Senior Designer – Branded UI Visual

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Visual/UI Designer to design in-vehicle digital experiences across multiple product areas. You will craft mood boards, UI assets, prototypes, and production-ready graphics for complex interfaces, while translating user needs and brand direction into elegant design solutions.

You will lead reviews, set visual standards, and collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure cohesive, premium-quality experiences across devices and screen sizes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing digital user interfaces for automotive, embedded, mobile, or other complex product experiences.
• Strong portfolio showing high-quality visual craft, clear design judgment, polished end-to-end execution, and thoughtful UX problem solving.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience leading design work from concept through production for complex digital products or systems.
• Experience creating sketches, mockups, prototypes, presentations, and other design communication materials.

Responsibilities

• Own the design development and delivery of in-vehicle digital experiences across assigned product areas.
• Create exceptional visual design concepts, mood boards, UI assets, prototypes, and production-ready graphics for complex digital interfaces.
• Translate user needs, brand direction, business goals, and technical constraints into elegant, intuitive, and visually refined design solutions.
• Lead design reviews, set visual quality standards, communicate design rationale clearly, and present recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders and partners.
• Drive alignment across design, engineering, and related teams to deliver cohesive, visually consistent, and premium-quality experiences across multiple surfaces and screen sizes.
• Use research, usability findings, data, and feedback to strengthen visual clarity, UI usability, overall experience quality, and customer outcomes.
• Serve as a visual craft leader to other designers by sharing expertise, providing feedback, and mentoring more junior team members.
• Deliver precise, well-documented, and development-ready design files, specifications, and documentation to support efficient collaboration and development handoff.

Skills

Visual Design

UI Design

UX Design

Prototyping

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Visual Design

Bachelor's in Graphic Design

Bachelor's in Human-Computer Interaction

Bachelor's in Interaction Design

Tools

Sketch

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

• Own the design development and delivery of in-vehicle digital experiences across assigned product areas.
• Create exceptional visual design concepts, mood boards, UI assets, prototypes, and production-ready graphics for complex digital interfaces.
• Translate user needs, brand direction, business goals, and technical constraints into elegant, intuitive, and visually refined design solutions.
• Lead design reviews, set visual quality standards, communicate design rationale clearly, and present recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders and partners.
• Drive alignment across design, engineering, and related teams to deliver cohesive, visually consistent, and premium-quality experiences across multiple surfaces and screen sizes.
• Use research, usability findings, data, and feedback to strengthen visual clarity, UI usability, overall experience quality, and customer outcomes.
• Serve as a visual craft leader to other designers by sharing expertise, providing feedback, and mentoring more junior team members.
• Deliver precise, well-documented, and development-ready design files, specifications, and documentation to support efficient collaboration and development handoff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Visual Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience designing digital user interfaces for automotive, embedded, mobile, or other complex product experiences.
• Strong portfolio showing high-quality visual craft, clear design judgment, polished end-to-end execution, and thoughtful UX problem solving.
• Strong UI visualization, visual communication, digital design, and UX design skills, with the ability to create intuitive and customer-centered interfaces.
• Experience leading design work from concept through production for complex digital products or systems.
• Experience creating sketches, mockups, prototypes, presentations, and other design communication materials.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.
• Ability to work independently, exercise strong judgment, and solve ambiguous or non-standard design challenges.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills when working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience presenting design rationale and influencing decisions with stakeholders and project partners.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Visual Design and User Interface (UI) development, with a strong focus on creating intuitive, customer-centered digital experiences. Proficient in leading design processes from concept to production while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Visual Design
• User Interface (UI) Design
• Prototyping
• Design Leadership
• Collaboration

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Digital Design
• UX Design
• Visual Communication
• Sketch
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Mockups
• Prototypes
• Design Documentation
• Usability Testing

Soft Skills

• Strong Judgment
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Problem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Design
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction
• Bachelor’s Degree in Interaction Design

Industry Keywords

• Automotive
• Embedded Systems
• Mobile Applications
• Digital Interfaces
• User Experience (UX)