Sr. Digital Experience Designer- CONTRACTOR

About the role

• Sr. Digital Experience Design Specialist
• UX/UI, Content and Visual Design
• PLEASE ATTACH YOUR PORTFOLIO TO BE CONSIDERED*
• THIS IS A CONTRACT ROLE- 12 MONTHS
• THIS IS A HYBRID ROLE- MONDAY- THURSDAY ONSITE, FRIDAYS AT HOME
• THOSE LOCAL TO SAINT LOUIS WILL BE CONSIDERED
• THIS IS A PET FRIENDLY ENVIORNMENT

Position Summary

The Sr. Digital Experience Design Specialist is a hybrid designer who bridges product experience design, content design and visual communication.

This role creates cohesive, consumer-centered front-end experiences across websites, applications and other digital touchpoints while ensuring that content, interaction and visual expression work together as one experience.

The specialist brings in-depth UX/UI expertise and a strong eye for graphic design, messaging hierarchy and brand expression, translating traditional marketing ideas and assets into intuitive, accessible and high-performing digital experiences.

Working closely with product, marketing, content and development partners, this role turns consumer needs and business goals into experiences that are useful, engaging, on-brand and feasible to build.

Primary Responsibilities

Experience Strategy and UX/UI Design

• Work on the end-to-end front-end experience for websites, applications, responsive and adaptive experiences and other connected digital touchpoints.
• Translate consumer needs, business requirements, brand objectives and content priorities into intuitive journeys, information architecture, interaction patterns and polished user interfaces.
• Create user flows, journey maps, wireframes, prototypes, page layouts and high-fidelity designs that clearly communicate experience and design intent as needed.
• Apply consumer empathy, research, analytics, KPIs and behavioral signals to identify opportunities, validate design decisions and continuously improve the experience.
• Rapidly iterate from concept through design handoff, balancing usability, visual quality, brand consistency, technical feasibility and speed to market.

Content and Visual Design

• Bring a strong content design mindset to digital experiences, shaping page hierarchy, messaging flow, calls to action, labels and supporting content so consumers can quickly understand and act.
• Apply graphic design principles, including composition, typography, color, imagery and visual storytelling, to create compelling and cohesive digital experiences.
• Partner with marketing and creative teams to translate campaign concepts, marketing materials and brand assets into effective digital-first journey s.
• Assess the quality and fit of content and creative assets within the experience, recommending edits, adaptations or new approaches when needed.
• Ensure that UX, content and visual design decisions reinforce one another rather than operating as separate workstreams.
• Cross-Functional

Work and Delivery

• Serve as a design team member across product, marketing, content, creative and development teams, championing consumer-centered problem solving.
• Utiliz e digital design standards, reusable patterns and experience guidelines, and support consistent adoption across teams and touchpoints.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, developers, marketers, content strategists and other partners to define visuals and content needs and product content priorities.
• Communicate effectively with digital product team members;
• understand front-end constraints and critical paths, and incorporate technical considerations into UX planning.
• Provide design support throughout development and execution, including design reviews and quality assurance for layout, responsive behavior, typography, interactions, accessibility and overall design integrity.
• TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, CANDIDATES MUST INCLUDE AN ONLINE PORTFOLIO SHOWING UX/UI, DIGITAL PRODUCT AND VISUAL OR CONTENT-LED DESIGN WORK.

Basic Qualifications

Education

BA, BFA or equivalent experience in UX/UI design, interaction design, visual communication, graphic design, digital design or a related field.

Experience

• 5 or more years of experience in UX/UI, product design, digital design, experience design or a related discipline.
• Experience designing within front-end experiences for websites and applications across responsive breakpoints.
• Experience creating both UX deliverables and polished visual design, with a portfolio demonstrating strength in interaction, interface, content hierarchy and graphic design.

Experience working in Agile Scrum, Lean

• Kanban or comparable cross-functional product delivery environments.
• Experience contributing to both small and large initiatives from concept through launch and optimization.

Skills

• Strong working knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud tools.
• Demonstrated exper ienc e in user-centered design, interaction design, information architecture, prototyping, responsive design and design systems.
• Strong visual design capabilities, including typography, layout, color, imagery, composition and brand application.
• Ability to evaluate and shape content hierarchy, messaging flow, calls to action and microcopy in partnership with content and marketing teams.
• Working knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design principles for digital experiences.
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS, with an understanding of front-end development practices and constraints.
• Ability to connect consumer insights and data with pragmatic, structured design decisions.
• Clear communication, facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to explain design rationale to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Highly organized and able to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and deliver within tight deadlines.
• Collaborative, pragmatic and open-minded, with a shared-ownership approach to team success.
• Passion for technology, digital products, consumer experience and the evolving relationship between UX, content and brand design.

Pay and benefits

The range for hourly pay for this position is $88 - $92/hr

/hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

Please note this contract position provides services to Nestlé in the USA on a temporary basis in connection with a specific assignment. Contractors in this position are hired and employed through Nestlé’s third-party staffing partner.