Senior Designer (Visual & Interactive)

The Senior Designer is responsible for leading the execution of high-quality visual and interactive web design solutions, driving the successful delivery of large-scale website redesigns and scalable digital experiences. This role combines strong visual craft, systems thinking, and strategic problem-solving to create engaging user-centered experiences aligned with business goals and brand standards.

The Senior Designer plays a key role in defining creative direction, mentoring design quality across projects, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency, innovation, and excellence throughout the design process.

You Will: 

• Lead the design of high-fidelity web interfaces, layouts, and scalable UI components
• Drive full website redesign projects from discovery and concept development to final delivery
• Create visually compelling and interaction-focused digital experiences aligned with user and business needs
• Define, build, and evolve scalable design systems and component libraries in Figma
• Apply and advocate for Atomic Design principles and scalable design frameworks
• Produce and oversee the refinement of visual assets, including hero imagery, compositions, retouching, and advanced layout execution
• Ensure pixel-perfect design execution and maintain exceptional attention to detail across deliverables
• Collaborate closely with Design Leads, developers, strategists, and cross-functional teams to align design solutions with technical and business requirements
• Present and articulate design rationale confidently to both internal stakeholders and clients
• Proactively identify risks related to quality, timelines, scope, or delivery, and propose solutions
• Balance creative exploration with business priorities and fast-paced project timelines
• Support and uphold high-quality standards through consistent design QA processes
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior and mid-level designers, contributing to team growth and creative excellence
• Contribute to the evolution of internal processes, workflows, and creative culture

You Have

• 5+ years of experience in web design, digital product design, or visual design for digital platforms
• Strong portfolio showcasing advanced web design systems, large-scale website experiences, and interaction design work
• Advanced expertise in Figma, including components, auto-layout, libraries, prototyping, and scalable design systems
• Deep understanding of Atomic Design methodology and scalable system-thinking approaches
• Strong command of typography, composition, layout systems, visual hierarchy, and responsive design principles
• Experience designing complex and scalable web ecosystems and enterprise-level digital experiences
• Solid understanding of UX principles, accessibility, usability, and interaction design best practices
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop for visual asset creation, editing, and retouching
• Familiarity with motion, animation, and interaction best practices for digital experiences
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary and international teams across areas such as branding, digital marketing, social media, motion, or illustration
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain and defend design decisions strategically
• English proficiency (B2+/C1) in reading, writing, and verbal communication
• Solid knowledge of presentation and creative tools such as Keynote, PowerPoint, After Effects, and Premiere
• Experience working with productivity and collaboration tools including Slack, Zoom, Jira, Trello, Asana, Basecamp, Google Drive, and similar platforms
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple projects in fast-paced environments
• Strong understanding of digital marketing, online advertising, and business strategy concepts.

What we offer: 

• Maternity and parental leave extra days
• Competitive benefits packages
• Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days
• Access to online services for families and new parents
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
• Internal learning and development programs
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts
• And more…

At Critical Mass, we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits packages.  If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our employees, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today!

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.

The ask stems from our want to:

Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
Improve collaboration and team relationships.
Increase employee engagement

This work model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. 

Critical Mass uses artificial intelligence in our recruitment process to enhance job postings, filter keywords during the review of prospective candidates, and, in some cases, transcribe interviews with our recruiters. Human review remains central to the process, and all hiring decisions are ultimately made by our team.

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