Senior Graphic Designer - Motion & Systems Leader (Mentor)

Lyft; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 82,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor program

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer for our Houston, TX headquarters. You will lead motion, illustration, and interactive media projects, building a scalable After Effects toolkit and mentoring teammates to sustain design quality from brief to delivery.

The role emphasizes collaborative leadership, cross-functional communication, and a culture where curiosity is rewarded and questioning why is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Empathy to receive hard feedback and turn it into better design decisions.
• Eye for detail that elevates from rough to finished work.
• Ability to translate complex jargon into plain English for collaborators.

Responsibilities

• Grow an Adobe After Effects toolkit into a documented system for the team to inherit
• Leave a documented trail so the next creative inherits judgment and files
• Iterate quickly on feedback while protecting design quality and intent
• Support senior designers through critique, mentorship, and best practices
• Bring concepts to life through motion, illustration, or interactive media
• Generate concepts for campaigns across paid, owned, and earned media
• Turn rough briefs into polished deliverables the team can ship
• Pressure-test headlines against real audience reactions before launch

Skills

Empathy

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Lyft is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer for our Houston, TX headquarters. You will lead motion, illustration, and interactive media projects, building a scalable After Effects toolkit and mentoring teammates to sustain design quality from brief to delivery.

The role emphasizes collaborative leadership, cross-functional communication, and a culture where curiosity is rewarded and questioning why is encouraged.