Lead Digital Designer (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid; candidates must be located near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA.

Base salary: $135,000–$200,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global builds autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space superiority and national security.

What you will do

• Lead the creative development of the company website, a new editorial publication, and other priority digital experiences.
• Translate brand, audience, product, content, and business objectives into digital concepts, information architecture, user journeys, page systems, and interaction models.
• Design responsive experiences from wireframes through high-fidelity design, prototyping, development, quality assurance, launch, and iteration.
• Build scalable editorial and digital design systems covering typography, layout, components, interaction patterns, motion principles, content models, taxonomies, and publishing workflows.
• Develop digital creative for campaigns, product launches, social content, events, demonstrations, installations, and other brand moments.
• Partner with developers, content teams, product, marketing, communications, analytics, accessibility, SEO, performance specialists, agencies, and other creative partners to deliver high-quality implementations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in digital, web, brand, editorial, product, or experience design, including leading complex, high-impact digital platforms and cross-functional initiatives.
• Required portfolio link demonstrating exceptional web design, strong brand thinking, sophisticated visual craft, and final launched work.
• Experience designing content-rich editorial, brand, product, or storytelling-focused websites and digital experiences.
• Strong command of typography, layout, hierarchy, image-making, responsive design, interaction design, and digital design systems.
• Experience taking digital work from concept through high-fidelity design, prototyping, development, quality assurance, launch, and ongoing iteration.
• Strong understanding of user journeys, information architecture, end-to-end experience design, accessibility, and responsive behavior.
• Experience using user research, audience insights, analytics, or other evidence to inform design decisions.
• Experience designing for CMS-driven publishing platforms and collaborating on content models, taxonomies, and authoring workflows.
• Fluency in Figma and current digital design and prototyping tools; ability to prototype sophisticated interaction and motion.
• Ability to concept and direct motion and interaction for the web, and collaborate closely with developers on feasibility, performance, implementation, and browser tradeoffs.
• Understanding of accessibility testing, SEO requirements, performance constraints, and content strategy as inputs to design decisions.
• Experience presenting design vision, strategy, and work to creative leadership, business stakeholders, and cross-functional partners.
• Experience directing agencies, independent designers, developers, illustrators, motion designers, and other creative partners.
• Ability to work within defined budgets and schedules while protecting design quality and intent.
• Strong presentation, communication, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where the function, systems, and workflows are still being built.
• Hybrid work near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA is required. U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status, or eligibility to obtain required authorizations is required under ITAR regulations.

Nice to have

• Hands-on motion design capability.
• Familiarity with creative coding or browser-based experimentation.
• Experience with data visualization, 3D, generative tools, creative coding, or other emerging digital formats.
• Experience with technology, aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial design, or another technically complex category.
• Genuine interest in aerospace, defense, or national security; domain expertise is not required.

Culture & Benefits

• Values creativity, ingenuity, ambitious problem-solving, and collaborative work.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees or accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k), fitness reimbursement, equity participation, catered lunch and snacks for in-office employees, and Dog Fridays.