Senior Experiential Designer

Bluecadet • New York, NY

2d • Remote

About The Position

Bluecadet is an award-winning, internationally recognized experience design agency that creates transformative digital products and environments for story- and experience-driven organizations and brands. The Senior Experiential Designer combines strong visual craft with thoughtful experience design, shaping engaging, user-centered experiences across digital, physical, and spatial environments from early concepts through production.

The role calls for a versatile creative thinker who can see the big picture while attending to detail. The designer collaborates with designers, technologists, architects, and storytellers to develop compelling ideas and bring them to life. Bluecadet operates a remote-first model: the primary work location is remote, with work at studios or client locations expected for collaboration sessions, workshops, mentoring and team sessions, cultural and social events, and on-site installs, meetings, and workshops.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of relevant professional design experience.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft, conceptual thinking, and experience with digital or interactive design.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines and contributing to projects from concept through execution.
• Exceptional visual design skills, including typography, layout, composition, UI design, and visual systems.
• Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging design solutions.
• Understanding of user-centered design, interaction principles, and experience flows.
• Ability to think systematically, connecting individual interactions to the larger user or visitor experience.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and relevant design and prototyping tools.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• An adaptable, self-directed approach to managing multiple priorities and navigating ambiguity.
• A degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Experience Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice To Haves

• Curiosity about emerging technologies, spatial experiences, and new forms of storytelling.
• Deep expertise in a design craft and curiosity beyond it, including connecting ideas, people, and technology to create meaningful experiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop visual and interactive design solutions across digital, physical, and spatial experiences.
• Contribute to creative concepts, user journeys, interaction frameworks, and visual systems.
• Translate ideas into sketches, wireframes, storyboards, prototypes, and polished designs.
• Lead assigned design workstreams from concept through production, maintaining a high standard of craft and attention to detail.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to balance creative ambition, user needs, and technical feasibility.
• Present work, communicate design decisions, and contribute to client conversations.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to the studio's creative culture.
• Explore new approaches, technologies, and design practices that push the work forward.

Benefits

• Three PPO medical plans with national provider access.
• Basic Life/AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability coverage provided at no cost.
• Traditional 401(k) and Roth plans, with a company match on contributions.
• Pre-tax Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs, plus a commuter transit account.
• PTO, dedicated Wellness Time, and additional PTO throughout tenure.
• 10 paid holidays a year.
• Paid parental leave for all parents after 12 months of employment, including pregnancy-related medical leave and paid bonding leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior