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