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Graphic / Web Designer
Contractor – Visual Designer (Design and User Experience)
Graphic / Web Designer
#775466
Remote / WFH
D. E. Shaw India Private Limited
Job Description
The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $100 billion in investment capital as of June 1, 2026, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world’s capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.
We are seeking an exceptionally capable visual designer to work with the Design and User Experience team in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram. The Design and User Experience (DX) team is an integral part of the infrastructure group within DESIS at the D. E. Shaw group. Our team focuses on designing intuitive interfaces and products that provide meaningful and relevant experiences for our users.
WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for developing and designing visual assets including storyboards, icons, product labels, and data visualization infographics. You will play a key role in building and evolving the firm's design system by creating, documenting, and maintaining reusable components, design tokens, interaction patterns, accessibility standards, and usage guidelines that enable consistent product experiences across teams. You will maintain and systematically evolve the design language to align with industry best practices and market standards. You will establish and steward a cohesive color theme and design tokens (including semantic color roles, typography scales, spacing, and light/dark treatments) that ensure consistency and accessibility across products and platforms. You will design thoughtful micro-interactions and interactive states — hover, focus, loading, transitions, and feedback — that make our interfaces feel responsive, intuitive, and polished. You must possess a thorough understanding of design languages and UI frameworks and be able to translate research into design decisions grounded in colors, styles, current trends, iconography, and brand creation guidelines. You must be able to create promotional emails/newsletters, advertisements, web banners, and social content. You will develop presentations and communicate design solutions to the team and clients, be involved in various event marketing–related activities within the firm, collaborate with external design agencies for firm-wide marketing-related artefacts, and work with the documentation team to develop easy-to-understand walkthrough and splash screens for user onboarding. The role involves creating and maintaining high standards of creative designs. You will independently perform medium- to high-complexity creative tasks that are cohesive, simple, intuitive, and customer-centric while following (and helping shape) the style guides. You will work on multiple creative projects and independently manage time to meet deadlines, incorporating creative execution best practices to ensure high-volume designs are delivered in a timely manner. You will become a Subject Matter Expert on visual design artefacts within the firm — including our design system and its components — and present work to design teams, user experience teams, and key stakeholders for review and feedback while staying customer focused. You will collaborate with peers and stakeholders to ensure high-quality, cohesive, and well-documented deliverables that are ready for execution, and effectively communicate and present your ideas. Additionally, you will contribute to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive culture where all voices are heard and where we are enabled to do our best work.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
The ideal candidate should hold-
Basic Qualifications:
• A Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts/ Visual Design/ Visual Communication/ Graphic Design or related creative studies, with 0–5 years of equivalent and proven work experience
• Intermediate/high proficiency in design principles like typography, composition, scale, and color theory, with an advanced knowledge of how those principles work together
• Experience contributing to, defining, or maintaining a design system, including designing and documenting reusable components, patterns, and usage guidelines
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering and UX teams to improve component quality, establish implementation standards, document best practices, and drive adoption of the design system across products is highly desirable
• Demonstrated understanding of color theming and design tokens, including building and applying consistent, accessible color palettes and semantic color roles across products
• The ability to design micro-interactions, interactive states, and motion that enhance usability and communicate feedback clearly
• A robust understanding of market standards, current industry trends, and cross-platform design conventions, with the ability to benchmark and apply them to our products
• Outstanding verbal, written, and graphical communication abilities
• Outstanding organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
• The desire and ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively, in a dynamic work environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at one time to meet tight deadlines
• Exposure to digital platform (web, tablet, and mobile) design experience and an understanding of cross-platform design guidelines
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects, and proficiency in UI prototyping tools such as Axure, Adobe XD, and Figma (including component libraries, variants, and prototyping for interactions)
• Familiarity with modern AI-assisted design workflows, Figma MCP, design automation, and design-to-code workflows to maintain scalable design systems and improve collaboration with engineering
• Good drawing and sketching ability, both traditional and digital (vector-based illustration skills)
• Experience and comfort negotiating with and presenting to engineering and marketing teams
• Knowledge and understanding of HTML/CSS for front-end design styling
• An open and receptive attitude to design critique, while also being able to represent your own work
• Exposure to motion graphics and video editing skills
Preferred qualifications:
• Prior experience in the financial domain of working with investment banks, HFTs, fintech-based startups, or tech startups
Interested candidates can apply through our website: https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/Link/ContVDAug26
We encourage candidates with relevant experience looking to restart their careers after a break to apply for this position. Learn about Recommence, our gender-neutral return-to-work initiative.
