Staff Visual Designer, Craft & Interface Design – Web & Mobile Apps, Emerging Experiences

GM•Mountain View, CA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Emerging Experiences team is a senior design group charged with exploring what is next for GM’s digital experiences. The team operates ahead of product delivery, translating emerging technologies and interaction models into tangible visual concepts for web and mobile platforms. As a Senior Visual Designer, you will focus on craft, interface detail, and visual language, creating high-fidelity explorations that define how future experiences should look and feel. Your work sets a clear quality bar and helps the organization align around strong, expressive design direction. This role is categorized as remote or hybrid. Hybrid means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business. If you live within 50 miles of a GM hub location, you are expected to follow the hybrid schedule. Remote candidates will also be considered. If you live outside a 50-mile radius of these locations, please still apply. This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week or other frequency dictated by your manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Design, Visual Communication, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
8 or more years of experience in visual, product, UX, or interface design for web and or mobile platforms.
Demonstrated expertise in typography, layout, spacing, composition, and visual hierarchy.
Proven ability to produce polished, high-fidelity design explorations and interface artifacts.
Advanced proficiency with design tools such as Figma and industry-standard visual design workflows.
Strong collaboration and communication skills in a cross-functional, distributed environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to or influencing design systems through component and pattern explorations.
Background working on advanced, exploratory, or concept-driven design initiatives.
Familiarity with motion design, transitions, and micro-interaction principles.
Experience working ahead of roadmap delivery to establish visual direction and quality standards.

Responsibilities

Create visually refined interface designs that demonstrate clarity, hierarchy, and digital craft across web and mobile platforms.
Produce high-fidelity layouts and screen explorations that define future experience look and feel.
Develop strong visual hierarchies, composition systems, and interface structures for complex products.
Explore visual direction through rapid concepting and artifact creation that makes abstract ideas tangible.
Design polished interface states, transitions, and micro-interactions that enhance usability and quality.
Translate brand expression into consistent, high-craft interface design across digital surfaces.
Provide visual critique and guidance that helps elevate craft and discipline across the design organization.