Sr. Visual Designer - Hybrid Chicago, IL

TEKsystems•Berwyn, IL

3d•$50 - $70•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr. Visual Designer for a 12-month contract position in Chicago, IL. This is a hybrid role, and we are not open to 100% remote candidates. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with design systems, translating visual exploration into reusable, production-ready assets and patterns. You will partner with Research to ground visual decisions in customer insight and usability findings, and contribute to the evolution of the US design system. This role requires maintaining clear documentation outlining visual standards, usage guidelines, and best practices. You will work in short, iterative cycles to explore, test, refine, and align on visual direction, and possess exceptional visual craft with a strong eye for detail and consistency. Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills are essential, as is the ability to influence visual quality across journeys you don’t directly design yourself.

Requirements

Portfolio required including password on resume if required showcasing strong visual design process and implementation for design systems.
Deep experience with Design systems.
Experience with cross functional stakeholders and leadership.
Exceptional visual craft with a strong eye for detail and consistency.
Deep expertise in typography systems, color, layout, iconography, and motion.
Proven experience designing scalable visual languages or design systems.
Comfort balancing exploratory visual refresh work with systemization and documentation.
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills in complex, cross team environments.

Responsibilities

Define and design scalable visual patterns across typography, color, layout, iconography, illustration, and motion.
Translate visual exploration into reusable, production ready assets and patterns that can be adopted by product teams.
Partner with Research to ground visual decisions in customer insight and usability findings.
Contribute to the evolution of the US design system, ensuring new visual patterns are documented, accessible, and ready for adoption.
Maintain clear documentation outlining visual standards, usage guidelines, and best practices.
Work in short, iterative cycles to explore, test, refine, and align on visual direction.
Influence visual quality across journeys you don’t directly design yourself.