Senior Keynote Visual Architect

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle, WA is seeking a Sr. Keynote Creative Strategist to own the creative direction and visual craft of Amazon keynotes at re:Invent, AWS Summits, and other major technology events.

You will translate complex technical narratives into original art, slides and visual systems for technical and non-technical audiences alike, and you will direct internal designers and external partners. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on craft: defining the look and feel, producing work

Qualifications

• 8+ years of driving compelling creative strategy and execution at an agency or in-house creative team experience.
• Experience leading creative development of innovative creative from concept to delivery.
• Experience presenting creative concepts effectively to senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Set the creative direction for each keynote: develop visual concepts and creative territories from the narrative, script and audience, and align them with executives and content leads
• Create original art, illustrations and presentation slides for executive keynotes at the highest craft bar
• Build and maintain keynote visual systems (templates, style guides, motion and graphic standards) that keep the work consistent across events
• Direct and mentor internal designers and external agencies and vendors: give clear creative feedback, review work in progress, and help choose partners for each project
• Make creative and brand trade-off decisions across executives, product teams, content creators and production partners, and argue for creative integrity when feedback conflicts
• Present creative direction and work in progress to senior leaders and VPs, explaining the strategic reasoning behind each visual decision
• Direct AI-augmented creative production: decide when generative AI tools speed up the work and when the job needs human-led craft
• Partner with keynote leads, demo builders and video teams so that animation, interactive demos and live elements all feel like one show

Skills

Creative strategy

Leadership

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Keynote

Job description

Amazon in Seattle, WA is seeking a Sr. Keynote Creative Strategist to own the creative direction and visual craft of Amazon keynotes at re:Invent, AWS Summits, and other major technology events.

You will translate complex technical narratives into original art, slides and visual systems for technical and non-technical audiences alike, and you will direct internal designers and external partners. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on craft: defining the look and feel, producing work