Senior Designer: Brand & Experience Architect

Blue Bottle Coffee; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Free coffee training

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Blue Bottle Coffee seeks a Senior Designer for the US to lead design from concept to execution across digital, print, packaging, and cafe experiences, shaping a cohesive Blue Bottle visual system across the US market.

You will collaborate with the Creative Director, guide freelance designers, and translate ideas across channels while maintaining exceptional craft and a strong brand perspective. 8+ years of multidisciplinary design experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional design experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Portfolio demonstrating versatility across digital, print, packaging, product, and/or physical brand experiences.
• Experience leading integrated projects or campaigns from initial concept through production and execution across multiple channels.
• Strong experience in print and packaging design, including preparing press-ready files and overseeing production and press checks.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Figma, and Google Workspace.
• Strong knowledge of typography and an exceptional eye for composition, hierarchy, image-making, and detail.
• Experience working with vendors, fabricators, printers, or production partners to bring physical creative ideas to life.

Responsibilities

• Lead design from concept through execution across digital, print, merchandise, and physical brand experiences, creating cohesive ideas that translate across mediums.
• Develop visual concepts and systems for integrated campaigns, product launches, seasonal initiatives, and other key US brand moments.
• Design packaging, merchandise, and branded products within a larger brand system.
• Create digital experiences and assets across eCommerce, email, social media, paid media, and other evolving digital channels.
• Design physical and printed brand expressions including cafe signage, menus, environmental graphics, marketing collateral, wayfinding, and consumer-packaged goods.
• Translate creative concepts across scale and context—from a social asset or email to a package, cafe window, product, or activation.
• Prototype ideas through 2D and 3D mockups to explore, communicate, and refine concepts before production.
• Partner with Marketing, Product, Cafe, Digital, and other cross-functional teams to understand business needs and turn them into strong creative solutions.
• Present creative concepts and design rationale clearly and persuasively to cross-functional partners and senior stakeholders.
• Lead projects through iteration, production, and final execution, maintaining a high level of craft and attention to detail.
• Guide and provide feedback to full-time and freelance designers, helping establish clear creative direction while supporting their development.
• Partner with vendors and production partners to explore materials, fabrication techniques, printing, packaging, and other methods of bringing ideas to life.

Skills

Brand design

Packaging design

Digital design

Print design

Mentoring

Adobe CC & Figma

Typography

Vendor collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Google Workspace

Job description

Blue Bottle Coffee seeks a Senior Designer for the US to lead design from concept to execution across digital, print, packaging, and cafe experiences, shaping a cohesive Blue Bottle visual system across the US market.

You will collaborate with the Creative Director, guide freelance designers, and translate ideas across channels while maintaining exceptional craft and a strong brand perspective. 8+ years of multidisciplinary design experience is preferred.