Web Designer Jobs for OPT Students
Web Designer roles qualify for OPT work authorization when the position requires a degree in graphic design, web design, UX/UI, or a related field. Most roles at agencies, tech companies, and in-house creative teams fall within the specialty occupation standard USCIS applies to OPT students.
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We are seeking a talented Web Designer for UX/UI to join our team, specializing in design and building interactive web applications with a strong emphasis on data visualization. We need your expertise in developing user-friendly, visually compelling web solutions that will help users understand complex data. With highly supportive leadership and programs to foster growth and career mobility, your skills and capabilities can increase and be fine-tuned to make you more agile and versatile in reaching your career potential.
As a Web Designer UX/UI in the Data Analytics & Reporting Team (DART), you will focus on data visualization to design intuitive, accessible, and scalable experiences for data exploration and decision-making. You will craft interaction flows, UI components, and high-fidelity visuals in Figma, partnering closely with engineers who build our applications in modern web frameworks (e.g., React) to ensure your designs translate cleanly into production UI.
Job responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design for interactive data experiences: discovery, IA, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI in Figma.
- Design web pages, dashboards, reports, and exploration tools that clarify complex information using sound data-viz principles.
- Apply accessibility and responsive design best practices; advocate for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
- Create and maintain reusable components, design tokens, and specs aligned to engineering component libraries (e.g., React).
- Run lightweight user research and usability tests; translate findings into iteration plans.
- Refine requirements and ship high-quality features.
- Deliver dev-ready specifications; collaborate during implementation reviews and QA to ensure fidelity and performance.
- Contribute to our design system and documentation for analytics products.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 2+ years in product/UX or web design building interactive web experiences.
- Proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto-layout, prototyping, design tokens).
- Demonstrated experience designing data-heavy interfaces (web portals, dashboards, analytics tools, reporting).
- Working knowledge of front-end fundamentals (HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript) to produce feasible, dev-ready designs.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design (WCAG 2.1 AA).
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating cross-functionally within the team.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience collaborating with React engineering teams or similar component libraries; familiarity with design-to-code handoff tools.
- Understanding of common data-viz libraries and their constraints (e.g., D3, Plotly, Chart.js) from a design perspective.
- Exposure to data concepts and tooling (e.g., JSON, REST APIs) to inform realistic, data-driven UI.
- Experience contributing to a design system; comfort writing clear specs and documentation.
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating production web applications on AWS, including infrastructure as code (CloudFormation or Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to prototype interactions with HTML/CSS or low-code frameworks to validate behavior.
- Knowledge of information architecture, content design, and micro-copy for data clarity.
About us
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.
The CCB Data & Analytics team responsibly leverages data across Chase to build competitive advantages for the businesses while providing value and protection for customers. The team encompasses a variety of disciplines from data governance and strategy to reporting, data science and machine learning. We have a strong partnership with Technology, which provides cutting edge data and analytics infrastructure. The team powers Chase with insights to create the best customer and business outcomes.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a talented Web Designer for UX/UI to join our team, specializing in design and building interactive web applications with a strong emphasis on data visualization. We need your expertise in developing user-friendly, visually compelling web solutions that will help users understand complex data. With highly supportive leadership and programs to foster growth and career mobility, your skills and capabilities can increase and be fine-tuned to make you more agile and versatile in reaching your career potential.
As a Web Designer UX/UI in the Data Analytics & Reporting Team (DART), you will focus on data visualization to design intuitive, accessible, and scalable experiences for data exploration and decision-making. You will craft interaction flows, UI components, and high-fidelity visuals in Figma, partnering closely with engineers who build our applications in modern web frameworks (e.g., React) to ensure your designs translate cleanly into production UI.
Job responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design for interactive data experiences: discovery, IA, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI in Figma.
- Design web pages, dashboards, reports, and exploration tools that clarify complex information using sound data-viz principles.
- Apply accessibility and responsive design best practices; advocate for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
- Create and maintain reusable components, design tokens, and specs aligned to engineering component libraries (e.g., React).
- Run lightweight user research and usability tests; translate findings into iteration plans.
- Refine requirements and ship high-quality features.
- Deliver dev-ready specifications; collaborate during implementation reviews and QA to ensure fidelity and performance.
