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Senior Designer jobs: 49 open roles

Open senior designer jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for senior designer work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Design function this title sits in.

Verified open senior designer jobs
49

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Design openings that ask for AI skills
14%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Design openings that are remote
11%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. figma10%
  2. 2. project management5%
  3. 3. autocad4%
  4. 4. photoshop4%
  5. 5. illustrator4%
  6. 6. excel3%
  7. 7. revit3%
  8. 8. agile3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where senior designer experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • UX research

    Close fit · A few months

    Research is the part of design closest to the business decision.

    Carries over: User empathy, Usability testing, Synthesis

  • Product management

    Adjacent · Longer (6+ months)

    Designer-turned-product-managers are common and valued for their customer instincts.

    Carries over: User-centered thinking, Prototyping, Working with engineers

  • Content and communications

    Adjacent · Quick switch (weeks)

    Content teams value people who can write and make things look right.

    Carries over: Storytelling, Brand voice, Creative production

  • Product marketing

    Stretch · A few months

    Product marketing needs people who can make a product's value obvious; designers do that visually.

    Carries over: Visual storytelling, Brand, Customer insight

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Open senior designer jobs

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Where senior designer jobs are

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Senior Designer jobs by city and state

Employers hiring senior designers

  • HighWire 5
  • Careers | Engaging Talent 3
  • Fluor 3
  • HDR 2
  • J.Crew 2
  • Highlineparis 2
  • Bechtel 2
  • Code and Theory 2
  • FIGS 2
  • Hawkeye Search Group 1

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