About the Role
The Senior Designer (Visual Design and UXUI) role is a core member of the Global UXUI Experience Design team at Universal Destinations & Experiences. You will create visually compelling, brand-driven digital experiences that increase guest engagement across web, mobile, and emerging digital platforms. Working with cross-functional partners, you will bring Universal’s brand to life through strong visual design while applying UX best practices to deliver intuitive, accessible, and seamless user experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the visual design and creative execution of digital experiences aligned with Universal brand standards and supported by business and guest experience objectives.
- Create high-quality visual design deliverables, including page layouts, interface designs, presentation concepts, iconography, illustrations, logos, marketing assets, and production-ready creative.
- Apply foundational UX principles such as information hierarchy, usability, accessibility, and interaction design to craft intuitive and engaging experiences.
- Translate business, product, and guest needs into polished visual solutions using the Global Design System, while identifying opportunities to strengthen and evolve the system.
- Collaborate closely with Product, UX, Engineering, Marketing, and Brand teams to ensure creative solutions meet both visual and functional requirements.
- Help evolve Universal’s digital design language by identifying emerging visual, interaction, and consumer design trends and incorporating them when appropriate.
- Develop and maintain design artifacts, prototypes, presentations, and documentation that clearly communicate design intent and support implementation.
- Support content design by partnering with cross-functional teams to create visually engaging, user-centered content experiences across digital touch points.
- Maintain consistency, quality, and craftsmanship through thoughtful design reviews, production oversight, and adherence to established design standards.
- Actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established policies, procedures, training, and team involvement activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Design, or a related field is required. A foundational understanding of UX/UI, Interaction Design, and Human-Computer Interaction is required.
Required Experience:
- 5+ years of professional experience in visual design for digital products, websites, mobile experiences, or omnichannel customer experiences.
- Demonstrated expertise in creating visually compelling, brand-driven digital experiences with strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, accessibility, and design systems.
- Experience creating page layouts, interface design, branding, presentations, iconography, and production-ready creative assets.
- Ability to present a portfolio demonstrating excellence in visual design, digital craftsmanship, brand expression, and user-centered design, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Hybrid: This position is designated as hybrid, contributing from the Universal City office a minimum of four days per week.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated success designing visually compelling digital experiences across web, mobile, and emerging digital platforms, from concept through production.
- Strong visual design skills including branding, typography, layout, composition, color theory, iconography, and interface design, with a strong understanding of UX principles, accessibility, and interaction design.
- Proven ability to translate business goals, brand standards, and user needs into high-quality, intuitive digital experiences.
- Experience designing and evolving design systems, UI component libraries, style guides, and reusable creative assets that support consistency across digital products.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in visual design, digital craftsmanship, brand identity, presentation design, and user-centered digital experiences.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product, UX, Engineering, Marketing, Content Strategy, and Brand to deliver scalable design solutions.
- Working knowledge of the user-centered design process, including research synthesis, information architecture, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and iterative design.
- Experience creating production-ready assets and collaborating with development teams to ensure design quality and implementation fidelity.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with detailed execution, managing projects from creative exploration through final delivery.
- Passion for creating accessible, inclusive, and engaging guest experiences that reflect Universal’s brand.
- Comfort working in Agile environments and adapting to evolving priorities.
- Positive attitude, curiosity, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous learning.
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma; experience with prototyping and presentation tools is preferred.
Company Background
NBCUniversal is a leading media and entertainment company creating world-class content distributed across film, television, and streaming. It also brings content to life through global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. The organization owns and operates leading entertainment and news brands including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock. It produces and distributes premier filmed entertainment through studios including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and operates industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort (home to Universal Epic Universe) and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Location
Universal City, CA 91608
Benefits and Compensation
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $90,000 - $120,000 (bonus eligible).
Additional Information
- External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
- NBCUniversal provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
- NBCUniversal will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements.
