Principal Creative Designer: Brand Strategy Leader

Nordstrom, Inc.

Seattle (WA)

Hybrid

USD 94,000 - 155,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Principal Designer in Seattle to lead strategic and conceptual design across digital, print, and environmental executions. You will mentor junior teammates while collaborating with marketing, brand, and creative teams to express the brand vision.

The role emphasizes scalable design, typography, and design systems with a strong emphasis on data-informed decisions and emerging tools for efficiency.

Qualifications

  • Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including component architecture and auto layout.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
  • Strong typography and layout skills with a systematized design approach.
  • Experience with design systems and brand governance, ensuring consistent usage.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to brand strategy and express it through creative execution.
  • Drive projects independently, delivering concepts aligned with business goals.
  • Execute digital deliverables across web, email, social and display formats.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, brand, PM and creative teams.
  • Research and adopt emerging design tools to improve automation and workflows.

Skills

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Typography
Design systems
Brand governance
Cross-functional collaboration
Concept development
Multi-platform design

Tools

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Principal Designer in Seattle to lead strategic and conceptual design across digital, print, and environmental executions. You will mentor junior teammates while collaborating with marketing, brand, and creative teams to express the brand vision.

The role emphasizes scalable design, typography, and design systems with a strong emphasis on data-informed decisions and emerging tools for efficiency.

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