Visual Designer IV

Overview

Nexus Consulting is seeking an experienced Visual Designer IV to join a Visual Systems team, supporting large-scale digital product experiences. This role heavily focuses on icon system design, asset production, and ensuring visual consistency across various product surfaces. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in communication design, exceptional attention to detail, and a proven track record in building and scaling icon systems for global digital products. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to evolve and maintain a cohesive visual language, strengthening brand expression across web and mobile platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Icon System Development & Execution

• Design and produce high-quality iconography aligned with established visual systems.
• Create scalable icon libraries across multiple sizes, weights, and themes.
• Develop pixel-perfect, grid-aligned icons with strong optical balance.
• Ensure clarity and usability at small sizes and across device contexts.

Visual Systems & Documentation

• Extend and refine icon standards and system guidelines.
• Document usage rules, specifications, and do/don’t guidance.
• Maintain naming conventions, export workflows, and asset versioning processes.
• Contribute to system consistency across product surfaces.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with art directors, product designers, producers, and engineers.
• Translate product requirements into intuitive and emotionally engaging visual assets.
• Participate in critiques and incorporate feedback constructively.
• Ensure brand alignment and seamless user experience across deliverables.

Creative Development

• Explore universally recognized visual metaphors to clarify complex concepts.
• Present clear creative rationale behind design decisions.
• Maintain high craftsmanship standards and strong visual hierarchy.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in visual design, graphic design, or production design.
• Proven experience designing and implementing icon systems at scale.
• Experience working across web, desktop, iOS, and Android platforms.
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma (libraries, components, variables/styles, asset export workflows).
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strong understanding of vector construction, grid systems, optical alignment, and accessibility standards.
• Experience managing large-scale icon libraries and production workflows.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to or maintaining a design system.
• Understanding of design-to-development handoff and QA processes.
• Familiarity with motion design, animation, or 3D tools.

Core Competencies

• Icon System Design
• Visual Systems & Brand Expression
• Communication Design
• Pixel-Perfect Craftsmanship
• Grid & Vector Expertise
• Accessibility & Usability Standards
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Asset Production & Documentation
• Figma Libraries & Component Systems

Work Environment

This is an onsite role in Menlo Park, CA, within a fast-paced product development environment. Expect high collaboration across design and engineering teams.

Key skills/competency

• Icon System Design
• Figma
• Visual Systems
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Vector Graphics
• Accessibility Standards
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Digital Product Design
• Brand Expression
• Asset Production