Remote Graphic Designer — Brand & Campaign Visuals

Socket.dev; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a creative Graphics Designer to join our team on a full-time contract basis. You will develop visual content to support branding, marketing, and communications across digital campaigns, presentations, and corporate initiatives.

Applicants bring 3+ years of graphic design experience, a strong portfolio, and mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure brand consistency, and deliver production-ready assets on tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Digital Media, Fine Arts, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of professional experience in graphic design, visual communications, marketing design, or a related creative role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating experience with digital design, print, branding, marketing, and corporate communications.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Familiarity with Figma, Canva, After Effects, Premiere Pro is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop original graphic concepts and visual designs for digital, print, marketing, and corporate communications projects.
• Create promotional materials, social media graphics, presentations, advertisements, brochures, newsletters, reports, flyers, and branded content.
• Design visual assets for websites, email campaigns, digital platforms, internal communications, and marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate with marketing, communications, product, and business teams to understand project requirements and creative objectives.
• Translate creative briefs, campaign messaging, and business concepts into effective visual solutions.
• Apply established brand guidelines consistently across typography, color, imagery, layouts, and other visual elements.
• Edit, retouch, resize, and optimize images and graphics for different digital and print applications.
• Prepare production-ready files while ensuring designs meet technical specifications and quality standards.
• Manage multiple design assignments simultaneously while maintaining quality and meeting project deadlines.
• Participate in creative reviews and brainstorming sessions and incorporate feedback from stakeholders into final deliverables.
• Maintain organized libraries of design assets, templates, source files, graphics, and brand materials.
• Research emerging graphic design trends, creative technologies, software, and visual communication techniques.
• Support basic motion graphics, animation, video editing, and interactive design projects when required.
• Coordinate with printers, vendors, agencies, and external creative partners to ensure accurate production of physical and digital materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve creative workflows, design templates, production processes, and asset management.
• Ensure all completed designs meet brand standards, project objectives, accessibility considerations, and quality expectations.

Skills

3+ years exp

Strong portfolio

Adobe Creative Cloud

Typography & color theory

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

Canva

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a creative Graphics Designer to join our team on a full-time contract basis. You will develop visual content to support branding, marketing, and communications across digital campaigns, presentations, and corporate initiatives.

Applicants bring 3+ years of graphic design experience, a strong portfolio, and mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure brand consistency, and deliver production-ready assets on tight timelines.