Senior Digital Designer, Brand & Motion (Contract)

smartthings; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 68,880 - 96,432; Full time

Job summary

SmartThings, Inc. in Minneapolis is seeking a Senior Digital Designer to elevate their brand through impactful visual experiences. The role requires a strong background in digital design, particularly within tech and agency settings. You will collaborate with marketing teams to develop high-converting content for various platforms, ensuring brand consistency across all channels.

The ideal candidate will have a robust portfolio demonstrating expertise in brand design and motion graphics, along with mastery of tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. This is a contract position offering 40 hours a week at $55/hr.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in digital design, ideally in tech or agency environments.
• Strong portfolio showcasing brand design and motion graphics.
• Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Own the visual execution for paid ads and social media.
• Create compelling UI animations and video content.
• Partner closely with marketing teams for high-converting designs.

Skills

Digital design

Graphic design

Motion graphics

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Senior Digital Designer, Brand & Motion (Contract)

Department: Product & Growth

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Description

We’re SmartThings, one of the leading IoT ecosystems in the world, creating the most effortless way for anyone to create a smart home. We're a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung with corporate offices in Minneapolis and the Bay Area.

More than 430 million people worldwide use SmartThings to control and manage their connected life. SmartThings delivers simple, powerful experiences across Samsung’s leading portfolio of phones, TVs, and appliances. We also offer the most versatile smart home experience as an open platform with a rich partner ecosystem (think IKEA, SONOS, Honeywell, and so many more). As a founding member of Matter, we are a leader in the industry to help make smart homes more secure, reliable and seamless to use. Come be a part of the leading edge of IoT innovation!

We are looking for a creative Digital Designer to elevate the SmartThings brand and design impactful visual experiences. This role is built for a designer who thrives on high‑level graphic design and has a deep interest in how brand aesthetics drive metric engagement. This person in this role will focus on creating beautiful, high‑performance content for marketing, social, and digital platforms, ensuring our brand feels premium and cohesive across all touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities

This position is a hybrid role, based onsite 3 days a week at our office in Minneapolis, MN.

In this role, your primary responsibilities will include the following:

• Own the visual execution for paid ads, social media, blogs, and newsletters, translating our brand strategy into compelling assets that drive engagement and evangelize SmartThings.
• Bring the brand to life by creating compelling UI animations and video content that simplify complex features into engaging visual stories.
• Partner closely with the Marketing and Growth teams to design high‑converting landing pages and digital campaign materials that align with brand standards.
• Drive impactful visual storytelling by translating strategic goals into designs that maintain brand consistency across US, SEA, and HQ market contexts.
• Provide creative direction support by assisting in defining the brand’s visual language and delivering high‑fidelity UI polish to support the UX Designer during major launches.
• Manage the end-to-end creative process for digital assets, from conceptualizing social graphics to the final delivery of motion‑heavy marketing content, landing pages.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Inclusive Hiring Practices

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At SmartThings, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)

• 5+ years of professional experience in digital design, graphic design, or motion graphics, preferably within a tech, agency, or fast‑paced brand environment.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in brand design, motion graphics, and high‑converting marketing assets.
• Mastery of Figma or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong understanding of visual hierarchy, typography, color theory, and animation principles, with an ability to design for diverse global markets (US, SEA, HQ).
• Proven track record of partnering successfully with marketing and growth teams to translate performance metrics into creative solutions.

Desired Skills

• Experience designing for smart home automation, IoT, or consumer technology sectors.
• Basic understanding of UX design principles and how to collaborate with UX/UI designers to elevate high‑fidelity interfaces.
• Experience optimizing asset production workflows and utilizing AI design tools or templates to scale production without sacrificing quality.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Fine Arts, or a related visual communications field

SmartThings Benefits

We are offering a 6-month contract, 40 hours each week, $55/hr.

At SmartThings, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all. If you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process or to perform the requirements of the job, we will work with you to meet your needs in compliance with applicable laws. Please reach out to [e-mail] and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will connect with you further!