Visual Designer

Job Title: Visual Designer IV

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 months

Our client is seeking a Visual Designer with strong expertise in icon system design and asset production, Our client's team creates, maintains and evolves the visual systems that define our brand in product surfaces. You will play an essential role in shaping the visual identity of client experiences through iconography and visual expression.

A Designer in this role demonstrates comfort with collaboration and provides a strong creative point of view. The ideal candidate is a multifaceted, innovative problem solver, possessing an eye for outstanding creative and pixel perfect work, and the ability to deliver and launch initiatives on time and in alignment with strategic goals. Deep expertise in Communication Design is essential, along with adaptability to various styles and mediums and experience working within product environments.

You will collaborate closely with art directors, producers, product designers, and production designers and cross functional teams to:

Create new icons based on existing styles and systems

Maintain and update iconography through documentation and asset production

Ensure consistent brand expression and a seamless user experience across visual assets

Designing, scaling and translating current icon library

Deep execution for icon production

Top 3 MustHave Skills

Expertise in Icon System Design & Asset Production

• Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining icon systems at scale for large products or services.
• Deep understanding of vector construction, grid systems, optical alignment, and accessibility (contrast, clarity at small sizes).
• Mastery of creative and production tools, especially Figma (libraries, components, asset prep/export workflows), Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.

Exceptional Craftsmanship & Creative Problem-solving

• Eye for outstanding creative and pixelperfect work, with a passion for visual design and attention to detail.
• Ability to develop and articulate clear ideas, concepts, and designs from concept through execution.
• Experience exploring visual metaphors to clarify complex concepts for a global audience, and adaptability to various styles and mediums.

Strong Collaboration & Communication Skills

• Demonstrated ability to work closely with cross functional teams (art directors, product designers, producers, etc.) to ensure consistent brand expression and seamless user experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to articulate design direction to both artists and non-artists.
• Experience managing and incorporating feedback from partners and stakeholders and providing/soliciting constructive feedback to elevate design quality.

Nice toHave Skills

Experience contributing to a design system.

Familiarity with 3D design and motion/animation.

Understanding of design to dev handoff and QA in production environments.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience in graphic/visual design, production design and applications across web, desktop and mobile (iOS + Android)
• Proven experience designing and implementing icon systems at scale for large products or services
• Proven experience exploring metaphors to bring clarity to complex concepts and aid comprehension for a global audience
• Expert level proficiency with creative and production tools such as Figma (libraries, components, variables/styles, asset prep/export workflows), Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, G Suite, Microsoft Office, etc
• Strong understanding of vector construction, grid systems, optical alignment and accessibility considerations (contrast, clarity at small sizes)
• Strong collaboration skills working with cross functional teams to ensure consistency and quality
• Exceptional craftsmanship with strong attention to detail and passion for visual design
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritize effectively and manage time well
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to articulate design direction to both artists and nonartists
• Up to date knowledge of visual design technologies and industry trends.