Brand Designer & Creative Storyteller

Starbucks; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starbucks College Achievement Plan

Health insurance options

Stock and savings packages

Flexible scheduling

Paid time off

Job summary

Starbucks in Salt Lake City is seeking a Designer to join our Studio. You will create design solutions aligned with the Starbucks brand and global creative standards, delivering compelling concepts across a range of assets.

Lead presentations with strong storytelling, incorporate feedback, and stay ahead of trends to evolve the brand. Collaborate with partners and adapt to shifting priorities while delivering high‑quality design work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Visual Design, Visual Communication, Photographic Design, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Mastery of layout concepts (color, composition, format, typography).
• Proficient at image record creation.
• Ability to translate modern trends, competition, and tradition with a keen eye for aesthetics and detail.
• Portfolio of work demonstrating a wide range of creative projects.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Proven creativity in problem analysis and creative problem‑solving.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
• Outstanding time‑management skills, team‑oriented, capable of multitasking, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.
• Talented in the Mac platform.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Creates design solutions that assist the fulfillment of the Starbucks brand, while adhering to and supporting global creative standards.
• Develops powerful and compelling creative concepts and layout assets across a range of work, articulating innovative choices and executing strategically at a high level.
• Co‑creates compelling presentations with expert conversation design skills, linking creative answers strategically to brand and business goals.
• Interprets and integrates creative feedback to enhance the work, demonstrating flexibility and adapting smoothly to path changes.
• Maintains a pulse on innovatory and cultural trends, translating findings into the work, helping evolve and strengthen the Starbucks brand.
• Draws connections across Studio initiatives, serving as a source of insight and developing creative solutions with the consumer in mind.
• Seeks to understand the fundamentals of the business and the organizational structure of the company.
• Achieves objectives while always adapting to changing business and Studio priorities.
• Manages workload efficiently throughout tasks with varying deadlines.
• Engages with others in a respectful, empathetic manner, promotes a positive, inclusive, and efficient work environment, and participates in building the Studio culture.
• Cultivates strong working relationships within the Studio and with cross‑functional partners at a mission‑driven level.
• Demonstrates storytelling ability, effectively presents work to a wide variety of audiences, and communicates authentically to stakeholders with minimal guidance.

Skills

Layout mastery

Presentation skills

Communication

Time management

Storytelling

Mac proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Visual Design, Visual Communication, Photographic Design, or related field, or equivalent experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Acrobat)

Job description

Starbucks in Salt Lake City is seeking a Designer to join our Studio. You will create design solutions aligned with the Starbucks brand and global creative standards, delivering compelling concepts across a range of assets.

Lead presentations with strong storytelling, incorporate feedback, and stay ahead of trends to evolve the brand. Collaborate with partners and adapt to shifting priorities while delivering high‑quality design work.