Crossing Hurdles · 1 day ago
Lead Visual Designer
California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$75/hr - $90/hrCrossing Hurdles is seeking a Lead Visual Designer to enhance their visual design efforts. The role involves creating and maintaining iconography, ensuring brand consistency, and collaborating with designers to deliver high-quality visual assets.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Sankalp Chhabra
Responsibilities
Create new icons based on existing styles and systems
Maintain and update iconography through documentation and asset production
Ensure consistent brand expression and seamless user experience across visual assets
Collaborate with designers to understand goals and deliver high-quality iconography and visual assets
Support creation, maintenance, and delivery of individual icons and icon libraries across multiple sizes, weights, and themes, including exporting, naming, versioning, and asset delivery workflows
Develop pixel-perfect, grid-aligned icons using universally recognized visual metaphors aligned with brand identity and system guidelines
Extend and document icon standards, usage rules, and guidance in partnership with design leads
Develop and articulate clear ideas, concepts, and designs from concept through execution
Translate product needs into visually compelling, intuitive, and engaging designs
Manage and incorporate feedback from partners and stakeholders
Provide and solicit constructive feedback to elevate design quality
Qualification
Required
Professional experience in graphic and visual design across web, desktop, and mobile platforms (iOS and Android)
Experience designing and implementing icon systems at scale for large products or services
Experience using visual metaphors to clarify complex concepts for global audiences
Expert proficiency with Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, G Suite, Microsoft Office, and related tools
Strong understanding of vector construction, grid systems, optical alignment, and accessibility considerations
Strong collaboration skills working with cross-functional teams
Exceptional craftsmanship with strong attention to detail
Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Knowledge of visual design technologies and industry trends
Experience contributing to a design system
Understanding of design-to-development handoff practices and QA in production environments
Familiarity with 3D design and motion or animation
Company
Crossing Hurdles
At Crossing Hurdles, we specialise in customised recruitment and staffing solutions designed to drive success for businesses and professionals.
Founded in 2022
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase