How to hire an interactive designer

How to hire an interactive designer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step interactive designer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an interactive designer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new interactive designer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The interactive designer hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   An interactive designer's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, interactive designers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of interactive designers and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Interactive Designer	Description	Hourly rate
   Interactive Designer	Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.	$32-67
   Graphic Designer, Marketing	A graphic designer of marketing specializes in developing creative imagery as part of a company's marketing efforts. Their responsibilities typically revolve around coordinating with the marketing team to share insights and strategies, conceptualizing designs in adherence to objectives and deadlines, and preparing presentations... Show more	$16-33
   Graphic Designer Internship	In a graphic design internship, one of the primary responsibilities is to accomplish tasks while under the supervision of more experienced colleagues. An aspiring graphic designer may use this opportunity to observe and participate in designing for various industries, handle different clients, participate in creative meetings, and learn strategies from experts... Show more	$12-22

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Sketch
   • User Experience
   • UI
   • Interaction Design
   • Invision
   • Visual Design
   • Prototyping
   • User Interface
   • Graphic Design
   • Html Css
   • Human Centered Design
   • Adobe Creative Suite
   • Design Solutions
   • Design Process

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage website properties including design, content and marketing using HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.
   • Create, implement, and manage web content projects (HTML emails, web sites, digitizing audio/video).
   • Use ASP.NET and XML to automate common workflow tasks due to extremely high volume of designs to be create.
   • Develop a custom object-orient prototyping model in the design of a highly dynamic user interface.
   • Work primarily with JQuery to design/develop full screen overlays and dynamic forms.
   • Develop clean, table-less web sites using valid XHTML and CSS according to standards.

   More interactive designer duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the interactive designer job description is a good way to get more applicants. An interactive designer salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for an interactive designer in Michigan may be lower than in California, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level interactive designer. Additionally, an interactive designer with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average interactive designer salary

   $97,929yearly

   $47.08 hourly rate

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   Entry-level interactive designer salary

   $67,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average interactive designer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$121,944	$59
   2	Washington	$111,302	$54
   3	District of Columbia	$99,983	$48
   4	Massachusetts	$89,629	$43
   5	New York	$84,586	$41
   6	Utah	$83,770	$40
   7	New Jersey	$83,137	$40
   8	Virginia	$81,896	$39
   9	Nevada	$79,092	$38
   10	Maine	$78,826	$38
   11	Colorado	$78,140	$38
   12	Texas	$76,327	$37
   13	Oregon	$75,898	$36
   14	Illinois	$72,746	$35
   15	Pennsylvania	$70,572	$34
   16	Minnesota	$69,342	$33
   17	North Carolina	$69,150	$33
   18	Florida	$68,790	$33
   19	Georgia	$66,791	$32
   20	Michigan	$65,546	$32

   Average interactive designer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Meta	$155,525	$74.77	139
   2	Apple	$144,878	$69.65	62
   3	Google	$142,495	$68.51	194
   4	StubHub	$142,336	$68.43	7
   5	Microsoft	$139,879	$67.25	72
   6	eBay	$136,867	$65.80	1
   7	Square	$135,007	$64.91
   8	Practice Fusion	$133,160	$64.02
   9	Amazon	$130,217	$62.60	249
   10	Hulu	$127,343	$61.22
   11	Bloomberg	$127,150	$61.13	3
   12	Yext	$126,649	$60.89
   13	VMware	$122,497	$58.89
   14	Immersion	$119,676	$57.54
   15	Angie's List	$119,426	$57.42
   16	Splunk	$118,771	$57.10
   17	Macy's	$118,357	$56.90	2
   18	Salesforce	$117,942	$56.70	15
   19	Sumo Logic	$117,504	$56.49
   20	Edelman Financial Engines	$117,442	$56.46	1

4. Writing an interactive designer job description

   An interactive designer job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of an interactive designer job description:

   Interactive designer job description example

   • Bachelors degree and 8 years’ relevant experience or Graduate degree in a related field, plus 6 years’ relevant experience.

   • Submission of portfolio link or attachment with application/resume that demonstrates the ability to process and apply design research – usability studies, reports, trends, ethnography, user personas and related information – into design solutions and deliverables.

   • Strong proficiency with design and/or prototyping tools: Adobe Creative Suite (primarily Photoshop and Illustrator), Figma, Axure, XD, etc.

   • Strong skillset in digital design with an emphasis on Windows, mobile (iOS/Android), and web User Interfaces.

   • Knowledgeable of and proactive driving the latest trends in visual and interactive design.

   
   Desirable Requirements

   • Demonstrates the ability to process and apply design research – usability studies, reports, trends, ethnography, user personas and related information – into design solutions and deliverables.

   • Experience with data center software and solutions and their users and related technologies such as compute, storage, networking, converged / hyper-converged infrastructure and data management technologies

   
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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find interactive designers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your interactive designer job on Zippia to find and recruit interactive designer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit interactive designers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new interactive designer

   Once you've selected the best interactive designer candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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