Senior Visual Designer - Staff Leased Contract

Huawei Italy Research Centers; Milano; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Exciting projects at technology/design

Creative and collaborative team

Job summary

Huawei Italy Research Centers in Milan seeks a Senior Digital Visual Designer to join the Milan Aesthetic Research Center (MARC). The role focuses on developing innovative visual solutions for HarmonyOS across Huawei devices and digital interfaces.

You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to create striking visuals, define product visions, and ensure brand consistency in a multicultural setting. A strong portfolio and English fluency are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in UI design and art direction for digital products or operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, researchers, and developers to conceptualize and design visually compelling solutions.
• Research and analyze emerging market trends across design aesthetics and technology.
• Define UX concepts, future product visions, and user scenarios for HarmonyOS ecosystem.
• Create high-quality visuals for digital interfaces while maintaining brand consistency.
• Contribute to art direction and overall visual strategy of the team’s projects.
• Interact with motion designers/3D artists or experiment with motion & 3D to enhance concepts.

Skills

UI design

Art Direction

Visual design

Design tools

English fluency

Tools

Sketch

Adobe Creative Suite

AI generative tools

Job description

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 200,000 employees, of which 55% are employed in R&D, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions.

Huawei invests more than 20% of revenues in R&D every year: in the past 10 years our total R&D investments exceed 150B USD.

By the end of 2023, Huawei held +140.000 active patents.

Who We Are

Our motto is "make it possible", we use our customer-centric obsession, our perseverance, our dedication and a continuous self-challenge to accomplish the most challenging goals and always raise the bar!

We think and execute very fast, but we are never superficial and always guarantee the highest standards.

We are obsessed about continuous improvement and about creating value for the company, for the employees and for society.

We are a multicultural team where relationships are informal and direct and where cooperation and support are our daily keywords.

We are a place where "results talk and ideas walk", good ideas are always welcome, but you have to take ownership and make them happen too.

Openness and flexibility are our mantra.

This position is based in Milan Aesthetic Research Center

Milan Aesthetic Research Center is a center of excellence for design located in Milan (Italy). The studio goal is to create compelling customer experiences for Huawei products and retail spaces. At MARC you will find international talents from all Europe with expertise ranging from UX to product, automotive, branding and retail design shaping the future of Huawei products across the world.

If you’re passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences and enjoy working on groundbreaking projects, we’d love to hear from you!

Senior Digital Visual Designer in a nutshell

At Milan Aesthetic Research Center we are looking for a Senior Digital Visual Designer to join our multidisciplinary design team based in Milan. The team’s mission is to explore and develop innovative aesthetic solutions for the Harmony Operating System and all Huawei devices.

What will be your main responsibilities?

• Collaborate with designers, researchers, and developers to conceptualize and design visually compelling solutions
• Research and analyze emerging market trends across both design aesthetics and technology.
• Conduct benchmark analyses of products, services, and digital experiences.
• Define UX concepts, future product visions, and user scenarios for next-generation products and services within the HarmonyOS ecosystem.
• Create high-quality visuals for digital interfaces, ensuring a seamless user experience while maintaining brand consistency
• Contribute to the art direction and overall visual strategy of the team’s projects
• Interact and potentially collaborate with motion designers and/or 3D artists (if applicable) or experiment directly with motion & 3D to enhance visual concepts

What are the skills required for this position?

• Proven experience in UI design and Art Direction, for digital products or ideally operating systems
• Strong portfolio showcasing advanced visual design skills and creativity
• A deep interest in technology and a passion for exploring cutting-edge design trends
• Experience with design tools such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite and AI generative tools (Midjourney, Magnific, Kling)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A team player who can also work independently, with a positive and proactive attitude.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Willingness to work in a multicultural and international environment.

Other Nice-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of motion design (e.g., After Effects) and/or 3D modeling/animation tools (e.g., Cinema 4D)
• Familiarity with design systems and prototyping tools
• Strong collaboration and communication skills within a team environment

What We Offer:

• Exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest growing multinational technology companies
• A competitive salary package
• Opportunities to work on exciting projects at the intersection of technology and design
• A creative and collaborative team focused on innovation
• We offer a gross annual salary typically ranging from €50.000 to €65.000 determined according to objective criteria such as professional experience, competencies, and seniority. The applicable collective bargaining agreement is the CCNL Telecommunications, within level C3.

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