Sr. Creative Designer at SpaceX | Hawthorne, CA | $170K/yr – $215K/yr

SpaceX

Sr. Creative Designer

Hawthorne, CA (On-site)

$170K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead brand design for SpaceX, Starlink, and affiliates, owning guidelines, visual identity, and merchandise/event design.

Must-have: 10+ years of design experience with merchandising/events and brand identity
Standout: Hands-on cross-brand leadership in aerospace/tech

Job Description

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enforce comprehensive brand guidelines for merchandising and events across SpaceX, Starlink, and its affiliates skillfully balancing each brand's unique voice with overarching cohesion.
Collaborate cross-functionally with company-wide design teams to establish and align on unified visual identity standards.
Direct the visual identity, storytelling, and design strategy for all merchandise and gifting (i.e. apparel, accessories, retail products) and events (i.e. customer launches, conferences, activations), ensuring outputs are innovative, on-brand, and mission-aligned.
Partner closely with product development and operations teams to align creative concepts with business strategy and product launch timelines.
Oversee the full design lifecycle—from initial mood boards to final production assets—while exploring emerging trends, cutting-edge techniques, and immersive experiences to drive visionary innovation.
Build, mentor, and manage a talented design team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, accountability, and high performance to deliver exceptional results under tight deadlines.
Craft cohesive, high-impact, and distinct brand narratives that span physical, digital, and marketing channels, ensuring all assets—from e-comm creative and photography to videos and packaging—seamlessly reflect and advance the respective brand visions.
Partner with communications and executive teams to translate brand strategies into compelling visuals that drive engagement, sales, and customer excitement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, industrial design, or design principle.
10+ years of experience in design.
5+ years of experience in merchandising, events, or brand visual identity.
5+ years of experience with design software and tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma Sketch).
Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
Ability to lift boxes up to 25lbs unassisted.
Must be willing to travel to vendors or other SpaceX locations (up to 15%).

Preferred

Demonstrated ability to be hands on with designing products, executing edits and tech packs.
Proven track record owning brand guidelines and visual systems for tech, consumer, or mission-driven companies.
Technical proficiency in design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma Sketch) and production processes for apparel, print, digital, and experiential design.
Experience leading and managing cross-functional creative teams in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
Strong design portfolio including apparel, print, digital, and experiential design.
Experience with multi-brand portfolios.
Experience in aerospace, tech, or consumer products industries.
Strong familiarity with SpaceX, Starlink, and affiliates.
Passion for space exploration, innovation, and storytelling that connects people to big missions.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity, iterate rapidly, and deliver under launch-like pressure.

Benefits

comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
short and long-term disability insurance
life insurance
paid parental leave
various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law

SpaceX

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SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.For more information, visit www.spacex.com.

Founded in 2002

Hawthorne, California, USA

17K employees (677 in marketing)

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