Visual Designer

smartdept. is searching for a Senior Visual Designer for a healthcare technology client located in Sunnyvale, CA. The ideal candidate will come with 5+ years of experience in visual or product design. This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity (onsite 3 days / week) with a 6-month contract and the possibility of an extension. Compensation for this position is expected to be $80-$100 / hour, depending on experience level and fit.

As a Senior Visual Designer, you'll play a key role in evolving the client's visual language and system, ensuring its consistent and impactful expression across their platform. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design surgeon-facing applications that are visually compelling, consistent, and delightful to use.

What You'll Do :

• Develop clinical knowledge to build familiarity with the use of products and services in a healthcare context.
• Use storytelling skills to communicate design decisions verbally and visually, gaining consensus from product and research partners.
• Collaborate with senior designers and engineers to deliver pixel-perfect designs and documentation in regular release cycles.
• Translate visual language principles into clear, actionable documentation and guidelines for adoption by design and engineering teams.
• Partner with the broader Visual Design team to drive consistency across the product ecosystem and contribute to refining UI components, patterns, and template libraries.
• Assist in producing scalable assets such as icons and illustrations with a systematic design approach.
• Follow product timelines and prioritize project work with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in design reviews and QA processes to ensure fidelity and consistency across all feature implementations.

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