Senior Digital Designer

Who You Are

A Senior Digital Designer at The DataFace is a strong individual contributor who can own a project from end-to-end: from early concept through final delivery. You collaborate closely with both clients and teammates, set a high bar for design craft, and consistently deliver work that feels thoughtful, polished, and impactful.

You'll need both design sensibilities and data visualization instincts, since your main focus will be designing data-centered deliverables. These might range from microsites and dashboards to static reports and social graphics. We’re also looking for someone who's excited to experiment with AI tools — and find new ways to work smarter.

Here are a few recent projects you might have worked on as part of the team:

• Designing PopHIVE, a data platform for the Yale School of Public Health
• Designing Unpacking Holiday Magic, Instacart’s end-of-year microsite for 2025.
• Creating a microsite in Framer to celebrate 100 Years of Black History.
• Designing a brand identity, PDF, and microsite for the Safety at the Polls report.
• Designing a Data Explorer for Vital City to showcase NYC crime trends.

About the Role

What You'll Do:

• Own the Work: Lead multiple high-impact projects, from kickoff through final design delivery. As a team leader, you’ll steer the project’s direction, not just execute it.
• Hone Your Craft: Set the creative standard across our UX and visual design process. Typically includes client workshops, wireframes, mockups, and prototyping.
• Design <> Dev Collaboration: Handoff web-based deliverables as a highly proficient Figma user, coordinating closely with our development team.
• Embrace New Tools: Experiment with AI tools and workflows to bridge the gap between design and development.
• Relationship Builder: Lead client presentations during the design phase, building trusted and strategic relationships with key stakeholders.

Essential Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience working in a design capacity, perhaps at a creative agency, tech company, or media outlet.
• 2+ years of experience working with data and visualization data.
• Deep expertise in Figma, and working knowledge of data visualization tools like RAWGraphs, Datawrapper, Mapbox, Sheets/Excel, and/or Flourish.
• A personal portfolio full of beautiful work, including UX/product design, with examples of data-centered projects.
• Ability to manage a fast-paced environment where you’ll juggle multiple projects at once.

Moderately Important:

• Experience with AI prototyping tools like v0, Figma Make, Lovable, Claude, Paper, etc.
• Familiarity with accessible design principles and best practices.
• Strong writing skills and a sixth-sense for storytelling.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with branding and animating in Jitter/After Effects.
• Experience with HTML/CSS or other coding languages.

What to Expect from Us:

• A competitive salary, based on your background and experience.
• A benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• A remote-first work environment and flexible PTO policy.
• A laptop and annual technology stipend, which can be used on things like a monitor, keyboard, or other work-related equipment.
• An annual professional development stipend, to offset the cost of seminars, conferences, or educational courses.
• A welcoming team committed to helping you grow.

This is a fully remote, full-time (40 hour per week) position, open to anyone whose normal workday will overlap at least a few hours with both U.S. coasts.

Don’t feel like you meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you!