Interactive Design Lead

Description

The Interactive Design Lead is responsible for designing, building, and owning the interactive experiences and assets that power Leidos' digital, experiential, and customer-facing storytelling. This role combines hands-on creation with platform-level leadership, shaping how interactive experiences are conceived, executed, and scaled across the enterprise.

Interactive Platform Creation & Ownership

* Design and build interactive experience platforms used across Leidos, including web-based interactive systems and real-time or immersive environments.

* Create hands-on interactive experiences using technologies such as React-based frameworks, Unity, Unreal, or comparable platforms.

* Establish reusable interaction patterns, experience components, and platform conventions that scale across multiple use cases.

Experience Architecture & Interaction Design

* Own interaction models, user journeys, and experience architecture for complex storytelling initiatives.

* Translate narrative intent, brand standards, and technical content into coherent interactive experiences.

* Define information architecture and interaction logic for multi-layered digital and physical experiences.

Hands-On Prototyping & Execution

* Develop functional prototypes and production-ready interactive experiences for flagship or high-impact initiatives.

* Validate experience feasibility, performance, accessibility, and maintainability through direct implementation.

* Guide and review interactive builds to ensure alignment with defined experience standards.

Collaboration & Enablement

* Partner with Creative Technologists and Experience Designers to scale delivery without diluting quality.

* Collaborate with Digital Platform Product Owners to ensure experience needs are reflected in platform roadmaps.

* Mentor designers and technologists through example, guidance, and shared standards rather than people management.

* Bachelor's degree in design, computer science, digital media or related field. Typically requires 12+ years of relevant experience, however for this role candidates must possess 10+ years of experience spanning interactive experience design and creative technology. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree requirements.

* Demonstrated experience building interactive experiences across web and real-time or immersive platforms.

* Strong expertise in interaction design, UX principles, and narrative-driven experiences.

* Hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React, real-time or immersive platforms such as Unity or Unreal

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.