Senior Visual Designer

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a thoughtful, detail-oriented designer to be the next member of our growing developer-owned, remote-friendly, people-first, hyphen-loving company.

The senior visual designer is responsible for delivering high-impact visual design solutions across product and marketing initiatives. This role contributes to the development of brand and product visuals that clarify complex information, enhance usability, and maintain visual consistency across all touchpoints. They also play a mentoring role, supporting junior designers and contributing to the evolution of Simple Thread’s visual standards and systems.

This position works closely with UX, engineering, and marketing teams to ensure that visuals are purposeful, accessible, and aligned with client and business goals. The senior visual designer brings both executional excellence and systems thinking to the design process.

This is a remote opportunity and can be located anywhere in the U.S. However, preference will be given to candidates located within a short drive of Richmond, VA to facilitate occasional in-person collaboration.

Essential Job Functions

Visual Design Leadership

Leads the creation of brand-aligned visual assets including logos, illustrations, data visualizations, and UI elements

Conducts branding processes involving multiple stakeholders and touchpoints

Customizes standard visual models to improve clarity, storytelling, and user engagement

Guides artifact preparation, including exports, annotations, and documentation for development

Delivers visual design work that is accessible, responsive, and adheres to product constraints

Contributes to and helps maintain the organization’s design system and visual standards

Collaboration & Mentorship

Collaborates with UX, product, and engineering partners to ensure seamless integration of visual design into product workflows

Provides feedback and mentorship to junior and mid-level designers

Supports cross-functional reviews by communicating design rationale and helping align visual strategy with business and user goals

Contributes to the team’s shared visual language and design documentation

Process & Craft

Maintains high standards of visual craft and consistency across deliverables

Works autonomously while managing multiple priorities and design streams

Contributes to design critiques and process improvements within the design team

Continuously refines tools, workflows, and design practices to improve team efficiency and quality

Experience Required

At least 4 years of professional experience in visual or UI design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating a range of visual work

Experience conducting or leading branding efforts and visual storytelling

Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite with advanced layout, illustration, and design system capabilities

Deep understanding of color theory, hierarchy, typography, and accessibility

Experience working closely with product and engineering teams

Strong written and verbal communication skills for articulating visual design decisions

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk remaining stationary, typing, and talking.

This role is available as fully remote and generally would require you to attend occasional onsite client meetings based on business needs.

What We Offer

A Great Team – Our team of engineers and designers is the best part of working here. We only hire people who are fantastic teammates – competent and smart, sure, but also humble, positive, and generous.

Great Clients – We prioritize clients who are pleasant and good to work with, people who share our values of transparency and empathy.

Work From Home – We are a distributed company. Everyone works from home.

Flexible Work Schedule – We require a certain amount of overlap with the rest of the team, but if you have a predictable schedule, we can probably support it, e.g., ending at 3:30 every day or being out every Friday morning.

Good Work Life Balance (really) – We ask our team to work 40 hours a week*. That’s all: a good, productive 40 hours. And then we try our best to leave you alone off the clock. We do this in part because that’s how we want to live but also because we want our team to be recharged and ready to do their best when working. *If you need to work fewer than 40 hours, that might be possible too; let’s talk.

Competitive Compensation – We offer highly competitive salary and benefits, including generous time off, 401k, FSA, medical and dental insurance. This is a full-time, exempt position, meaning it is salaried and not eligible for overtime pay.

Simple Thread is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. We hire the best person we can for each role, no matter your personal background. Research tells us that applicants who are female or non-binary, as well as applicants who are people of color, are less likely to apply for roles they do not feel 100% qualified for. If you think you meet more than 50% of our requirements but fewer than 100% of them, please apply. We’re imperfect communicators, so think of our job postings as the starting point for discussion rather than proof that you shouldn’t apply.