Principal Visual Designer
Design Citizen · United, Pennsylvania, United States
FULL TIME
Job Description
Principal Visual DesignerLocation: 100% Remote (US Candidates)Reports To: Design Team LeadCompensation: $110 -$120/hr DOEDuration: Contract, 12+ Months, 40 hrs per week
Ready to make your application Please do read through the description at least once before clicking on Apply.
We are Design Citizen, a human-centered talent studio partnering with ambitious organizations to build thoughtful, impactful products and experiences through design.Our client, a global leader at the intersection of health and science, is investing in a small incubation team within its design organization that takes on early, high-ambiguity work. Projects include AI-assisted tools and workflows, design standards platforms, new product concepts, and emerging technology pilots.
We are seeking a Principal Visual Designer with exceptional craft to bring that work to life and make it stand out.
Why This Role MattersThis team operates at the front edge of how our client designs and builds. The ideas are ambitious, and they need a designer who can make them look and feel as good as they work. Some projects arrive with an established style and a working prototype. Others are still finding their visual identity and need someone with the taste and confidence to define it.
We’re looking for a visual designer with a product mindset: someone whose work is polished, expressive, and unmistakably crafted, and who brings enough product thinking to make sure that craft serves the experience. You’ll move across a portfolio of concurrent initiatives, partnering daily with creative technologists, developers, and strategists, and presenting regularly to design leadership.
Agency experience is a big plus here. Designers who’ve built digital experiences for major brands tend to bring the polish, pace, and presentation skills this team needs.
This is a role for someone whose portfolio makes people stop scrolling.
What You Will DoVisual & Product DesignElevate tools and products across concurrent initiatives, with a focus on AI-enabled experiences, bringing them from early concept to a refined, beautifully executed final productDefine and evolve the visual language for new products, including type, color, layout, iconography, motion, and compositionBring a high level of polish and detail to every touchpoint, from interaction and flow to micro-interactions and copyCreate compelling concepts and high-fidelity prototypes that sell a vision to leadership, then carry that quality through to productionWork within component-based design systems, knowing when to follow existing patterns and when to push them visuallyCraft LeadershipSet the visual bar for the team, producing work others reference and build fromLead critique with a strong point of view on aesthetics, hierarchy, and detailContribute to AI-assisted ways of working by authoring reusable patterns and resources, and use the tools the team builds dailyKeep design system compliance and accessibility built in from the startMentor designers and contribute actively to the broader design practiceCross-Functional CollaborationPartner closely with creative technologists and developers to make sure visual quality survives implementationSupport validation and testing, and refine the work based on what you learnPresent design rationale persuasively at every level, and build trust with collaborators across the organization
What You Bring5 to 7+ years of experience in product and digital experience design, ideally including time at a design agency or studio, with a strong emphasis on visual designA portfolio that leads with standout visual execution: refined typography, sophisticated layout and color, and products that feel distinctive and polished, with process shown alongside final workAgency or studio experience designing digital products and experiences for well-known brands, where visual quality and creative ambition are the standardComfort moving between brand-level creative thinking and detailed product design, bringing a brand’s identity to life across digital touchpointsA background or strong foundation in visual, brand, or interface design, paired with solid product thinkingAn expert eye for detail and a clear point of view on what makes a product feel premiumFluency with component-based design systems, and the range to adapt an enterprise system to each project’s styleMotion and prototyping skills that bring interfaces to lifeWorking fluency with AI-assisted design tools, and real curiosity about how they’re changing the way products get designed and builtExperience partnering with developers to carry designs through implementationComfort with ambiguity and context-switching across concurrent projectsOutstanding communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships within a small embedded teamA degree in Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
If your background aligns strongly with the work but not every requirement above, we still encourage you to apply.
Join UsAt Design Citizen, we believe great design comes from diverse perspectives, lived experience, and inclusive teams. xzbcwsv We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcome candidates of all backgrounds.
Learn more at
Ready to make your application Please do read through the description at least once before clicking on Apply.
We are Design Citizen, a human-centered talent studio partnering with ambitious organizations to build thoughtful, impactful products and experiences through design.Our client, a global leader at the intersection of health and science, is investing in a small incubation team within its design organization that takes on early, high-ambiguity work. Projects include AI-assisted tools and workflows, design standards platforms, new product concepts, and emerging technology pilots.
We are seeking a Principal Visual Designer with exceptional craft to bring that work to life and make it stand out.
Why This Role MattersThis team operates at the front edge of how our client designs and builds. The ideas are ambitious, and they need a designer who can make them look and feel as good as they work. Some projects arrive with an established style and a working prototype. Others are still finding their visual identity and need someone with the taste and confidence to define it.
We’re looking for a visual designer with a product mindset: someone whose work is polished, expressive, and unmistakably crafted, and who brings enough product thinking to make sure that craft serves the experience. You’ll move across a portfolio of concurrent initiatives, partnering daily with creative technologists, developers, and strategists, and presenting regularly to design leadership.
Agency experience is a big plus here. Designers who’ve built digital experiences for major brands tend to bring the polish, pace, and presentation skills this team needs.
This is a role for someone whose portfolio makes people stop scrolling.
What You Will DoVisual & Product DesignElevate tools and products across concurrent initiatives, with a focus on AI-enabled experiences, bringing them from early concept to a refined, beautifully executed final productDefine and evolve the visual language for new products, including type, color, layout, iconography, motion, and compositionBring a high level of polish and detail to every touchpoint, from interaction and flow to micro-interactions and copyCreate compelling concepts and high-fidelity prototypes that sell a vision to leadership, then carry that quality through to productionWork within component-based design systems, knowing when to follow existing patterns and when to push them visuallyCraft LeadershipSet the visual bar for the team, producing work others reference and build fromLead critique with a strong point of view on aesthetics, hierarchy, and detailContribute to AI-assisted ways of working by authoring reusable patterns and resources, and use the tools the team builds dailyKeep design system compliance and accessibility built in from the startMentor designers and contribute actively to the broader design practiceCross-Functional CollaborationPartner closely with creative technologists and developers to make sure visual quality survives implementationSupport validation and testing, and refine the work based on what you learnPresent design rationale persuasively at every level, and build trust with collaborators across the organization
What You Bring5 to 7+ years of experience in product and digital experience design, ideally including time at a design agency or studio, with a strong emphasis on visual designA portfolio that leads with standout visual execution: refined typography, sophisticated layout and color, and products that feel distinctive and polished, with process shown alongside final workAgency or studio experience designing digital products and experiences for well-known brands, where visual quality and creative ambition are the standardComfort moving between brand-level creative thinking and detailed product design, bringing a brand’s identity to life across digital touchpointsA background or strong foundation in visual, brand, or interface design, paired with solid product thinkingAn expert eye for detail and a clear point of view on what makes a product feel premiumFluency with component-based design systems, and the range to adapt an enterprise system to each project’s styleMotion and prototyping skills that bring interfaces to lifeWorking fluency with AI-assisted design tools, and real curiosity about how they’re changing the way products get designed and builtExperience partnering with developers to carry designs through implementationComfort with ambiguity and context-switching across concurrent projectsOutstanding communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships within a small embedded teamA degree in Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
If your background aligns strongly with the work but not every requirement above, we still encourage you to apply.
Join UsAt Design Citizen, we believe great design comes from diverse perspectives, lived experience, and inclusive teams. xzbcwsv We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcome candidates of all backgrounds.
Learn more at
Details
| Company | Design Citizen |
| Location | United, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | design |