifications listed above, we want to hear from you. Should you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.Pay structure is per project or hourly.
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We’re looking for a Strategy & Design Consultant (Contractor), which is a social impact strategic consultant who uses Design Thinking.
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.The Strategy & Design Consultant (Contractor) will play a pivotal role on the consulting team, working to bring a human-centered design lens to challenging social issues. Depending on the project, they may work directly with clients, managing client relationships and end-to-end projects, or with other members of the consulting team to redesign products, services, and systems.If working directly with clients, this team member will consult on how to better design for the communities clients are serving. They will plan and lead design thinking workshops, develop strategic planning processes and guide clients through them, conduct and synthesize long-form empathy interviews with the people our clients are serving, and draft and present recommendations to clients. All aspects of this role will be on a per project basis.The ideal candidate for this freelance position as a Strategy and Design Consultant will have the following relevant mindsets/experience/skills:Experience designing and conducting design research.Ability to orchestrate and execute community-centered work.A demonstrated human-centered problem solver, able to leverage these mindsets to solve real-world problems.Can work well independently and in a collaborative, team-based environment.Experience managing projects both for yourself and for internal and cross-organizational teams.A strong writer - your writing is concise, grammatically correct, and compelling without the need for excessive review.Responsible, punctual, detail-oriented, and you meet deadlines.Experience working alongside communities of color.Excels in a remote work environment, with the ability to work independently in an off-site environment with minimal supervision.Some nice-to-have mindsets/experience/skills are:Deep understanding of the human-centered design / design thinking process and feel comfortable explaining its nuances.Experience teaching design thinking.Experience in a client service role, especially as a consultant.Experience as a project manager, tracking, delegating, managing, and successfully completing multiple tasks that may present conflicting deadlines and prioritization.Depending on the project, the Strategy and Design Consultant could be responsible for any of the following (with support from DC Design):Strategic planning.Service design.Directing App design work.Social impact curriculum design.Teaching human-centered design.End-to-end completion of work needed for client portfolios, including operational tasks.Finally, the ideal candidate for the Design Strategy Design position has a passion for social impact. We want to know where your passion comes from and why this work matters to you on a personal level. We work with communities of color, especially Black communities, as well as other communities who have historically been excluded economically and socially. For each member of our team we ask, what lived experience do you have that can contribute to our understanding of America's most challenging issues? What drives you to do this work? And how are you hoping to make a difference in your life?If you have the above experience and are looking for a unique part-time freelance opportunity to add to your portfolio and want to stay connected with DC Design to collaborate on future social impact projects!We acknowledge that imposter syndrome often prevents many qualified candidates from applying, especially women and people of color. DC Design is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you think this is an exciting opportunity and meet any of the qualifications listed above, we want to hear from you. Should you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.Pay structure is per project or hourly.
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