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Design Career

You start as a web designer, working on small, well defined and isolated tasks. Then you immediately need to become a product person that gets loosely defined problems/features to research and define solutions for.

The top two positions are two branches of the design career:

  • Lead Designer careers means you start taking over managerial tasks, leading entire projects.
  • Principal Designer means you take ownership of all of design nitty-gritty details in the company.

Junior Designer

  • Work is reviewed with the occasional need for material direction or implementation changes.
  • Works primarily on tightly scoped, single element, routine tasks with another Nitean.
  • Follows existing design patterns, works within our existing look and feel.
  • Can create wireframes with static screens.
  • Usually less than 2 years of design experience.
  • Salary.com role name for base salary: Web Designer I

Designer

  • Work doesn't necessarily need to be reviewed, but general approach may be.
  • Works mostly on tightly scoped features, individual screens, or small problems with another Nitean.
  • Can create detailed interactive prototypes demonstrating flows, interactions, and animations.
  • Understands the basics of writing modern HTML/CSS.
  • Usually at least 2-5 years of design experience.
  • Salary.com role name for base salary: Web Designer II

Senior Designer

  • Work happens completely autonomously without regular need for review.
  • Can run point on projects, taking them from concept to shipping as the sole designer (alongside a programmer).
  • Sets and maintains professional standards for the entire organization.
  • Makes regular, material contributions to the look-and-feel of our general aesthetic and brands.
  • Fully capable of writing modern HTML/CSS and basic proficiency in Javascript.
  • Usually at least 5-8 years of design experience.
  • Salary.com role name for base salary: Web Designer III

Lead Designer

  • Basically a Senior Designer taking on additional managerial work.
  • Capable of running and directing whole teams for large, long-running projects.
  • Usually at least 8-12 years of design experience.
  • Salary.com role name for base salary: Web Designer IV

Principal Designer

  • AKA Franz von Holzhausen at Tesla.
  • Pokes holes into any and all design aspects in any of our projects.
  • Regularly publishes and shares design process insights inside and outside the company.
  • Moves the industry forward by introducing novel techniques, approaches, or ideas.
  • Completely comfortable discussing complex application logic with programmers.
  • Usually at least 12-15+ years of design experience.
  • Salary.com role name for base salary: Web Art Director