- Contribute to our design system and documentation for analytics products.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 2+ years in product/UX or web design building interactive web experiences.
- Proficiency in Figma (components, variants, auto-layout, prototyping, design tokens).
- Demonstrated experience designing data-heavy interfaces (web portals, dashboards, analytics tools, reporting).
- Working knowledge of front-end fundamentals (HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript) to produce feasible, dev-ready designs.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design (WCAG 2.1 AA).
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating cross-functionally within the team.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience collaborating with React engineering teams or similar component libraries; familiarity with design-to-code handoff tools.
- Understanding of common data-viz libraries and their constraints (e.g., D3, Plotly, Chart.js) from a design perspective.
- Exposure to data concepts and tooling (e.g., JSON, REST APIs) to inform realistic, data-driven UI.
- Experience contributing to a design system; comfort writing clear specs and documentation.
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating production web applications on AWS, including infrastructure as code (CloudFormation or Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to prototype interactions with HTML/CSS or low-code frameworks to validate behavior.
- Knowledge of information architecture, content design, and micro-copy for data clarity.
About us
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.
The CCB Data & Analytics team responsibly leverages data across Chase to build competitive advantages for the businesses while providing value and protection for customers. The team encompasses a variety of disciplines from data governance and strategy to reporting, data science and machine learning. We have a strong partnership with Technology, which provides cutting edge data and analytics infrastructure. The team powers Chase with insights to create the best customer and business outcomes.
How to Get Visa Sponsorship as a Web Designer
Lead with your portfolio, not your resume
Web Designer roles are portfolio-first. Before applying, ensure your portfolio site is live, loads fast, and shows three to five projects with clear before-and-after context. Hiring managers decide in seconds whether to read your resume.
Target companies with established design teams
Startups with no design infrastructure often lack the HR process to navigate OPT. Companies with five or more designers already on staff are far more likely to have sponsored international candidates before and will handle your authorization smoothly.
Clarify your OPT timeline upfront in applications
Include your OPT end date and STEM extension eligibility in your cover letter. Employers who understand you have 12 to 36 months of authorized work remaining are far less likely to self-select out before even reviewing your portfolio.
Specialize in a high-demand design discipline
Generalist Web Designers face more competition than specialists. Focus on UX research, design systems, or accessibility-compliant design. A clear specialization strengthens your specialty occupation case and makes you easier for recruiters to place confidently.
Get comfortable with the handoff tools employers care about
Proficiency in Figma, Webflow, or similar tools signals you can work inside existing engineering workflows. Employers sponsoring OPT students want minimal onboarding friction, and tool fluency is one of the fastest ways to demonstrate that readiness.
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Does a Web Designer role qualify as a specialty occupation for OPT?
Yes, Web Designer roles typically qualify when the position requires a bachelor's degree in graphic design, web design, interaction design, or a closely related field. The key is that the job description must tie the role to a specific degree field, not just any bachelor's degree. Roles where any major is accepted are harder to support as specialty occupations.
Can I work as a freelance Web Designer on OPT?
Yes, self-employment and freelancing are permitted on OPT, but with conditions. You must be working in a field directly related to your degree, and the work must be consistent with full-time employment standards during the authorized OPT period. You cannot simply list yourself as self-employed without active client work. Document all projects and income carefully for your records.
Where can I find Web Designer jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters Web Designer roles by sponsorship openness, so you are not wasting applications on employers who will not consider candidates needing work authorization. Browsing on Migrate Mate saves significant time compared to sifting through general job boards where OPT compatibility is rarely disclosed upfront.
Does my design degree from a foreign university qualify me for OPT in a Web Designer role?
It can, but the degree must be from a U.S. accredited institution for OPT purposes since OPT is tied to your U.S. F-1 student status, not your foreign credential. If you completed your degree abroad and then enrolled in a U.S. program, OPT eligibility is based on your U.S. degree. Foreign credentials may support an employer's specialty occupation assessment separately during H-1B petitions.
What happens if my Web Designer role shifts to a different function during OPT?
OPT requires that your employment remain directly related to your degree field. If your role evolves significantly, for example moving from design into project management or marketing without design responsibilities, that could put your OPT authorization at risk. Report any major job changes to your Designated School Official promptly and confirm the new duties still align with your degree field before continuing.
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