Senior Designer, US

Bluebottlecoffee; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Bottle Coffee is seeking a Senior Designer for the US market, reporting to the Creative Director, US. You will lead design across product launches, campaigns, café marketing, activations, and brand initiatives, translating ideas across channels while maintaining a clear Blue Bottle point of view.

You will guide freelance designers, collaborate with Marketing and cross‑functional partners, and ensure high‑quality craft across digital, print, packaging, and physical brand experiences within

Qualifications

• A multidisciplinary designer energized by moving between mediums.
• Strong conceptual thinker who can develop a creative idea and translate it into a cohesive visual system.
• Able to communicate design rationale to cross‑functional partners and senior stakeholders.
• Experience guiding freelance designers and managing projects end‑to‑end.

Responsibilities

• Lead design from concept through execution across digital, print, merchandise, and brand experiences.
• 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 cohesive brand system.
• Create digital assets for eCommerce, email, social media, paid media, and other evolving channels.
• Translate concepts across scale from a social asset or email to a package or cafe environment.
• Prototype ideas with 2D and 3D mockups for feedback before production.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Product, Cafe, Digital, and cross‑functional teams to meet business needs.
• Present concepts and design rationale clearly to cross‑functional partners and senior stakeholders.
• Lead projects through iteration, production, and final execution with high craftsmanship.

Skills

Brand design

Campaign design

Digital design

Print design

Packaging design

Café experience design

Job description

At Blue Bottle, our mission is to connect the world to delicious coffee. From seed to cup, we elevate the craft of coffee in everything we do. We strive to build a better tomorrow by investing in what matters: a sustainable future for our people, the company, and our planet.

About the job

The Senior Designer, US reports directly to the Creative Director, US and plays a leading role in shaping how Blue Bottle comes to life across the US market.

This is a multidisciplinary design role for someone who thinks in ideas and systems rather than a single medium. You will move fluidly between brand, campaigns, digital, print, packaging, merchandise, and physical cafe experiences, translating a creative idea across channels while maintaining a cohesive and distinctly Blue Bottle point of view.

You are both a conceptual thinker and a hands‑on designer. You can establish the visual idea for a campaign, then understand how that idea should flex from a digital experience to a printed piece, a package, a product, or a cafe environment. You are equally comfortable starting with a blank page, refining an existing system, and getting into the details required to bring the work beautifully to life.

Working closely with the Creative Director, you will work on design for US product launches, campaigns, café marketing, activations, and brand initiatives. You will also help guide freelance designers as needed, providing thoughtful design direction and raising the quality and consistency of the work.

Strong communication and presentation skills are essential. You will articulate creative ideas and design rationale to Marketing and cross‑functional partners, collaborate throughout the development process, and help turn business and brand opportunities into compelling creative solutions.

Employees are required to be based within 50 miles of one of the following established Blue Bottle Coffee geographic locations: The San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles

• Lead design from concept through execution across digital, print, merchandise, and physical brand experiences, creating cohesive ideas that translate thoughtfully 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 with an understanding of how individual expressions contribute to 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, café window, product, or physical activation—without losing the strength of the original idea
• 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 throughout
• 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
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Blue Bottle’s brand standards, visual systems, and design guidelines
• Stay curious about culture, design, technology, materials, and emerging creative mediums, bringing new ideas and approaches into the work

• A multidisciplinary designer who is energized by moving between mediums rather than specializing in only one
• A conceptual thinker who can develop a strong creative idea and translate it into a cohesive visual system
• Equally invested in the idea and the execution—you care about the big picture and the smallest details
• Flexible and quick to respond to changing business priorities and comfortable navigating ambiguity
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