Web Designer, Sr.

Wiraa; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Discretionary annual bonuses

Flexible vacation

100% remote work

Company retreats

Continual learning culture

Job summary

Madeo, an award-winning brand and web agency, seeks a Design Lead to shape user experiences and visual design for mission-driven websites. You will lead interactive reports, editorial platforms, and brand systems while guiding a team across multiple client projects.

The ideal candidate brings senior design experience, comfort in client presentations, and a track record of defending UX decisions. This role offers 100% remote work with optional NYC in-person sessions and flexible vacation.

Qualifications

• Lead design projects for multiple clients including websites and editorial platforms.
• Collaborate with strategists, content strategists, designers, developers, and clients to shape UX decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design efforts on multiple client projects, balancing large and small engagements.
• Collaborate with strategists, creative directors, motion/graphic designers, developers, and client teams to deliver cohesive design solutions.
• Participate in research and discovery phases including user needs assessment and stakeholder interviews.
• Audit existing websites and provide UX/UI/content recommendations.
• Co-develop design direction and wireframes with content/UX strategists, evaluating UX options.

Skills

Project leadership

UX decision-making

Client-facing

Social impact mindset

Job description

About The Company

Madeo is an award-winning brand and web agency dedicated to creating impactful social change through thoughtful design and strategic collaboration. Our inclusive and diverse team comprises designers, strategists, writers, project managers, and web developers who share a passion for mission-driven work. We partner with organizations addressing today’s most pressing challenges, delivering innovative brands, websites, digital products, and interactive campaigns that inspire meaningful action and foster positive societal impact.

About The Company

Madeo is an award-winning brand and web agency dedicated to creating impactful social change through thoughtful design and strategic collaboration. Our inclusive and diverse team comprises designers, strategists, writers, project managers, and web developers who share a passion for mission-driven work. We partner with organizations addressing today’s most pressing challenges, delivering innovative brands, websites, digital products, and interactive campaigns that inspire meaningful action and foster positive societal impact.

About The Role

As a Design Lead at Madeo, you will take a senior role in shaping user experiences and visual design for high-profile websites serving mission-driven organizations. Your work will include designing interactive report microsites, editorial platforms, large organizational websites, and enhancing brand design systems for the web. This position demands a well-rounded designer with experience across multiple client projects in agency or team settings, capable of making and defending sound UX and design decisions.

You will collaborate closely with UX strategists, content strategists, fellow designers, web developers, and client teams. The ideal candidate is confident and talented, equally comfortable interpreting survey data and wireframing as they are refining high-fidelity interactive UI designs. A strong focus on web design coupled with an appreciation for visual and brand design is essential, as we view websites as an expanded expression of brand identity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading original web design projects for multiple clients.
• Active participation in UX decision-making, including evaluating options, identifying tradeoffs, and providing informed recommendations in collaboration with strategists.
• Confidence in client-facing roles, presenting work, managing feedback, and advocating for design decisions.
• Genuine interest in social impact and experience working with progressive nonprofit organizations.
• Ability to work during Eastern Standard Time hours (10am–6pm).
• Preferred but not required: living and working within commuting distance to New York City for occasional in-person meetings.

Additional Relevant Experience (Preferred)

• Interaction design and motion graphics within web projects.
• Collaboration on information architecture and content strategy.
• Graphic and brand identity design integrated with web projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead design efforts on multiple simultaneous client projects, balancing larger and smaller engagements.
• Collaborate with strategists, creative directors, motion and graphic designers, developers, and client teams to deliver cohesive design solutions.
• Participate in research and discovery phases including user needs assessment, stakeholder interviews, and competitive analysis.
• Conduct audits of existing websites and provide comprehensive recommendations encompassing UX, UI, visual design, and content.
• Co-develop design direction and wireframes in partnership with content and UX strategists, actively evaluating UX options and making evidence-based recommendations.
• Establish overall creative, UX, and UI direction in collaboration with the broader team and creative leadership.
• Create UI Kits and comprehensive design systems defining interactions and transitions for websites.
• Work closely with front-end developers to ensure accurate execution of design specifications.
• Participate in client presentations, articulating design rationale and responding to feedback effectively.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary ranging from $85,000 to $120,000 based on experience and location.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% employer matching contributions.
• Discretionary annual bonuses, including options to contribute to 401(k).
• Flexible vacation policy in addition to national holidays and company-wide vacation periods.
• 100% remote work environment supported by occasional retreats and events.
• For New York City-based employees: in-person design workshops, team dinners, and design talks.
• One to two company-wide retreats annually.
• A collaborative work culture that emphasizes continuous learning and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity

Madeo is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.