The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers
Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, ****** orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
We are seeking an exceptionally capable visual designer to work with the Design and User Experience team in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram. The Design and User Experience (DX) team is an integral part of the infrastructure group within DESIS at the D. E. Shaw group. Our team focuses on designing intuitive interfaces and products that provide meaningful and relevant experiences for our users.
WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for developing and designing visual assets including storyboards, icons, product labels, and data visualization infographics. You will play a key role in building and evolving the firm's design system by creating, documenting, and maintaining reusable components, design tokens, interaction patterns, accessibility standards, and usage guidelines that enable consistent product experiences across teams. You will maintain and systematically evolve the design language to align with industry best practices and market standards. You will establish and steward a cohesive color theme and design tokens (including semantic color roles, typography scales, spacing, and light/dark treatments) that ensure consistency and accessibility across products and platforms. You will design thoughtful micro-interactions and interactive states — hover, focus, loading, transitions, and feedback — that make our interfaces feel responsive, intuitive, and polished. You must possess a thorough understanding of design languages and UI frameworks and be able to translate research into design decisions grounded in colors, styles, current trends, iconography, and brand creation guidelines. You must be able to create promotional emails/newsletters, advertisements, web banners, and social content. You will develop presentations and communicate design solutions to the team and clients, be involved in various event marketing–related activities within the firm, collaborate with external design agencies for firm-wide marketing-related artefacts, and work with the documentation team to develop easy-to-understand walkthrough and splash screens for user onboarding. The role involves creating and maintaining high standards of creative designs. You will independently perform medium- to high-complexity creative tasks that are cohesive, simple, intuitive, and customer-centric while following (and helping shape) the style guides. You will work on multiple creative projects and independently manage time to meet deadlines, incorporating creative execution best practices to ensure high-volume designs are delivered in a timely manner. You will become a Subject Matter Expert on visual design artefacts within the firm — including our design system and its components — and present work to design teams, user experience teams, and key stakeholders for review and feedback while staying customer focused. You will collaborate with peers and stakeholders to ensure high-quality, cohesive, and well-documented deliverables that are ready for execution, and effectively communicate and present your ideas. Additionally, you will contribute to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive culture where all voices are heard and where we are enabled to do our best work.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
The ideal candidate should hold-
Basic Qualifications:
• A Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts/ Visual Design/ Visual Communication/ Graphic Design or related creative studies, with 0–5 years of equivalent and proven work experience
• Intermediate/high proficiency in design principles like typography, composition, scale, and color theory, with an advanced knowledge of how those principles work together
• Experience contributing to, defining, or maintaining a design system, including designing and documenting reusable components, patterns, and usage guidelines
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering and UX teams to improve component quality, establish implementation standards, document best practices, and drive adoption of the design system across products is highly desirable
• Demonstrated understanding of color theming and design tokens, including building and applying consistent, accessible color palettes and semantic color roles across products
• The ability to design micro-interactions, interactive states, and motion that enhance usability and communicate feedback clearly
• A robust understanding of market standards, current industry trends, and cross-platform design conventions, with the ability to benchmark and apply them to our products
• Outstanding verbal, written, and graphical communication abilities
• Outstanding organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
• The desire and ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively, in a dynamic work environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at one time to meet tight deadlines
• Exposure to digital platform (web, tablet, and mobile) design experience and an understanding of cross-platform design guidelines
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects, and proficiency in UI prototyping tools such as Axure, Adobe XD, and Figma (including component libraries, variants, and prototyping for interactions)
• Familiarity with modern AI-assisted design workflows, Figma MCP, design automation, and design-to-code workflows to maintain scalable design systems and improve collaboration with engineering
• Good drawing and sketching ability, both traditional and digital (vector-based illustration skills)
• Experience and comfort negotiating with and presenting to engineering and marketing teams
• Knowledge and understanding of HTML/CSS for front-end design styling
• An open and receptive attitude to design critique, while also being able to represent your own work
• Exposure to motion graphics and video editing skills
Preferred qualifications:
• Prior experience in the financial domain of working with investment banks, HFTs, fintech-based startups, or tech startups
Interested candidates can apply through our website: https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Ads/Link/ContVDAug26
We encourage candidates with relevant experience looking to restart their careers after a break to apply for this position. Learn about Recommence, our gender-neutral return-to-work initiative.
The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers
Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, ****** orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
