Digital Design Lead

Morningstar's Creative Services team islooking foran experiencedLeadDigital Designerwith a genuine commitment to buildingexceptional, user-centered digital experiences.In this role,you'lllead design work across our digital platforms, collaborating with Creative Services peers, the Corporate Digital Web team, and cross-functional partners in marketing, product, and technology. Through thoughtful, high-impact design,you'llhelp shape Morningstar's global web presence — taking complex ideas and making them clear, useful experiences that serve both investors and clients.

The ideal candidate is AI‑fluent—playinga key role in advancing how AI is thoughtfully applied within the design practice—helping explore, pilot, and lead the adoption of AI‑enabled tools and workflows that augment design thinking, accelerate iteration, and improve clarity—while upholding Morningstar’s standards for quality, ethics, brand integrity, and human‑centered design.

This position is based in our Chicago office and follows a hybrid model with a minimum of four days onsite. We intentionally prioritize in‑person collaboration, aswe’vefound it strengthens creative quality, alignment, and team momentum.

• Design a wide range of digital content — web experiences, design systems, data visualizations, and interactive experiences.

• Take an active role in the design process from discovery through delivery, helping shape B2B solutions that engage and inform.

• Apply strong core design skills — especially in typography, composition, information hierarchy, and data visualization —to create delightful, engaging experiences that reinforce the Morningstar brand.

• Proven fluency with AI-enabled content workflows, including experience evaluating, piloting, or operationalizing AI tools that improve content quality, efficiency, or governance.

• Solve challenging information and communication design problems and be able to present multiple concepts for consideration, with sound rationale.

• Contribute to competitive assessments and gather inputs that inform strategy and creative direction.

• Present and defend design solutions to cross-functional teams, be open to feedback and know how and when to defend design choicesthat balance business goals.

• Incorporate Morningstar design systems, brand standards, anddigital best practiceswhile educating both stakeholders and engineers.

• Connect and communicate with other design teams within Morningstar.

• 7+ years of experience designing digital products, interactions, large-scale websites, or applications.

• Experience contributing toand managingdesign systems, with the ability to educate stakeholders and partners on standards and best practices.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in digital/visual design,a relatedfield, or equivalent experience.

• Strong skills in information hierarchy, typography, and data visualization.

• Ability to present design solutions clearly to project teams and stakeholders.

• Experience leading cross-functional projects that balance innovation and usability, with the ability to listen andanticipateneeds from multiple teams.

• Comfortable presenting and defending design decisions to seniorstakeholders andtranslating design rationale into business and user impact.

• Proven ability to build alignment across disciplines — including marketing, product, and engineering — while navigating competing priorities and feedback.

• Advancedproficiencyin Figma and other design and prototyping tools.

• Familiarity with CMS platforms (Contentstackis a plus), HTML, and CSS.

• A working knowledge of AI-assisted design and productivity tools, and a sense of how to use themresponsibly to augment creativity, efficiency, and decision‑making.