Senior Data Visualization Designer

Redfin

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Redfin is revolutionizing the $75 billion real estate industry. We use data, beautiful software, and innovative design to put customers first at every step in the home-buying and selling process. Get ready to dive headfirst into our award-winning website and mobile apps, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer-centric way. If you value doing great work in a collaborative environment, join our team! This role supports Redfin's Communications team in reaching both external and internal audiences. (75%) Strengthening reporting on Redfin News, our data-driven editorial team, by expanding beyond traditional articles into innovative, interactive and personalized storytelling formats. Powered by proprietary housing data and on-the-ground agent expertise, our reporting regularly earns national media coverage and shapes how Americans understand the housing market. (25%) Developing compelling visual assets for internal stakeholders, including executives, real estate agents and other team members. This is a highly visible role that influences how Redfin is represented in national media and how employees understand the housing market and company strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in design, visual communications, data visualization or a related field.
• Have at least 5–7+ years of experience in graphic design and data visualization.
• Experience creating data visualizations for a newsroom or a high-traffic digital publication is preferred.
• Have a robust portfolio showcasing both data storytelling and design craft (charts, infographics, presentations, interactive work).
• Can translate complex datasets into clear, engaging visual narratives.
• Think deeply about visual hierarchy, user experience and interaction design.
• Thrive in a fast-paced editorial environment with tight deadlines.
• Are self-directed and able to manage multiple projects at once without sacrificing quality.
• Solid understanding of typography, color concepts and imagery to convey a story.
• Able to adapt tone and format depending on whether the audience is external or internal.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in design software, including Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Figma
• Interactive visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Datawrapper, Flourish)
• JavaScript-based visualization libraries and frameworks (e.g., D3, Observable, React, Svelte)
• Mapping and geospatial tools (Mapbox, Leaflet, GIS tools)
• HTML/CSS fundamentals
• Wordpress platform

Responsibilities

• Translate raw datasets into elegant visual narratives that inform and delight readers.
• Prototype and iterate on new visual formats — including scrollytelling, animated explainers and interactive maps tailored for web and mobile audiences.
• Develop concepts for interactive experiences using modern web tools, partnering with analytics and engineering as needed for implementation.
• Manage your workload and deadlines independently while reacting quickly to news cycles with high-quality visual journalism.
• Optimize visual content for SEO and shareability across digital platforms.
• Ensure visual consistency with Redfin’s brand guidelines across editorial and internal communications.
• Create clear, compelling visual materials for internal audiences, including reusable templates and visual frameworks for Redfin’s Communications team.
• Design executive presentations, all-hands visuals and field communications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level