Senior Digital Experience Designer (Contract)

Position Summary

As a Senior Digital Experience Designer (Contract) working with Pace on this engagement, you’ll lead the creation of an immersive, strategically grounded digital experience from concept through launch. This particular engagement supports a high-profile website redesign for a major international entertainment brand, focused on creating visually immersive and highly interactive digital experiences with a “wow-factor”. You’ll partner closely with strategy, copywriting, development, and creative teams to shape the website experience that balances intuitive user experience thinking with elevated visual design craft.

This role is ideal for a designer who can move fluidly between UX structure and polished visual execution — someone equally comfortable developing site architecture and wireframes as they are crafting refined, high-fidelity interface designs and immersive digital storytelling experiences.

We’re looking for a highly collaborative senior-level designer who can lead projects with minimal oversight, contribute strategic and creative thinking throughout the process, and confidently present work to both internal teams and clients.

The ideal candidate possesses a strong UX sensibility, exceptional visual design skills, and a deep understanding of how digital experiences are brought to life across modern web platforms. They bring experience designing large-scale, visually driven interactive programs and understand how to craft elevated digital experiences that blend storytelling, interaction, and sophisticated visual execution.

We’re seeking an independent contractor with an LLC (REQUIRED) who is available to support the project at minimum through July 10. Candidates must live within the United States. A portfolio link is required in your application.

Essential Functions

Experience Strategy & Interaction Design

• Collaborate with strategy, creative, copywriting, and development teams to create impactful digital experiences for major brands
• Translate business goals, audience needs, and content requirements into intuitive user experiences
• Develop sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes
• Structure complex information and interactions into clear, engaging digital experiences
• Ensure accessibility and ADA/WCAG best practices are incorporated into designs

Visual Design & Creative Execution

• Lead the development of concepts, mood boards, and creative explorations
• Lead the creation of polished high-fidelity interface designs and immersive digital experiences
• Develop design systems and scalable visual frameworks across responsive platforms
• Create compelling visual systems leveraging typography, layout, imagery, motion, and interaction
• Direct the selection and production of photography, illustration, animation, and other visual assets for use in digital experiences
• Ensure designs are thoughtfully documented and prepared for technical handoff and implementation

Collaboration & Leadership

• Help drive projects forward by balancing user needs, creative opportunities, technical considerations, and business objectives
• Present work confidently to internal teams and clients while clearly articulating design rationale
• Provide strategic and creative recommendations throughout the project lifecycle
• Able to proactively collaborate across disciplines
• Contribute senior-level thinking, problem solving, and creative leadership across engagements

Job Qualifications

Education

• BA/BS in Interactive Design, Graphic Design, UX/UI Design, or related field  

Experience

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in digital, interactive, UX/UI, or product design
• MUST have an active LLC to be a contractor with Pace

Skills

1. Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, accessibility standards, and ADA/WCAG guidelines
2. Expert proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
3. Exceptional visual design craft with strong foundations in typography, layout, color, visual systems, motion, and digital storytelling
4. Ability to create both UX deliverables (sitemaps, wireframes, prototypes) and polished high-fidelity design comps
5. Strong understanding of responsive design and modern web experiences across desktop and mobile platforms
6. Understanding of modern front-end development processes and how designs translate into HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
7. Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
8. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in file preparation, documentation, and handoff
9. Ability to work within and evolve brand systems and design systems
10. Strong client-facing communication skills and experience presenting creative work to stakeholders
11. Ability to balance strategic thinking, user experience, and high-end visual execution in problem-solving