Principal Designer

One North is a digital experience agency that combines curiosity, scale, and agility to shape the future. As part of TEKsystems, a leading provider of business and technology services, we offer boutique solutions to solve complex problems. Our multidisciplinary teams of strategists, designers, and technologists excel in research and discovery, experience strategy, design, experience management, and technology implementation. Whether clients are establishing a vision for an experience or optimizing an existing one, we help businesses understand their audiences, design experiences, maximize technology, and bring their digital ideas to life. The world’s most successful companies rely on us to forge the future through electrifying work that sparks innovation and drives results.

Here’s what the opportunity supported through our TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) Talent Acquisition Team requires:

Position Overview

We're looking for a Principal Designer to raise the bar for craft and innovation across all of our design disciplines: brand design, motion design, UI design, and visual communications. This is a hands-on design role at the most senior IC level: you'll shape world-class brand and digital experiences and act as a driving creative force on our most strategic work, both internal and external.

The role demands mastery of the entire design process: from aligning creative decisions with business goals to delivering elite craftsmanship in every final asset. As a senior-level individual contributor, the Principal Designer is a master practitioner who pushes creative boundaries, elevates the craft of those around them, and sets the standard for design excellence.

You'll report to the senior Director, Design, and partner closely with the Managing Director, Design as well as other leaders across the business, as well as with our multidisciplinary teams of designers, strategists, and developers. You'll operate with a high degree of autonomy—leading major initiatives, and serving as a trusted peer and mentor who lifts the quality of work across the entire creative practice.

Responsibilities

• Create world-class designs across brand identity, conceptual UI, and dynamic media that deliver exceptional client and user experiences.

• Closely integrate creative decisions with client business objectives, brand strategy, and technical feasibility.

• Lead and execute the design process on complex initiatives from initial concept through final delivery in partnership with Strategy, Account, and Technology teams.

• Directly present and articulate design strategy, creative rationale, and trade-offs to executive-level client stakeholders with confidence.

• Facilitate client feedback constructively, defending design choices with strategic rationale while adapting to evolving business needs.

• Operate independently to produce flawless, highly polished design solutions with minimal oversight.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and practice lead, mentoring senior and lead-level designers to elevate craftsmanship, visual execution, and design rigor across the practice.

Skills & Qualifications

• 12+ years of design experience within a high-performing in-house team, agency, or consultancy.

• An exceptional portfolio demonstrating supreme talent in visual design, brand identity systems, digital products, motion, and visual communications.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business challenges into intuitive, beautiful, and strategically sound design systems.

• Exceptional mastery of fundamental visual design principles, including typography, grid systems, color theory, layout, and interactive design.

• Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud; experience or strong interest in emerging creative technologies and tools such as Figma Make & Weave, Webflow, and other AI tools.

• Solid grasp of digital product design, web standards, and modern front-end frameworks (coding required is not required).

• Superior verbal and visual storytelling skills with a track record of building trust with executive stakeholders.

• A self-starter mindset with high personal standards, an appetite for continuous learning, and a passion for inspiring excellence in others

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Chicago, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $156000.00 - $234000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc. Our full-time, internal employment benefits include the following: • Medical, Dental, and Vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents) • Short and Long-Term Disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation Benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.