Senior Visual Communication Designer

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Studio Science is seeking a Senior Visual Communication Designer to fuse strategic thinking with hands-on craft for leading brands, shaping clear and consistent communications across go-to-market materials.

The role is hands-on, with opportunities for concept development and high-volume asset creation within established brand systems. You will guide clients, think beyond requests, and deliver senior-level consultation while executing details.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design or related field or equivalent experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design and communication skills across brand and marketing applications.
• Strong conceptual, typography, layout, composition and information design skills.
• Experience designing within established brand systems for large or complex organizations.
• Ability to understand the business/communication problem and recommend design solutions.
• Hands-on craft with a passion for executing details.
• Experience presenting design rationale to clients.

Responsibilities

• Translate business objectives and complex ideas into clear, compelling visual communications.
• Partner with clients to understand needs, explain design rationale, and propose solutions.
• Design and deliver presentations, reports, marketing assets, and other branded communications.
• Work within established brand systems while identifying opportunities to elevate the work.
• Balance strategic/conceptual work with production-heavy execution.
• Collaborate across disciplines with high craft, accuracy and consistency.
• Use AI and emerging tools to improve quality and efficiency.

Skills

Visual communication

Client collaboration

Presentation design

Brand systems

Remote work readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Keynote

Job description

Studio Science is seeking a Senior Visual Communication Designer who combines strategic thinking with exceptional hands-on craft to help leading brands communicate clearly, consistently, and effectively.

In this role you'll work directly with enterprise clients to understand communication challenges, recommend thoughtful design solutions, and execute high-quality work across go-to-market materials including presentations, reports, videos, campaigns, and other branded communications.

This is a hands-on design role. Some projects will require concept development and helping clients determine the right approach; others will involve creating and adapting a high volume of assets within established brand systems. You should be energized by both.

We're looking for someone who can think beyond the immediate design request, communicate confidently with clients, and bring senior-level judgment and consultation to the work - while still wanting to personally execute the details.

Responsibilities

• Translate business objectives and complex ideas into clear, compelling visual communications

• Partner directly with clients to understand their needs, recommend solutions, and explain the rationale behind design decisions

• Design and deliver presentations, reports, marketing and campaign assets, and other branded communications

• Work effectively within established brand systems while identifying opportunities to elevate the work

• Move comfortably between strategic/conceptual assignments and detailed, production-heavy execution

• Collaborate across disciplines while maintaining a high standard of craft, accuracy, and consistency

• Use AI and emerging creative tools thoughtfully to improve the quality and efficiency of the work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or better in Design, fine arts or a related area of study; combination of education and technical experience is also acceptable

• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design and communication skills across brand and marketing applications

• Strong conceptual, typography, layout, composition, and information-design skills

• Experience designing within established brand systems, ideally for large or complex organizations

• Ability to understand the business/communication problem behind a request and recommend an appropriate design solution

• Strong hands-on craft and a genuine desire to personally execute the work

• Experience working directly with clients and presenting design rationale and recommendations

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with strong presentation design capabilities in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and/or Keynote

• Experience in an agency, consultancy, or fast-paced client-services environment preferred

• High professional and personal standards with unquestioned integrity

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to effectively work remotely and in a professional manner from home in a United States-based location

• Ability and flexibility to work with global clients across multiple time zones and for occasional travel to client sties and Studio Science headquarters in Indianapolis, IN

• Must be authorized to work in the USA for any employer without the need for sponsorship now or anytime in the future

Role not open for C2C

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About Studio Science

We help businesses design with people. Simply put, we believe every person deserves experiences that work better. We intentionally design systems to help our clients evolve with their customers' needs. We recognize that business evolution and change are hard. We believe that honesty is the only policy, that none of us are as smart as all of us, and that being great is a choice.

Studio Science provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Studio Science complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

It is not typical to be hired at or near the top of the range for a given role at Studio Science. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry. Salary is just one part of our total compensation package that includes equity, perks & benefits, and development opportunities at Studio Science. Individual pay decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, geography, and balancing internal equity relative to other team members. We expect the majority of candidates who are offered roles at our studio will land well within our salary ranges based on these factors.