Senior Designer

About the role

As a Senior Designer you will play a critical role in shaping best-in-class digital commerce experiences by partnering with cross-functional teams to design visually compelling storefronts on the Shopify platform. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution to solve complex business problems through design, ensuring seamless functionality, elevated visual quality, and innovation.

What you'll do

Creative Commerce Design

• Lead the visual translation of sophisticated brand identities into distinct, cohesive, and high-impact digital experiences
• Leverage advanced proficiency in Figma, including component libraries and auto-layout, to produce high-fidelity designs with system-level efficiency and consistency
• Champion UX best practices and conversion rate optimization (CRO) principles to ensure designs are optimized for performance and usability
• Execute supplementary design work, including marketing assets, email designs, social graphics, and light illustration
• Contribute to and help evolve internal brand and marketing collateral

Shopify Experience

• Configure and customize Shopify themes within Shopify Admin to align with brand and UX requirements
• Understand Shopify capabilities, limitations, and opportunities to inform design decisions
• Collaborate with developers to ensure design feasibility and high-quality implementation

Collaboration & Strategy

• Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align design solutions with client goals, budget and timeline
• Work directly with the client to gather requirements, understand brand and customer nuances
• Present and articulate design decisions to internal teams and clients with confidence
• Incorporate feedback while maintaining design integrity and user-first thinking

Innovation & Growth

• Stay current on design trends, emerging tools (including AI), and evolving Commerce best practices
• Bring forward new ideas to improve processes, tools, and creative output
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to a strong design culture

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in UX/UI or digital product design, preferably in an agency or Commerce environment
• Strong portfolio showcasing Commerce, UX thinking, and visual design excellence
• Advanced proficiency in Figma, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Strong understanding of responsive design, UX principles, and accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA, AODA and inclusive design principles)
• Ability to balance creative vision with business objectives and technical constraints

Preferred

• Experience designing for Shopify or other Commerce platforms
• Familiarity with AI-powered design tools (e.g. ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini, Codex, Cursor, Midjourney, Nano Banana, etc.)
• Motion design experience (e.g., After Effects, Framer, Jitter, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS and how designs translate to development
• Experience with A/B testing and conversion optimization strategies

Key Competencies

• Strong design fundamentals (layout, typography, color, hierarchy)
• Strategic thinking and problem solving mindset
• High attention to detail and craftsmanship
• Effective communication and storytelling skills
• Ability to manage multiple project and meet deadlines
• Collaborative, adaptable, and solutions-oriented