[Hiring] Senior Experience Designer @Syneos Health Careers

Role Description

The Senior Experience Designer (Sr. XD) is a hands-on creative practitioner and strategic thinker responsible for crafting user-centered, high-impact digital experiences across a range of platforms - including web, mobile, AR/VR, wearables, and other emerging channels. This role blends design craft, technology, and storytelling to create experiences that are functional, visually refined, and aligned with brand, campaign + creative goals. The Senior Experience Designer is adept at utilizing digital design tools and software to create a range of user-centered and impactful experiences for our audiences.

The Senior Experience Designer is responsible for designing complete digital experiences which include graphic elements, navigation components, interface elements, featured content-while ensuring that the user delights in exploring that creation. To be successful in this role, the Senior Experience Designer must have experience with design software and modern digital design tools including animation and prototyping tools for digital creation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Interactive Media, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in digital or experience design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in digital experiences, UI/UX, motion design, and healthcare-related work.
• Continuing education or certifications in design tools, healthcare communication, or emerging technologies are a plus.

Requirements

• Design complete digital experiences including navigation, interface elements, content architecture, and visual systems.
• Translate strategic direction into wireframes, interactive prototypes, UI/UX designs, and design system components.
• Develop concepts, prototypes, and animations that communicate interactive design solutions clearly and persuasively.
• Present creative work effectively, articulating the "big idea" and rationale behind design decisions to internal teams and clients.
• Collaborate with developers, UX, and copy to ensure seamless integration of design, content, and functionality.
• Test and iterate on design solutions based on feedback, ensuring experiences are intuitive, scalable, and engaging.
• Build and maintain component libraries in tools such as XD, Sketch, and Figma to ensure design consistency across projects.
• Create meaningful visual and experiential deliverables-including storyboards, animations, prototypes, and final presentations-that guide the build process.
• Partner with technologists and UX leads to ensure accessibility, engagement, and behavioral impact.
• Submit and manage work through review cycles, incorporating feedback through completion and handoff for production.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Company match 401k.
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time.

Company Description

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. As one of the world's ten most-awarded healthcare advertising agencies, GSW is hell-bent not to replace the same old with the same old. This is achieved through a provocative premise - if other brands communicated the way healthcare brands do, how many customers would they have? GSW turns against this premise through discovery of beneath-the-surface customer insights that we impact with stories, simplicity and authenticity.