Web Designer

Hex; New York, San Francisco (NY, CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hex is seeking a senior front-end design lead to own the experience of all Hex web surfaces, including the website and documentation site. You will design and implement production-ready front-end code (React/Next.js, CSS) and collaborate with marketing to launch assets that are on-brand and compelling.

You will maintain visual quality and consistency across experiences, partner with designers and marketers, and drive the long-term web roadmap with a focus on performance, storytelling, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in web/UI design with a portfolio showing world-class craft and systems thinking.
• Strong across UX, layout, visual design, and typography.
• Experience designing marketing surfaces for technical, B2B, or product-led companies.
• Fluent in front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React/Next.js) and able to ship production-quality code.
• Care about implementation details beyond handoff to developers.
• Sharp eye for visual consistency, motion, micro-interactions, and illustration.
• Autonomous with a bias toward velocity; able to own projects end-to-end.
• Eager to establish processes, patterns, and design rituals for a growing team.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and experience for Hex’s web surfaces (website, docs, future surfaces).
• Design and implement high-quality, production-ready front-end code (React/Next.js, CSS).
• Own launch assets with marketing to ensure major product moments are on-brand and compelling.
• Maintain visual quality, patterns, and consistency across web experiences.
• Partner with designers and marketers to tell clear, cohesive stories.
• Drive the long-term web roadmap, focusing on performance, clarity, storytelling, and experimentation.
• Collaborate with engineering to contribute front-end code for high-quality implementations.
• Support product illustrations and light motion to add personality.
• Over time, hire, manage, and mentor engineers and designers; influence design processes and culture.
• Operate autonomously with velocity, owning projects from concept to launch.

Skills

Front-end technologies

UX design

Visual design

Typography

Storytelling

Tools

HTML

CSS

React/Next.js

Job description

About the role

• Lead the design and experience for all of Hex’s web surfaces, including our website, documentation site, and any future experience or surface


• Design and implement high-quality, production-ready front-end code (React/Next.js, CSS), owning experiences from concept through shipped UI


• Own launch assets alongside marketing, ensuring every major product moment is visually clear, compelling, and on-brand


• Establish and maintain visual quality, patterns, and consistency across all web experiences


• Partner closely with designers and marketers to bring stories to life with clarity, craft, and narrative cohesion


• Drive the long-term web roadmap, identifying opportunities for performance, clarity, storytelling, and experimentation


• Collaborate with engineering partners while directly contributing front-end code to ensure high-quality implementation


• Support product illustrations and light motion, bringing delight and personality to key moments


• Over time, hire, manage, and mentor a team of engineers and designers


• Influence processes, standards, and creative culture of the Design team

About you

You might be a great fit if you:

• Have 8+ years of experience in web/visual/UI design with a portfolio demonstrating world-class craft, storytelling, and systems thinking


• Are strong across UX, layout, visual design, and typography


• Have experience designing marketing surfaces for technical, B2B, or product-led companies


• Are fluent in front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React/Next.js) and can ship production-quality code


• Care deeply about implementation details and don’t rely solely on handoff to bring designs to life


• Have a sharp eye for visual consistency, motion, micro-interaction quality, and illustration


• Can operate autonomously with a bias toward velocity, owning projects from concept to launch


• Are excited to establish processes, patterns, and design rituals for a growing team


• Communicate design decisions clearly, with humility and cross-functional fluency


• Enjoy both high-level creative direction and hands-on execution


• Are energized by a mix of campaign work, long-term system building, and ongoing iteration of a high-traffic website

In addition to our unique culture, Hex proudly offers a competitive total rewards package, including but not limited to, market-benched salary & equity, comprehensive health benefits, and flexible paid time off.

The salary range for this role is: $170,00 - $240,000

The salary range shown may be a reflection of additional factors such as geographical location and skill ranges/levels we’re open to. Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process, taking into account factors like leaving room for growth, internal fairness & parity, your demonstrated skills, and the depth of your experience. Our Recruiting team will be able to provide more details during the interview process.

By submitting an application the candidate consents to the use of their personal information in accordance with the Hex Privacy policy: https://learn.hex.tech/docs/trust/privacy-policy.

Hex Technologies uses AI-assisted tools as part of our application review process, including for resume screening and fraud detection. These tools help our team evaluate applications and verify applicant information. All AI-generated recommendations are reviewed by a member of our recruiting team before any hiring decision is made. No application is automatically rejected based solely on an AI tool's output.