Brand & Motion Graphics Designer - On-Call (Hybrid, SF)

KQED Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

KQED is seeking an On-Call Brand and Motion Graphics Designer to shape and evolve our visual identity across video, digital, social, print, and environmental touchpoints. The role combines brand identity with motion design, translating strategy into cohesive visual experiences across platforms.

The hybrid position blends work at our San Francisco headquarters with remote collaboration, requiring strong teamwork with the Creative Director, designers, producers, editors, and internal clients to

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional design experience in brand identity and motion.
• Bachelor's degree in visual design or equivalent.
• Strong conceptual and visual-design skills across platforms.
• Advanced motion-design with timing, pacing, typography, and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Interpret brand guidelines and apply to projects.
• Develop cohesive brand systems for programs and campaigns across platforms.
• Apply brand systems across digital, social, video, print, environmental projects.
• Translate brand to motion with animated typography, title sequences, logo animations, and transitions.
• Develop reusable motion templates and assets for consistent storytelling.
• Design and animate using Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
• Collaborate with Creative Director, Art Director, designers, producers, editors, and stakeholders.
• Present design thinking and translate feedback into refinements while maintaining system integrity.
• Manage multiple assignments and timelines in an on-call environment with high craft.

Skills

Brand identity

Motion design

Typography

Collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in visual design or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

After Effects

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Premiere

Cinema 4D

Job description

KQED is seeking an On-Call Brand and Motion Graphics Designer to shape and evolve our visual identity across video, digital, social, print, and environmental touchpoints. The role combines brand identity with motion design, translating strategy into cohesive visual experiences across platforms.

The hybrid position blends work at our San Francisco headquarters with remote collaboration, requiring strong teamwork with the Creative Director, designers, producers, editors, and internal clients to