Multidisciplinary Designer [AQ-23855]

Aquent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent partners with a leading global retailer to transform how customers shop, delivering high-impact marketing assets across digital, print, and events. You will shape visual narratives, driving action and engagement with a focus on craft and strategic alignment.

In this senior creative role, you will own projects from direction through delivery, collaborating with copywriters, strategists, product marketers, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of graphic, visual, brand, or marketing design experience with a strong portfolio across digital, email, web graphics, decks, and campaigns.
• Advanced PowerPoint, Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), and high proficiency in Figma.
• Strong visual storytelling, typography, composition, hierarchy, information design, and data visualization.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with business objectives, audience needs, brand standards, channel requirements, and deadlines.
• Ownership, judgment, proactive communication, and reliable follow-through; able to work independently.
• Strong collaboration and presentation skills; able to explain design decisions and incorporate feedback while maintaining clarity.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Concept and produce high-impact decks, sales collateral, campaigns, emails, web graphics, and assets across digital, print, social, web, events, and enablement touchpoints.
• Translate complex briefs into clear visual stories that drive engagement and action.
• Collaborate with copywriters, strategists, product marketers, and stakeholders to refine ideas and solutions.
• Own projects end-to-end, manage priorities, flag risks early, and maintain craft quality.
• Present rationale, respond to feedback, and deliver production-ready files and handoffs.

Skills

Visual storytelling

Typography

Layout/Design

Brand guidelines

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Job description

Aquent is partnering with a leading global retailer, a powerhouse in the e-commerce and retail landscape, dedicated to transforming how customers shop and engage. This organization constantly innovates to deliver seamless and impactful experiences, and as an Aquent talent, you will be instrumental in shaping visual narratives that resonate with a vast audience, driving significant impact across their customer engagement initiatives.

Are you a visionary creative professional ready to make a significant impact? This pivotal role offers you the opportunity to transform business strategy into clear, compelling creative that drives action and shapes the future of customer engagement for a global leader. You will be at the forefront of developing high-impact marketing assets across a diverse range of touchpoints, directly influencing how millions of customers interact with products and services. This is not merely a production role; it demands strong conceptual thinking, sophisticated visual judgment, and the ability to own projects from initial direction through final delivery, ensuring consistently high standards of craft that will directly contribute to strategic goals and resonate with a vast audience.

What You'll Do

• Concept and execute high-impact presentation decks, sales enablement one-pagers, integrated campaigns, email, web graphics, and ad hoc marketing assets across digital, print, social, web, events, and sales enablement touchpoints.
• Translate business strategy, complex information, and approved briefs into clear visual stories that engage the audience and drive a defined action.
• Partner closely with copywriters, strategists, product marketers, and other stakeholders to strengthen ideas, identify gaps, and recommend effective creative solutions.
• Own projects from initial direction through final delivery, managing multiple priorities, communicating risks early, and maintaining a consistently high standard of craft.
• Present creative rationale, respond constructively to feedback, and prepare accurate, production-ready files, templates, and handoffs.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in graphic, visual, brand, or marketing design, supported by a strong portfolio covering digital, email, web graphics, one-pagers, presentation decks, and campaigns.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), and high proficiency in Figma.
• Strong command of visual storytelling, typography, composition, hierarchy, information design, and data visualization.
• The ability to balance creative ambition with business objectives, audience needs, brand standards, channel requirements, and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ownership, sound judgment, proactive communication, and reliable follow-through, including the ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Strong collaboration and presentation skills, with the ability to explain design decisions, navigate stakeholder feedback, and protect the clarity and quality of the work.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Strong proficiency or experience in presentation design.
• Experience in B2B, technology, e-commerce, or another complex enterprise environment.
• Experience designing executive, sales, pitch, keynote, or event presentations and translating campaign concepts across multiple channels.
• Experience with motion graphics, animation, video editing, or dynamic presentation design.
• Experience using AI-assisted creative tools responsibly to support concepting, production, or versioning.