1,000+ Design & UX Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Government data shows strong but broad pay levels: in Los Angeles, the arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group had a mean wage of $53.70 per hour in May 2025, and the broader SOC 27 occupation family had a local median of $81,620, mean of $111,690, 75th percentile of $133,150, and 90th percentile of $220,140 in 2025. Current posting data points higher for many active roles, with local posted salary ranges centered on about $110k to $140k and a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $205k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new California design openings at about $93,994 in September 2026 (n=1,656).

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Advertised pay

Across the 845 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $82,500 at the 25th percentile, $115,000 at the median and $160,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive market, not a dead one: the local sample shows more than 350 Design, Creative & UX postings across more than 250 companies in Los Angeles over the last 90 days, and hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The catch is that demand is selective: California design, creative & UX employment was down 0.8% year-over-year in September 2026 and statewide postings were essentially flat, while Los Angeles Information employment fell 6.0681% and Professional and Business Services slipped 0.9355% year-over-year in August. Treat Los Angeles as a high-pay but high-bar market, because local posted salary ranges center on about $110k to $140k, yet only about 15% of sampled roles are entry level and only about 10% are remote.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates who can show shipped work in Figma, Adobe tools, prototyping, and research-informed product or brand design have the best odds, especially in retail, software development, and entertainment where much of the local posting mix sits.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Los Angeles salary headlines mean broad access; the market skews mid/senior, mostly on-site or hybrid, and bachelor's-heavy when education is listed.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,036 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Telemetry Today LLC: 23 open roles
2. Boeing: 20 open roles
3. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 16 open roles
4. Design Better Podcast: 12 open roles
5. Mad Engine, LLC: 12 open roles
6. Paramount Group: 12 open roles
7. Relativity Space, Inc.: 10 open roles
8. Rivian Automotive: 10 open roles
9. Blue Origin: 8 open roles
10. Fam Llc: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• Los Angeles: 368
• Irvine: 99
• El Segundo: 81
• Long Beach: 56
• Torrance: 35
• Costa Mesa: 35
• Santa Monica: 30
• Culver City: 24

Work arrangement

on-site 711 (70%), hybrid 262 (26%), remote 40 (4%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than a few marquee companies. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 350 postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The biggest industry pockets were retail and software development at about 20% each, followed by entertainment providers at about 15%, then advertising services and technology at about 10% each. That mix matters because "design jobs in LA" is really several smaller markets. Retail and software lean toward product, digital, and interface work; entertainment and games support motion, visual, and campaign craft; advertising favors brand execution and fast portfolio turnover. The role mix also skews experience-heavy: about 45% of sampled openings were mid-level and about 35% senior, versus about 15% entry. The practical constraint is work model. About 60% of sampled roles were on-site and about 30% hybrid, so candidates limiting themselves to remote-only searches are opting out of most local demand.

• Product and digital design in retail and software (high): This is the clearest local volume pocket, with retail and software development together representing about 40% of the sampled posting mix.
• Entertainment, gaming, and creative production (moderate): Los Angeles still shows a meaningful entertainment lane, and active employer names such as Wana Create and WorkinGames suggest real demand for visual, motion, and campaign-adjacent craft.
• Advertising and brand execution (moderate): Advertising services remain part of the local market, especially for candidates with strong Adobe, typography, and visual-polish skills rather than pure UX strategy.

Where to focus: Target mid-level product, brand, or digital-design roles in retail, software, and entertainment, and search hybrid/on-site first rather than remote-first.

Roles worth searching next

• Front-end developer: Interface thinking, prototyping, and design-system work transfer well if you can also ship production code.
• Product manager: Research, systems thinking, prioritization, and cross-functional communication are valuable crossover skills from strong UX and product-design work.
• Creative producer: Designers from agency, entertainment, or campaign environments often already manage scope, feedback loops, and delivery timing informally.
• AI creative technologist: This role rewards designers who can combine concepting, tooling, automation, and experimentation across creative and technical teams. Autodesk reported AI Creative Technologist among the fastest-growing AI titles at +123% as of July 2026.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): Figma is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 45%, so not having it is an immediate filter risk. Who: Everyone in product, UI, digital, and collaborative brand design.
• Adobe Creative Suite (table_stakes | immediate): Adobe Creative Suite appears in about 30% of local postings, with Photoshop in about 25% and Illustrator in about 20%, which keeps it essential for brand, visual, motion-adjacent, and campaign work. Who: Brand designers, visual designers, motion-leaning creatives, and anyone targeting entertainment or advertising work.
• Prototyping (differentiator | immediate): Prototyping appears in about 20% of local postings and helps separate designers who can explain flows and decisions from candidates who only present static screens. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates trying to break into product or digital interface roles.
• UX research and user-insight gathering (differentiator | immediate): Around 70% of designers actively gather user insights in 2026, and current commentary on AI risk consistently favors designers who research, frame problems, and influence product decisions over template-only execution. Who: Product designers, career switchers with domain expertise, and visual designers trying to move up-market.
• AI-assisted design workflows (premium | near-term): The AI in Design Report 2026 found that 91% of designers use AI weekly and 75% use it daily, while Figma reported that 73% of surveyed hiring managers saw rising need for AI-tool proficiency and 79% saw rising need for skill in designing AI products. Tools being adopted by designers in 2026 include Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Figma AI, Canva AI, ChatGPT Image Generation, RunwayML, Galileo AI, Uizard, Visily, Recraft, and Storyflow. Who: Mid-career candidates, product designers, and anyone trying to stand out in selective interviews.
• Data literacy (premium | near-term): Data interpretation, visualization, and insight derivation are increasingly important because AI-driven design requires designers to evaluate outputs, train workflows, and defend decisions with evidence. Who: Designers moving toward product, systems, experimentation, or research-heavy roles.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Government data shows strong but broad pay levels: in Los Angeles, the arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media group had a mean wage of $53.70 per hour in May 2025, and the broader SOC 27 occupation family had a local median of $81,620, mean of $111,690, 75th percentile of $133,150, and 90th percentile of $220,140 in 2025. Current posting data points higher for many active roles, with local posted salary ranges centered on about $110k to $140k and a broader 25th-75th band of about $80k to $205k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new California design openings at about $93,994 in September 2026 (n=1,656). Los Angeles is still a pay-premium market relative to national broad benchmarks: the national SOC 27 median was $62,750 in 2025, versus $81,620 locally. That does not mean every designer earns product-designer money; it means the metro still rewards scarce specialization.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA concentrated?

Opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than a few marquee companies. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 350 postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The biggest industry pockets were retail and software development at about 20% each, followed by entertainment providers at about 15%, then advertising services and technology at about 10% each. That mix matters because "design jobs in LA" is really several smaller markets. Retail and software lean toward product, digital, and interface work; entertainment and games support motion, visual, and campaign craft; advertising favors brand execution and fast portfolio turnover. The role mix also skews experience-heavy: about 45% of sampled openings were mid-level and about 35% senior, versus about 15% entry. The practical constraint is work model. About 60% of sampled roles were on-site and about 30% hybrid, so candidates limiting themselves to remote-only searches are opting out of most local demand.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Wana Create (10 postings), Apple, Inc. (10 postings), Amazon (5 postings), Linktree Pty (5 postings), WorkinGames (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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