General Motors
Staff Visual Designer, Craft & Interface Design - Web & Mobile Apps, Emerging Experiences
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As a Senior Visual Designer, you will create high-fidelity designs for web and mobile, develop visual hierarchies, and translate emerging technologies into tangible concepts, while providing critique and guidance to elevate design quality.
Description
Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as remote or hybrid . Hybrid means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business. If you live within 50 miles of a GM hub location, you are expected to follow the hybrid schedule. Remote candidates will also be considered. If you live outside a 50-mile radius of these locations, please still apply.
The Role
The Emerging Experiences team is a senior design group charged with exploring what is next for GM's digital experiences. The team operates ahead of product delivery, translating emerging technologies and interaction models into tangible visual concepts for web and mobile platforms. As a Senior Visual Designer, you will focus on craft, interface detail, and visual language, creating high-fidelity explorations that define how future experiences should look and feel. Your work sets a clear quality bar and helps the organization align around strong, expressive design direction.
What You'll Do
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Compensation:
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as remote or hybrid . Hybrid means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business. If you live within 50 miles of a GM hub location, you are expected to follow the hybrid schedule. Remote candidates will also be considered. If you live outside a 50-mile radius of these locations, please still apply.
The Role
The Emerging Experiences team is a senior design group charged with exploring what is next for GM's digital experiences. The team operates ahead of product delivery, translating emerging technologies and interaction models into tangible visual concepts for web and mobile platforms. As a Senior Visual Designer, you will focus on craft, interface detail, and visual language, creating high-fidelity explorations that define how future experiences should look and feel. Your work sets a clear quality bar and helps the organization align around strong, expressive design direction.
What You'll Do
- Create visually refined interface designs that demonstrate clarity, hierarchy, and digital craft across web and mobile platforms.
- Produce high-fidelity layouts and screen explorations that define future experience look and feel.
- Develop strong visual hierarchies, composition systems, and interface structures for complex products.
- Explore visual direction through rapid concepting and artifact creation that makes abstract ideas tangible.
- Design polished interface states, transitions, and micro-interactions that enhance usability and quality.
- Translate brand expression into consistent, high-craft interface design across digital surfaces.
- Provide visual critique and guidance that helps elevate craft and discipline across the design organization.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Communication, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 8 or more years of experience in visual, product, UX, or interface design for web and or mobile platforms.
- Demonstrated expertise in typography, layout, spacing, composition, and visual hierarchy.
- Proven ability to produce polished, high-fidelity design explorations and interface artifacts.
- Advanced proficiency with design tools such as Figma and industry-standard visual design workflows.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills in a cross-functional, distributed environment.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience contributing to or influencing design systems through component and pattern explorations.
- Background working on advanced, exploratory, or concept-driven design initiatives.
- Familiarity with motion design, transitions, and micro-interaction principles.
- Experience working ahead of roadmap delivery to establish visual direction and quality standards.
Compensation:
- The expected base compensation for this role is: ($188,200-288,500). Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
- Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Total Rewards | Benefits Overview
From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
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