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Senior Visual Communication Designer, Global Brand & Marketing, Contract-to-Hire

San Francisco, CA

Senior Visual Communication Designer, Global Brand & Marketing, Contract-to-Hire

San Francisco Studio

At IDEO, we use design to create new products, services, experiences, tangible strategies and creative capabilities.

IDEO’s internal Global Brand & Marketing team is a unique place to be a designer: this work activates IDEO’s science of design with an alchemy of our wide-eyed and wonderful creative people to make futures you can click, feel, taste, test, and believe in. We ask the best questions, approach challenges with curiosity, and leverage IDEO’s 40 years of experience making audacious dreams a reality.

We are in search of a Senior Visual Communication Designer who will join their fellow Global Brand & Marketing team members to help support IDEO’s consulting workforce of designers, futurists and dreamers. We are seeking an individual to support the team at 40 hours weekly. This is a contract-to-hire position with the potential for full-time employment based on performance and business needs.

In a Nutshell:

The Senior Visual Communication Designer is directly responsible for the development & execution of our Global Brand & Marketing team’s visual communications strategy.

Once here you will:

  • Develop and maintain brand identity systems and design guidelines.
  • Create compelling visual content for various platforms, including print, digital, and environmental mediums.
  • Lead and manage visual communication and social media marketing strategies.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to guide project objectives and ensure alignment with team goals.
  • Utilize advanced graphic design skills to create logos, icons, symbols, and UI/visual design systems.
  • Drive advertising and marketing campaigns, focusing on brand storytelling and strategic possibilities.
  • Art direct photo, video, and layout projects, ensuring high-quality visual storytelling.
  • Design marketing collateral, including brochures, digital and social ads.
  • Assist our business development teams with storytelling materials; decks, event materials, landing page design, email newsletters, etc.

Qualifications / Experience:

  • 5-7 years minimum of professional experience in brand communications and visual design related to marketing.
  • 1-2 years of project management experience with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience with digital design tools including Figma, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Experience in digital user experience design; lightweight front-end website design, email newsletter layouts, etc.
  • Excellent storytelling and engagement knowledge, with expertise in LinkedIn and Instagram.
  • Advanced graphic design and branding experience, with a strong sense of layout, color, and typography.
  • Proven ability in creating brand identity systems, designing logos, publication design, and art direction.
  • Strong self-starter who can initiate and manage projects autonomously.

Diverse Experience:

  • Experience establishing and expressing brand identity, from understanding strategy through creative interpretation and execution, including: visual identities, brand systems, and guidelines for implementation
  • Experience in concept ideation, design research, and prototyping, with a curiosity for learning and experimenting across visual, digital, and experiential mediums
  • Ability to work across a wide range of design challenges, recognizing patterns, and translating insights into thoughtful visual solutions
  • Comfort moving between exploratory and polished work, helping teams bring ideas to life through strong craft and storytelling

In-Person Office Expectations + Working Hours:

  • As part of the Brand & Marketing team, you will be expected to work from the San Francisco Lion Building studio on Tuesdays and Thursdays every week. You will also be expected to be in-person on occasion for various events, activities, workshops, etc.
  • The studio is open Monday - Friday and you are more than welcome to be in person at any time.
  • As part of a Global team, you may occasionally be expected to join early meetings (with Europe) or later evening sessions (with Asia).

What does IDEO offer you?

IDEO is a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients and their organizations, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and humility. We intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.

Payscale & Benefits

IDEO is committed to paying its employees, contractors & vendors equitably, regardless of gender identity or race/ethnicity/cultural identity. 

The salary range for this role is $80,000–$110,000 USD. Final offers may vary based on candidate experience, location, and other factors. 

We are seeking an individual to support the team at 40 hours weekly. This is a contract-to-hire position with the potential for full-time employment based on performance and business needs. As a full-time temporary position, this role is eligible for employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

At IDEO, we are committed to the work of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization and in the world. Our purpose of having disproportionate, world-changing impact through design is directly connected to our ability to bring many different perspectives to the table. This applies to our candidates, the people we hire, the clients and customers we serve, and the communities we learn from in our research.

As a human-centered organization, we are committed to working with and designing for people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, physical ability or attribute, religion, national origin, or political belief. We recognize that this commitment requires ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability and transparency. These commitments will also be part of your journey at IDEO.

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