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Senior Staff UX Visual Designer
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London, United Kingdom
Full-time
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London, United Kingdom
Full job description The Trade Desk seeks a Staff UX Visual Designer to define and elevate visual and interaction design quality of its platform. This senior individual contributor role requires exceptional visual craft, strong UX judgment, and systems-level detail orientation. Responsibilities include setting design standards, leading high-fidelity design execution for flagship features, prototyping, user research, mentoring designers, and representing design at industry events. Candidates must have 10+ years of product or UX design experience focused on complex, data-rich products, strong skills in Figma and prototyping tools, and experience collaborating with Product and Engineering leadership. A bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Cognitive Science, or equivalent experience is required. Familiarity with AI-powered product patterns is preferred.
What you'll do Set visual and interaction design bar for The Trade Desk platform across complex, data-dense workflows Translate ambiguous, technical, or data-heavy problems into clear, compelling product experiences Similar jobs
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Define standards for visual design and interaction quality including typography, layout, motion, information hierarchy
Build and evolve design patterns and systems for consistency and polish
Partner with UX Leadership to align design quality standards with product and company strategy
Lead hands-on, high-fidelity design for flagship product features from concept to launch
Design dashboards, workflow tools, data visualization, and AI-assisted features
Rapidly prototype concepts to test feasibility, gather feedback, and align stakeholders
Drive user research and usability testing to validate design decisions and inform iteration
Partner closely with Product and Engineering to ensure design vision and technical feasibility evolve together
Set craft standard for visual and interaction design across UX organization
Champion design fundamentals applied to complex, data-dense interfaces
Ensure experiences are accessible, inclusive, and usable across customer sophistication levels
Provide critique and design direction across design team as go-to reviewer
Act as strong design voice in product strategy conversations with leadership
Identify opportunities to improve customer experience through design and information architecture
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and serve as thought partner on product design
Represent customer experience perspective in cross-functional product discussions
Mentor designers on visual craft, interaction design, and design systems thinking
Lead by example through visible, hands-on craft
Contribute to shared design vocabulary and patterns to raise design craft bar
Represent The Trade Desk at industry events and design conferences
Position company as leader in thoughtful, customer-centered design
Contribute to UX design community conversations, research, and thought leadership Requirements Experienced designer with a track record of shaping visual and interaction design of complex, data-rich products Exceptional craft with strong UX judgment and systems thinking Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, Cognitive Science, or related field (or equivalent experience) 10+ years of experience in product design or UX design with emphasis on visual and interaction design craft Proven track record shaping end-to-end design from concept through shipped product in complex enterprise or platform-based products Exceptional visual design skills across typography, layout, color, information hierarchy, and complex data-dense interfaces Deep interaction design expertise across dashboards, workflow tools, data visualization, and multi-step experiences Strong command of Figma and modern prototyping tools, experience building or evolving design systems Strong research instincts using qualitative and quantitative insights to inform and validate design decisions Experience partnering closely with Product and Engineering and influencing design direction with senior leadership Ability to navigate ambiguity, establish strong design point of view, and raise craft bar through critique and mentorship Working familiarity with AI-powered product patterns (preferred, not required) Portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft, interaction design, systems thinking, and measurable impact Tech stack Figma prototyping tools design systems AI-powered product patterns
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Company
The Trade Desk It's more than just clicks. Premium streaming TV. One-click commerce. Trusted journalism. The world’s most popular audio and podcasts. All these amazing online experiences thrive on an open internet. And they’re all fueled by relevant advertising. That’s why we created an independent media buying platform designed for the open internet. One that helps brands grow and thrive by giving them access to more: more customers engaging with more of the content they love across more channels and devices, and more transparency and precision at every stage.
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Website
http://www.thetradedesk.com
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