Senior User Interface Designer

Position Title:

Senior UI Designer

Location: NYC, NY

Anticipated

Start Date:

ASAP – This is the target date and is subject to change. TSR will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Fully Onsite

Pay Range: $65/hr – $70/hr

Job Description: We are seeking a Senior UI Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in visual design, interaction design, accessibility, and design systems and a proven ability to translate user needs and business requirements into scalable, user-centered interfaces.

• Apply visual design principles including typography, color theory, spacing, grids, and hierarchy.
• Translate brand guidelines into consistent UI across platforms.
• Design interfaces for web, mobile, and responsive experiences with visual consistency.
• Define interaction patterns, states, transitions, and feedback aligned to user behavior.
• Create motion and micro-interactions to enhance usability.
• Contribute to design systems with reusable components, patterns, and standards.
• Apply Atomic Design to build scalable UI systems and manage tokens and theming with development teams.
• Ensure WCAG-aligned accessible and inclusive designs.
• Create wireframes, mockups, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes.
• Produce detailed specs and assets for development handoff and partner with engineers for accurate implementation.
• Collaborate with UX, product, developers, and stakeholders; participate in reviews and iterations.
• Stay current with design trends, tools, and best practices.

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, HCI, Interaction Design, or related field.
• 7+ years in UI, product, or digital design with a portfolio showing UI, interaction, and design systems work.
• Expertise in Figma;
  Adobe XD or Sketch is a plus.
• Strong understanding of visual design fundamentals, interaction and motion design, and responsive/adaptive design.
• Experience with design systems, component libraries, Atomic Design, and enterprise brand standards.
• Knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design practices.
• Experience collaborating with developers and supporting design-to-development handoff.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in Agile or Scrum environments.
• Familiarity with usability testing and user research methods.
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and front-end concepts.
• Experience with design system tooling such as Figma libraries and tokens.
• Familiarity with accessibility testing tools.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools or designing for AI-driven products.