Remote Senior Visual Designer Jobs in New York (NOW HIRING)

As part of Barbarian's Creative team, you'll shape consumer behavior through ideas, craft, and interactive experiences-partnering with world-class brands to raise the bar for digital communications, marketing, and advertising.

As a Senior Visual Designer, you lead with hands-on craft and clear thinking: help define a brand's look and feel, contribute to art direction and interaction patterns, and consistently deliver industry-leading work. You take ownership of projects with guidance from design leadership, collaborate closely with UX on journeys, wireframes, and prototypes, and produce high-quality interfaces across devices. You can go deep on a single flagship client or support multiple growth accounts-setting a strong craft bar and helping more junior designers succeed.

Grounded in Barbarian's values-Innovation, Service, Craft, Thought-you thrive on new challenges, continuously improve how we work, and help strengthen client relationships through outstanding design.

• Deliver award-winning, high-quality digital design-from concept to launch-setting a strong craft benchmark for your projects.

• Drive projects forward with a clear, evolving creative point of view; actively contribute to brainstorming and communicate ideas clearly.

• Take ownership of day-to-day design delivery with limited supervision, ensuring on-time handoffs and a high level of detail and accuracy.

• Contribute to art direction, visual style, and interaction patterns; produce best-in-class interface designs across desktop, tablet, and mobile.

• Apply user-centered design principles (typography, layout, interaction) and collaborate closely with UX partners on journeys, wireframes, and prototypes.

• Produce implementation-ready assets and participate in visual QA, partnering with Client Services, Technology, and Delivery throughout execution.

• Help organize and prioritize your own workload across brands/initiatives, escalating risks and resourcing needs to design leadership when needed.

• Support and mentor junior designers through feedback, shared tools, and collaboration-contributing to a strong craft culture.

• Build and maintain positive client relationships in collaboration with design leadership; contribute to clear communication and strong client satisfaction.

• Continuously learn emerging tools/tech and fold them into your process to improve quality and efficiency.

• Contribute to new-business efforts and pitches as needed, partnering with senior creative leadership.

Qualifications 

• Solid senior-level creative background as a Senior Designer or Senior Art Director in an agency or similar environment.

• Expert digital design craft across devices (web, mobile, tablet) and formats (websites, microsites, online campaigns, HTML/rich-media emails).

• Proven success working within cross-functional, collaborative teams from concept through delivery.

• Experience planning and estimating your own work; able to manage timelines with minimal overruns and flag issues early.

• Ability to juggle multiple projects and stakeholders while maintaining quality.

• Demonstrated ability to present work and participate in client discussions with confidence and clarity.

• Strong presentation skills (visual and written).

• Hands-on proficiency with current design tools (Adobe Suite, Sketch, Figma) and relevant hardware; awareness of emerging platforms and tools.

Preferred:

• Work that has earned industry recognition or awards.

• Experience across online and offline channels (e.g., integrated campaigns).

• Experience working with European and/or global markets.

• Participation in new-business efforts (pitches, RFP responses, account growth).

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Interaction Design, Visual Studies, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Technical capabilities

At a minimum, the Senior Designer must have a deep understanding of, and high proficiency creating work in, the following design software:

• Adobe Creative Suite

• Sketch

• Figma

• Comprehensive medical benefits, including health & wellness support
• Competitive Parental Leave that gives you time to bond with your family.
• $5,000 employee referral bonus
• Financial incentive for new business introductions
• Flexible PTO