300+ Design & UX Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

The cleanest direct local wage anchor is the metro graphic designer median of $65,610 a year. Proxy signals show a split market: Minnesota's mean offered salary on new Design, Creative & UX openings was ~$65,954 in August 2026 (n=333), while posted salary ranges in the local job sample center on about $90k to $110k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 273 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $65,000 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median and $118,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Minneapolis is a competitive, not collapsing, market for Design, Creative & UX right now. The broader metro added 29,500 jobs year over year through June 2026, or 1.5%, and local unemployment was 4.4% in July, so the economy is still supporting hiring. But Minnesota Design, Creative & UX postings are up only 1.6% year over year while employment in the field is essentially flat, and the visible local opening mix leans senior and hybrid rather than entry-level and remote.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to a mid- or senior-level designer who can show shipped product or web work, is open to hybrid arrangements, and has strong Figma, prototyping, and interaction-design depth with some AI-fluent UX thinking.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming the metro's headline posted salary bands apply broadly; the local government wage anchor is much lower than the senior-heavy posted ranges, which suggests a split market between general graphic work and higher-end UX/product roles.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 334 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Target Corp: 13 open roles
2. Roundel: 11 open roles
3. Aia Mn: 9 open roles
4. Mcecleanenergy: 7 open roles
5. Micron Technology, Inc.: 7 open roles
6. Mortenson: 7 open roles
7. Boston Scientific Corporation: 6 open roles
8. Monarch: 6 open roles
9. 3M: 5 open roles
10. Hy-Vee, Inc.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Minneapolis: 115
• Bloomington: 26
• Saint Paul: 18
• Shakopee: 15
• Plymouth: 14
• Minnetonka: 14
• Eagan: 11
• Maplewood: 10

Work arrangement

on-site 181 (56%), hybrid 133 (41%), remote 12 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in hybrid, mid-to-senior openings rather than a wide junior market. In the local sample, about 55% of openings are senior, about 35% mid, and only about 10% entry, while about 55% are hybrid and only about 5% are remote. That setup favors candidates who can commute, run stakeholder sessions, and show shipped work instead of speculative concepts. The named employers point to where demand is clustering: large in-house teams and a small agency layer. Target Corp, vibehackers, and Patterson Companies, Inc. were the most consistently active employers in the local sample over the last 90 days, and Instrumental Group posted for a UX/Web Design Strategist in Minneapolis. A separate startup signal comes from Yardstik's $30 million Series B, which could translate into product and UX work as the company scales, though that is still an inferred hiring signal rather than a confirmed requisition. Traditional graphic-design paths are still present, but the skill mix is digital-first. Figma appears in about 40% of visible postings, while prototyping, visual storytelling, and interaction design each appear in about 20%; Adobe tools remain common, but they are not the whole story.

• In-house enterprise product and digital experience teams (high): This is the strongest local pocket, led by employers such as Target Corp and Patterson Companies, Inc., with work that typically rewards hybrid collaboration and business-facing UX depth.
• Agency and consultancy web/UX strategy (moderate): Firms such as Instrumental Group show demand for strategy-oriented UX/web roles, especially for candidates who can mix storytelling, prototyping, and client-facing problem solving.
• B2B SaaS product design (moderate): Local venture activity around Yardstik suggests possible follow-on demand for product and UX design, but that signal is still inferred from funding news rather than confirmed hiring counts.
• Traditional production graphic design (limited): This lane is still viable, but national graphic-designer growth is projected at only 2.1% over 2024-2034, which is a slower backdrop than digital-interface work.

Where to focus: Focus first on hybrid in-house or agency roles where you can show Figma-based workflows, prototype depth, and measurable business outcomes.

Roles worth searching next

• Front-end developer / design technologist: The move is easiest if your portfolio already shows responsive layouts, component logic, and prototype-to-build handoff. Local employers are already asking for Figma, prototyping, and interaction design, which are strong foundations.
• Product manager: This is a logical pivot for designers who already frame user problems, priorities, and stakeholder tradeoffs in their work.
• Marketing operations / martech specialist: A sensible pivot if your design work is already tied to automation, analytics, or conversion systems, which are gaining pay premiums in creative hiring.
• Customer experience or service designer: Best for UX candidates who like journey mapping, research synthesis, and cross-functional workshop work.

What postings ask for

• Figma (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested named skill in the local sample, showing up in about 40% of Design, Creative & UX postings. Who: Everyone applying to UX, product, digital, or design-systems roles.
• Adobe Creative Suite (table_stakes | immediate): Photoshop appears in about 35% of local postings, while Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe Creative Suite each appear in about 30%, so visual-execution fluency still matters even in a digital-first market. Who: Graphic, brand, web, and generalist designers.
• Prototyping (differentiator | immediate): Prototyping shows up in about 20% of local postings and helps separate polished portfolios from candidates who can actually test and communicate flows. Who: Entry-level and switching candidates who need stronger evidence of applied UX work.
• Interaction design (differentiator | near-term): Interaction design appears in about 20% of local postings, which signals that employers want behavior, logic, and usability thinking, not just surface visuals. Who: Designers targeting product, UX, and web-strategy roles.
• Visual storytelling (differentiator | near-term): Visual storytelling appears in about 20% of local postings, which matters in agency, client-facing, and cross-functional in-house settings. Who: Brand, web, presentation, and strategy-oriented designers.
• AI, automation, and analytics (premium | near-term): Robert Half reports that 85% of marketing and creative leaders say candidates with specialized AI, automation, and analytics skills earn more than peers in the same role. Who: Mid-career designers looking to move into better-paid product, growth, or systems work.

Questions about this market

What do Design, Creative & UX roles pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

The cleanest direct local wage anchor is the metro graphic designer median of $65,610 a year. Proxy signals show a split market: Minnesota's mean offered salary on new Design, Creative & UX openings was ~$65,954 in August 2026 (n=333), while posted salary ranges in the local job sample center on about $90k to $110k. Minneapolis appears to pay reasonably well for general design work, but the eye-catching postings are concentrated in senior UX, product, and strategy-heavy roles rather than broad-based junior creative hiring. The metro's overall mean hourly wage was $35.86 versus $33.54 nationally, so employers here can support above-average pay when the role is tied to business-critical digital work.

Where is demand for Design, Creative & UX roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in hybrid, mid-to-senior openings rather than a wide junior market. In the local sample, about 55% of openings are senior, about 35% mid, and only about 10% entry, while about 55% are hybrid and only about 5% are remote. That setup favors candidates who can commute, run stakeholder sessions, and show shipped work instead of speculative concepts. The named employers point to where demand is clustering: large in-house teams and a small agency layer. Target Corp, vibehackers, and Patterson Companies, Inc. were the most consistently active employers in the local sample over the last 90 days, and Instrumental Group posted for a UX/Web Design Strategist in Minneapolis. A separate startup signal comes from Yardstik's $30 million Series B, which could translate into product and UX work as the company scales, though that is still an inferred hiring signal rather than a confirmed requisition. Traditional graphic-design paths are still present, but the skill mix is digital-first. Figma appears in about 40% of visible postings, while prototyping, visual storytelling, and interaction design each appear in about 20%; Adobe tools remain common, but they are not the whole story.

Which employers are hiring the most Design, Creative & UX talent in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

Recent postings show the most activity from Target Corp (5 postings), vibehackers (5 postings), Patterson Companies, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Design, Creative & UX roles in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 55% hybrid, with 40% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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