Senior Designer

Company

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved tens of thousands of lives, prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries, and tens of billions of dollars in property damage. With global headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania, and other offices around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily through innovative digital media properties such as AccuWeather.com and mobile, as well as AccuWeather for Business, radio, television, newspapers, and the 24/7 AccuWeather Network.

Additionally, AccuWeather produces and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites. Among AccuWeather’s many innovative and award-winning features are MinuteCast® Minute by Minute™ forecasts with Superior Accuracy™. Further, AccuWeather serves more than half of Fortune 500 companies and thousands of businesses globally.

Summary

The Senior Designer will bring AccuWeather’s products and services to life through engaging and inspired design, supporting national campaigns, marketing initiatives, and brand storytelling. As AccuWeather’s first in-house designer, this role will establish the foundation for a growing internal design function and collaborate closely with marketing, communications, ad sales, product, and AccuWeather For Business (AFB).

The ideal candidate is a self-starting collaborator, problem solver, and communicator who can generate ideas and execute them with excellence. This role will also play a critical part in shaping design processes, brand guidelines, and scalable creative systems, with the opportunity to help build and mentor a future creative team over time.

Responsibilities

• Provide forward-thinking creative design for a range of applications from digital to physical.
• Design a wide range of marketing support materials including digital ads, email campaigns, social media content, event collateral, and sales enablement assets.
• Bring AccuWeather’s brand, products, and services to life visually across consumer and B2B touchpoints.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment to ensure brand consistency across initiatives.
• Translate branding and marketing strategies into exceptional creative concepts.
• Prepare and present creative at internal check-ins and client presentations to validate designs.
• Regularly present design concepts to leadership and cross-functional partners, influencing campaign direction and brand storytelling.
• Own the role of primary designer on multiple projects at once and prepare/present to internal stakeholders.
• Work with outside vendors to ensure quality final productions.
• Help establish scalable design processes, templates, and brand guidelines to support future team growth.
• Stay current with design trends and emerging technologies, including AI-powered creative tools, to drive efficiency and innovation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional design experience; in-house or agency background preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Expert in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Hands-on experience with motion graphics and/or video editing (After Effects, Premiere) strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted creative tools (e.g., generative image, layout, or video) and ability to integrate them into workflows.
• Strong portfolio showcasing digital-first marketing campaigns, typography, and brand design.
• Exceptional eye for detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Salary range

$100,000 - $115,000 based on location

 AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. The pay transparency policy is available here. 

AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to human.resources@accuweather.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.