Event & Experiences Designer

Okta; Bellevue, New York (WA, NY); On-site; USD 84,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid leave

Job summary

Okta is seeking an Events & Experiences Designer to drive the company’s physical presence across a global event calendar. You will design large-format booth graphics, spatial layouts, and interactive zones, while owning production from concept to fabrication-ready files.

You will contribute to an evolving experiential design system, working with partners in Event Marketing, Field Marketing, and external fabrication shops to ensure brand fidelity and high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in experiential design or event production.
• Hands-on production fluency for large-format print and environmental graphics.
• Strong portfolio of shipped physical event environments.
• Proficiency with Figma and Adobe CC tools.

Responsibilities

• Concept & Spatial Execution: translate briefs into physical activations including booth graphics and signage.
• End-to-End Production Ownership: deliver press- and fabrication-ready files to vendor specs.
• Scale the Experiential System: evolve the modular design system across event tiers.
• Multi-Track Project Management: drive concurrent activations through lifecycle stages.
• Cross-Functional & Vendor Partnership: collaborate with marketing teams and fabrication partners.
• Brand Quality Assurance: oversee prepress and print approvals to maintain craft.

Skills

Experiential design

Spatial graphics

Event production

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Job description

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

About the team

As the leading independent identity provider for the enterprise, Okta is on a mission to build a world-class brand. Driving that mission is the Brand & Creative team: a dynamic group of art directors, designers, writers, strategists, project managers, and producers who bring the Okta brand to life across every touchpoint.

Within Brand & Creative, the Brand Events & Experiences Creative team is building a comprehensive experiential design system to scale across physical and digital environments globally. We are looking for a dedicated Events and Experiences Designer to bring this system to life, translating complex identity and security concepts into high-impact, physical environments and branded spaces.

About the role

As an Events & Experiences Designer, you will be a vital, hands-on creative maker driving Okta's physical presence across our global event calendar. You will partner closely with art directors, creative leads, and event marketing partners to concept, build, and produce work across our flagship owned moments (such as Oktane and Showcase) as well as our high-velocity third-party and field activations (including AWS re:Invent, RSA Conference, Gartner Symposiums, and Executive Briefing summits).

This role is built for a craft-obsessed practitioner who thrives in the full arc of event creative-from spatial ideation and environmental typography to the rigorous, meticulous prepress work required to ship flawless, fabrication-ready files on tight deadlines.

What you'll be doing

• Concept & Spatial Execution: Translate creative briefs into compelling physical and environmental activations - designing large-format booth graphics, spatial layouts, entrance structures, dimensional signage, and interactive demo zones.
• End-to-End Production Ownership: Take full ownership of production deliverables. Prepare flawless, press-ready, and fabrication-ready art files tailored to precise vendor specifications, architectural scale, and material substrates.
• Scale the Experiential System: Actively implement and evolve Okta's experiential design system and modular "kit of parts," ensuring consistency, premium craft, and brand recognition across all event tiers.
• Multi-Track Project Management: Autonomously drive several concurrent projects across different stages of the event lifecycle (e.g., concepting one activation, producing another, and prepping print proofs for a third) with high accuracy and composure.
• Cross-Functional & Vendor Partnership: Collaborate directly with Event Marketing, Field Marketing, and external fabrication partners (printers, booth builders, and staging agencies) to ensure design intent translates seamlessly into built environments.
• Brand Quality Assurance: Conduct prepress proof reviews, oversee physical print approvals, and safeguard creative excellence across all physical touchpoints.

What you'll bring to the role

• Demonstrated Experience: 4+ years of dedicated professional experience in experiential design, spatial/environmental graphic design, or event production within an in-house creative team or top-tier branding/experiential agency.
• Deep Production Fluency (Required): Proven, hands-on expertise preparing large-format print and environmental graphics for physical builds (tension fabric/SEG, hardwall structures, vinyl wraps, dimensional lettering, and acrylics). You understand bleeds, resolutions at architectural scale, color management (CMYK, Pantone matching), and vendor handoff specs.
• High-Craft Portfolio: A portfolio showcasing shipped, physical event environments and environmental graphics that demonstrate elevated typography, spatial hierarchy, and production fidelity (photographs of built environments and technical specs preferred alongside 2D/3D visualizations).
• Tool Mastery: Expert-level fluency with Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
• Autonomy & Technical Problem Solving: Demonstrated track record of managing overlapping timelines, navigating ambiguous project requirements, and proactively resolving real-world fabrication challenges.
• Collaborative Conviction: Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design rationale, incorporate stakeholder feedback thoughtfully, and maintain high standards of visual excellence.

Extra points if you have

• Working knowledge of 3D spatial software or spatial visualization tools (SketchUp, Cinema 4D, Blender, or Vectorworks).
• Experience localizing creative for international regional series (EMEA and APJ markets).
• Direct experience communicating with fabrication shops and conducting on-site print/install inspections.

P26099

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $84,000 - $115,000 USD

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