Senior Marketing Designer

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$144K/yr – $231K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand and experiential creative direction for campaigns and live events, turning briefs into scalable visual systems and high impact executions while guiding AI-assisted design and cross functional collaboration.

  • Brand and Campaign Creative: establish scalable visual systems and craft distinctive campaigns across channels
  • Events & Experiential: design trade show identities and cohesive brand experiences for large events
  • Motion & AI Design: direct motion outputs and leverage AI tools to accelerate concepting without sacrificing craft

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concept and execute design across brand campaigns, product launches, sales enablement materials, executive presentations, and social content
  • Develop visual systems, style frames, and design languages that can scale across multiple formats and channels
  • Translate strategic briefs into compelling creative executions that are on-brand, on-message, and visually distinctive
  • Bring original creative angles to projects, not just executions of what has been asked for
  • Design visual identity and environmental design elements for trade shows, conferences, and live brand activations including Axon\'s Accelerate conference and major industry events such as IACP
  • Create booth concepts, signage systems, stage graphics, display materials, and event collateral that deliver a cohesive brand experience at scale
  • Develop design frameworks that can be handed off to fabrication vendors and production partners with clarity and precision
  • Collaborate with internal video and event teams to ensure design and production are visually aligned across every touchpoint
  • Design static elements, style frames, and visual systems that establish the creative direction for motion graphics, video, and animation
  • Art direct motion designers and video editors to ensure the final output reflects the intended design vision

Requirements

  • 5 to 7 years of experience as an Art Director or Senior Designer in a brand, agency, or in-house creative environment
  • A portfolio that demonstrates range across campaign creative, brand design, event and experiential work, and digital content
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
  • Deep working knowledge of AI creative tools including Adobe Firefly and AI image and video generation platforms
  • Strong understanding of environmental and experiential design, including how design translates from screen to physical space
  • Ability to develop visual systems and style frames that direct motion and multimedia executions
  • Entrepreneurial creative instincts: you bring ideas to the table, not just executions
  • Comfortable operating in both a directed and self-directed capacity depending on project needs
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to walk stakeholders through creative rationale clearly and confidently
  • Alignment with Axon\'s values: ownership, candor, curiosity, and a commitment to building trust in service of our mission to Protect Life

Preferred

  • Experience designing for B2B, government, public safety, or technology brands
  • Background in large-scale event or trade show design
  • Familiarity with Figma for collaborative design and handoff workflows
  • Experience art directing photo and video shoots
  • Working knowledge of motion design principles and basic After Effects proficiency

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
  • Discretionary paid time off
  • Paid parental leave for all
  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Fitness Programs
  • Emotional and Mental Wellness support
  • Learning and Development programs
  • Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
  • And yes, we have snacks in our offices
  • Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work
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Animation World Network

Animation World Network is the leading online destination for the animation and visual effects communities. It publishes news, feature articles and reviews covering all aspects of the industry

Founded in 1996
USA
28 employees (20 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
348.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
50%
Direct
38.2%
Referral
6.4%
Social
4.2%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~28

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (32% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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