Senior UX Designer (Icon Design & Illustration)

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Job title: Senior UX Designer (Icon Design & Illustration)

Location: Colorado Springs CO 80920

Contract Length: 12 months

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Seeking a Senior UX Designer specializing in icon design and illustration to support the evolution of a large-scale enterprise design system. This role will contribute to the creation, refinement, and expansion of an extensive library of icons and illustrations aligned with an evolving brand expression. The designer will collaborate closely with design system teams and developers to ensure visual assets are scalable, cohesive, and successfully implemented across digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers and developers throughout all phases of the design system asset development lifecycle.
• Conduct style research, ideation, iteration, and definition of icon and illustration styles.
• Develop prototypes and conduct testing of design assets.
• Document design standards, specifications, and implementation guidelines.
• Support technical implementation and collaboration with development teams.
• Contribute to the creation and expansion of icon and illustration libraries, producing dozens or hundreds of assets that function as a cohesive visual system.
• Contribute ideas and support cross-functional stakeholders during human-centered design sessions and collaborative discussions.
• Ensure work aligns with established business requirements and design standards.
• Support member-focused research and synthesize findings to determine creative direction aligned with brand expression and design system standards.
• Create and document visual assets and specifications related to iconography and illustration.
• Participate in design critiques and reviews to provide and receive constructive feedback.
• Apply usability, accessibility, and semiotics best practices to ensure optimal user experiences.
  
  

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant professional experience in illustration, icon design, visual design, or product design supporting complex design systems for web and native applications.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong creativity, craftsmanship, attention to detail, and thoughtful design solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple visual styles and techniques, including vector-based and expressive digital illustration.
• Experience developing cohesive, brand-appropriate icon and illustration styles and executing them across large asset libraries.
• Experience creating and managing icon and illustration libraries for mobile and web-based applications.
• Familiarity working with design systems or style guides.
• Experience collaborating closely with developers.
• Experience working in collaborative, interdisciplinary team environments.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design and collaboration tools.
• Proficiency with vector and raster design tools including Figma, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
• Understanding of human-centered design principles, user interface design practices, platform conventions, and usability as they relate to iconography and illustration.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, time-management, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment while meeting deliverable timelines.
  
  

Technology Tools

• Figma
• Sketch
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Zeroheight
• Atlassian Suite
  
  

Nice to Have

• Professional experience in user interface design, user experience design, branding, or identity design.
• Type design experience including use of font creation software such as FontLab or Glyphs.
• Experience contributing to brand refresh or rebranding initiatives.
• Experience in motion design and animation using tools such as Adobe After Effects.