What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Experience Designer position at Smart Design?
We’re looking for a Senior Experience Designer (interaction design) for a full-time position in our Brooklyn Studio.
Ideal candidates have sharp curiosity for the role technology plays in everyday life — working across disciplines on innovative experiences for our clients from upfront research through to high fidelity prototypes.
Want to join a vibrant, creative Brooklyn studio — where every day we’re concepting, building, and testing new products over far too much espresso? We want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Own the full design process—from research and UX strategy to concepts, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes
- Plan and lead user research with strategists, including IDIs, usability tests, pilots, surveys, and diary studies
- Design for screens (UX/UI) and beyond—voice, AI, and behavioral interactions
- Balance bold concepts and ideation with attention to detail and systems thinking
- Clearly present and explain design decisions to clients
Naturally, you have:
- Degree in interaction design, graphic design, or related field
- 6 years designing polished digital products across web, mobile, and desktop; bonus for experience with spatial computing, IoT, or multi-interface systems
- Experience as a design lead on multidisciplinary teams delivering innovative products and strategies
- Collaborated with strategists on complex challenges, often grounded in ethnographic research
- Strong skills in ideation, sketching, interface concepts, and visual storytelling
- Strong skills in UX documentation: journey maps, user flows, audits, roadmaps, and design systems
- Proficiency in prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Framer, code) with attention to animation, micro-interactions, and responsiveness
- Excellent communication skills connecting user insights to design decisions through compelling narratives
Please note, the role is based in Brooklyn and the candidate will be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.
The salary range will be dependent on experience and from a full-time salary perspective will range from $100,000-$125,000 plus benefits.
Smart Design is a strategic design and innovation consultancy. We work with clients ranging from fast-growing startups to some of the world’s most recognized brands. Design at Smart is deeply collaborative and multi-disciplinary. We come from a range of backgrounds and skillsets, but are unified by a passion for creating meaningful experiences that simply make life better.
We are committed to creating an inclusive culture and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At this time, we are unable to sponsor for this position.
Salary : $100,000 - $125,000