Alpaca

Senior Web Designer, Digital Illustrator

Alpaca

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead the design of responsive, accessible web interfaces rooted in a scalable design system.
  • Own the creation of digital illustrations, iconography, and brand visuals that elevate product and marketing experiences.
  • Translate conceptual ideas into polished UI/UX flows, prototypes, and production-ready assets.
  • Partner with engineering to efficiently implement designs, ensuring pixel-perfect quality and firm performance.
  • Evolve and maintain our brand design system, contributing reusable components, tokens, and documentation.
  • Audit and optimize existing interfaces for consistency, usability, and visual quality.
  • Participate in user research and apply insights to refine design decisions.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure brand consistency across all digital touchpoints.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in web design, product design, or UI/UX roles within fintech orgs.
  • Advanced illustration skills, with a portfolio showcasing digital artwork, icon sets, and/or product storytelling visuals.
  • Expert knowledge of modern design tools, Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop; bonus for After Effects or 3D tools.
  • Fluency in design systems, creating, maintaining, and working with component libraries at scale.
  • Strong understanding of front-end implementation, HTML/CSS/JavaScript best practices, responsive design patterns, and component behaviour.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with engineers and balance creative vision with technical constraints.
  • Experience working with accessibility standards (WCAG) and usability heuristics.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • A portfolio demonstrating both aesthetic excellence and clear design-thinking processes.
Benefits
  • Competitive Salary & Stock Options
  • Health Benefits
  • New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
  • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
web designproduct designUI/UX designillustrationdesign systemsHTMLCSSJavaScriptresponsive designaccessibility standards
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingcreativityuser researchdesign thinking