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Design jobs and conferences

Product, UX, brand and graphic design. Design has about 6,454 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $161,000 a year. About 34% of openings are entry or early-career level. 46 conferences are tagged to it, 30 with dates announced.

Design market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates; AI exposure is what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss.

Verified open jobs
about 6,454

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$161,000 a year (middle half $113,000 to $209,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,188 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
34% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Ask for AI skills
15% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Remote
12% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Median annual wage, Arts, design & media occupations
$62,750

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.

Observed AI exposure, Arts, design & media occupations
14% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 34 occupations)

Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.

AI task exposure, closest group (Arts, design & media)
48.1 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.

Employment change, Arts, design & media
+1.3% from 2022 to 2026

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.

Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Arts, design & media
23.2% of unemployed people

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 394 respondents.

Conferences in the catalog for Design
46, 30 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

Next conference
LavaCon Content Strategy Conference, Oct 25, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Median published ticket price
$825

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 9 conferences with a price.

Open calls for speakers
13 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. figma11%
  2. 2. project management7%
  3. 3. onboarding4%
  4. 4. photoshop4%
  5. 5. illustrator4%
  6. 6. autocad4%
  7. 7. agile3%
  8. 8. excel3%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA19%
  2. 2. NY16%
  3. 3. TX7%
  4. 4. IL4%
  5. 5. WA3%

Open Design jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Showing the newest 15 of about 6,454 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs

Industries hiring for this function

Employers hiring

Ranked: the employers hiring the most design jobs

Design conferences

Conferences tagged for this function, plus events with no function tag whose attendee roles point here.

  • LavaCon Content Strategy Conference

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

    Ticket About $2,550. In-person full conference tuition $2,550 (rate after Sept 30). Half-day workshops $200 each, full-day $400…

  • QM Connect

    Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · Jacksonville, FL

    Paid ticket. Fee page: qualitymatters.org registration fees FAQ; amounts not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Quant UX Con

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · In person and online

    Paid ticket. Price not read from site.

  • Service Design Global Conference

    Oct 28 to Oct 30, 2026 · Frankfurt, DE

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices not readable on the page text; early-bird tickets offered; some workshops and events cost extra.

  • AECT International Convention

    Nov 3 to Nov 7, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. Early bird closed Aug 18; late registration closes Nov 6.

    Open call for speakers

  • UXDX USA

    Nov 5 to Nov 6, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices not listed on the site; see USA Announcements & Special Offers.

    Open call for speakers

  • Adobe MAX

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · Miami Beach, FL

    Free expo floor; session passes $1,295 to $1,995. Full pass $1,995 regular (was $1,595 early bird); $399 student pass; online…

  • OLC Accelerate

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • POD Network Annual Conference

    Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

    Paid ticket. Fees not read; pre-conference workshops Nov 17.

    Open call for speakers

  • AAC&U Annual Meeting

    Jan 20 to Jan 22, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $760 to $1,100. Member $760 early / $810 regular; nonmember $1,050 / $1,100; ends Nov 13 for early bird.

    Open call for speakers

  • SIGCSE Technical Symposium

    Feb 17 to Feb 20, 2027 · Sacramento, CA

    Ticket $325 to $975. Regular: ACM/SIGCSE member $735 early (to Jan 4, 2027) / $810 regular / $885 late; non-member $825 / $900 /…

  • axe-con

    Feb 23 to Feb 24, 2027 · Online

    Free. Free to attend; registered attendees get recordings of past talks.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 30, 2026

  • PDC Summit (Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction)

    Feb 28 to Mar 3, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Ticket $925 to $1,105. ASHE members $925, non-members $1,105; price rises after Jan 8, 2027

  • Docebo Inspire

    Mar 1 to Mar 3, 2027 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket. Prices not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Light + Intelligent Building North America

    Mar 15 to Mar 18, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not listed.

  • ISPI Performance Improvement Conference

    Apr 3 to Apr 7, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Paid ticket. In-person plus virtual option in store.

