Senior Designer, UI

Court Avenue; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CourtAvenue is seeking a Senior Designer, UI to shape the visual language and user experience across digital platforms. You will lead by craft, translating business needs and user insights into intuitive, compelling experiences. You will govern design systems and collaborate across UX, Copy, Product, and Engineering.

The role emphasizes human-centered design, accessibility, and scalable design across web and automotive platforms, with a structured-hybrid work model and offices in California.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in digital product or visual design with a focus on UI.
• 5+ years of agency experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating results-driven, detailed, and beautiful design across web and digital platforms.
• Experience evolving brand guidelines and design systems.
• Strong interactive design skills and component-driven methodologies.
• Expertise with Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud is required.
• Comfort with rapid prototyping and motion graphics.

Responsibilities

• Create, document, and evolve scalable design systems for web and automotive platforms.
• Develop thoughtful digital experiences balancing user needs, business goals, and brand expression.
• Collaborate with UX, Copy, Product, and Engineering to deliver end-to-end experiences.
• Translate complex requirements into elegant, scalable design solutions.
• Map and design user journeys across omnichannel touchpoints including web, mobile, and retail.
• Prototype ideas to explore interactions and flows.
• Advocate for accessibility standards and UI best practices.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to design processes.
• Integrate AI-powered tools and workflows into the creative process.

Skills

UI design

Brand guidelines

Figma

Adobe CC

Rapid prototyping

Motion graphics

Design systems

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Open to new ideas

Tools

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

CourtAvenue is a company of industry experts accelerating digital transformation for the world’s most ambitious companies.

At CourtAvenue, you will be a part of a culture powered by entrepreneurs, technologists, data scientists and the habitually restless dedicated and energized to design products and services that transform businesses while optimizing them for growth. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow within a culture that values innovation while focusing on redesigning the experience between consumer and service (or product) by leveraging a fluid, seamless, and thoroughly transparent engagement.

At CourtAvenue, the Senior Designer, UI will be a key player in shaping the visual language and user experience across digital platforms. Sitting at the intersection of brand, interface design, and user behavior, you will lead by craft, translating complex business needs and user insights into intuitive, compelling digital experiences. You'll be instrumental in the creation, evolution, and governance of robust digital design systems that ensure consistency, scalability, and efficiency across web and automotive platforms. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including UX, Copy, Product, and Engineering, you will create flexible systems, prototypes, and final designs that delight users and drive business impact. You'll champion human-centered design principles, advocate for design system adoption, and contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Partner in the creation, documentation, and evolution of scalable design systems, ensuring visual and functional consistency across platforms.
• Develop thoughtful, high-quality digital experiences that balance user needs, business goals, and brand expression.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, copywriters, developers / engineers, and product teams to create seamless, end-to-end experiences.
• Translate complex ideas and requirements into elegant, scalable design solutions across web and automotive platforms.
• Collaborate to map and design user journeys across omnichannel ecosystems, ensuring consistency and cohesion across all touchpoints, including web, mobile, and retail.
• Rapidly prototype ideas to explore interaction models, user flows, and design concepts.
• Advocate for best practices in design systems, UI patterns, and accessibility standards.
• Lead by example with exceptional attention to craft, consistency, and detail across all deliverables.
• Present and articulate design decisions to stakeholders and clients, grounded in brand, user insight, and business strategy.
• Support user testing initiatives with prototypes, using research findings to iterate and optimize designs.
• Contribute to and help evolve internal design processes and standards.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Experience integrating AI-powered tools and workflows into the creative development process

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in digital product or visual design, with a focus on user interface design.
• 5+ years of agency experience.
• Portfolio that demonstrates results-driven, detailed, and beautiful design skills across web and digital platforms (please submit link to online portfolio).
• Exceptional visual design skills in the interactive realm.
• Familiarity working with and evolving brand guidelines.
• Deep understanding of interactive design systems and component-driven design methodologies.
• Expertise in Figma
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Comfort working with Rapid Prototyping.
• Comfort working with Motion Graphics.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complex problems and translate them into intuitive experiences.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in teams both internally and externally.
• Excellent follow-through and ownership; ability to complete jobs on time, on-budget, and within tight deadlines.
• Openness to new ideas and different ways of thinking.
• Digital agency experience and background required.
• Bonus: Experience working in automotive, lifestyle, or consumer brand industries.

Work Environment

Our organization follows a structured-hybrid work model, where employees work in an office environment in the middle of the week and remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

• Candidates for this position will ideally be located near one of our offices:

o Los Angeles, CA

o San Diego, CA

• Candidates located in Cincinnati, OH, Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Austin, TX or Bentonville, AR will also be considered.

$80,000 - $105,000 a year

Final compensation will be determined based on total related experience as well as geography.

CourtAvenue, INC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CourtAvenue recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or genetic information.

CourtAvenue, INC. participates in the E-Verify program. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form (I-9) upon hire.