[Hiring] Associate Technical Director @Left Field Labs

Role Description

The Digital Team is seeking an experienced, creative-minded Associate Technical Director to lead fast-paced, forward-facing creative technology projects. In this role, you will connect creative design, web development, and emerging technology. This position is perfect for an agency-tested leader with an interest in highly visual and dynamic digital experiences, full-stack expertise, and the adaptability to operate across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Take technical ownership of projects, from highly visual digital experiences to AI-driven builds.
• Engineering & Architecture: Build and oversee rich, high-quality interactive experiences with heavy emphasis on frontend development, while maintaining a strong understanding of backend architectures and AI service integrations.
• Design & Quality Standards: Apply a fine-tuned aesthetic sensibility and eye for design to ensure all digital outputs match agency-level quality, precision, and performance.
• Pitching & Client Engagement: Contribute to the pitch process from technical scoping, estimating development, to client presentations.
• Team Mentorship & Growth: Mentor other developers on project teams and eventual direct reports.
• AI & Emerging Tech: Champion the use of AI and new tools across the team, using them yourself and building them into client work.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including time in a technical leadership role.
• A track record of owning the technical delivery of multiple projects at once without dropping the quality bar on any of them.
• Strong system architecture skills and the judgment to know when a decision needs you in the code versus when to delegate.
• Proficiency across a modern web stack (Typescript, plus one of Node/Python/Go on the backend), and the flexibility to pick up new languages and legacy codebases as projects demand.
• Strong hands-on technical skills with modern front-end frameworks, responsive layouts, web animation, and interactive UI/UX implementation.
• Experience mentoring developers and giving direct, useful feedback.
• Proven background working inside a fast-paced agency environment, handling pivot-heavy workflows and high-pressure project deadlines.
• A strong visual aesthetic and portfolio/resume demonstrating previous high-impact, design-forward digital projects.
• Excellent real-time communication skills and modern problem-solving capabilities necessary to stay effective when projects get tense.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package focused on team well-being.
• Flexible time off and observed holidays.
• Birthday floating holiday.
• Remote First environment with an internet stipend.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with LFL covering a significant portion of the costs.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) matching program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Referral bonuses.
• Education stipend.
• Access to provider Marketplace for discounts.