  • OLC Innovate

    Apr 20 to Apr 22, 2027 · Online

    Paid ticket. Fees not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • HD Expo + Conference

    May 3 to May 5, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Expo hall May 4-5; 2027 pricing not read.

  • ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2027)

    May 10 to May 14, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not yet posted on site.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jan 21, 2027

  • ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

    May 10 to May 14, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not yet posted on the site.

  • Config

    May 25 to May 27, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Ticket price not published on the site yet.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 16, 2026

  • Teaching Professor Conference

    Jun 11 to Jun 13, 2027 · Atlanta, GA

    Paid ticket. Early-bird tier from Dec 18, 2026; amounts not read.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Dec 28, 2026

  • NeoCon

    Jun 13 to Jun 16, 2027 · Chicago, IL

    Free expo, paid sessions. 2027 registration opens February 2027; price not yet published.

  • UX London

    Jul 6 to Jul 8, 2027 · London, UK

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices not shown on the page; super early-bird tickets on sale.

    Open call for speakers

  • Building Blackboard Together (Anthology)

    Jul 13 to Jul 15, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $825 to $1,275. Full conference: early $825 (Sep 25-Nov 20), advanced $975, standard $1,125 (Feb 28-Jun 25), late $1,275.…

  • InstructureCon

    Jul 20 to Jul 22, 2027 · Cleveland, OH

    Paid ticket. Early bird rates available; amounts not read.

  • D2L Fusion

    Jul 27 to Jul 29, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Ticket $550 to $975. Main conference only $550 priority (ended Sept 30, 2026), $650 advanced, $750 early bird, $850 standard…

  • SIGGRAPH

    Aug 8 to Aug 12, 2027 · Anaheim, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture

    Sep 21 to Sep 24, 2027 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • ASPIRE: HFES International Annual Meeting

    Sep 27 to Oct 1, 2027 · Grand Rapids, MI

    Paid ticket. Not captured.

  • AIGA Design Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. 2027 details not published; member and non-member tiers.

  • IDSA International Design Conference & Education Symposium

    Usually August (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Rate tiers shown as images; member rates require active IDSA membership; 5% group discount for five or more.

  • The One Show

    Usually May (next dates not announced) · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Creative Week ticket prices not published on the page.

  • ADCOLOR Conference

    Usually February (next dates not announced) · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. 2027 prices not yet posted; virtual ticket sold for the 2025 content.

  • ADMERICA (AAF National Conference)

    Usually May (next dates not announced) · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Dates and prices not on the page for 2027.

  • ConveyUX

    Usually February (next dates not announced) · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. 2027 dates and prices not posted.

  • dmi:Design Leadership Conference

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · Cambridge, MA

    Ticket $1,100 to $1,300. 2026 fees per dmi.org: members $1,100, non-members $1,300; 2027 not announced.

  • NOMA Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Aventura, FL

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not listed on the page.

  • PAX West and PAX Dev

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. PAX West 2027 Sept 3-6; PAX Dev dates and prices not yet announced.

  • SEGD Conference Experience

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Kansas City, MO

    Paid ticket. Prices not shown on the page read; pre-conference bootcamps Oct 21.

  • Unreal Fest

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. Chicago edition June 16-18, 2026; Tokyo Nov 3-4, 2026; next US edition not announced.

    Open call for speakers

  • UXPA International Conference

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · In person

    Paid ticket. Pricing page exists for 2026; 2027 not posted.

  • Advancing Research

    Usually March (next dates not announced) · Online

    Paid ticket. 2026 edition was live online Mar 10-12; 2027 edition not yet announced.

  • BostonFIG Festival of Indie Games

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Boston, MA

    Ticket About $35. 2026 admission about $35; 2026 edition Oct 3 (ended).

  • Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Oxford, OH

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Shift UX

    Usually September (next dates not announced) · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Price not read.

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