Senior Visual Designer

Imagination; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Visual Designer to enhance their creative team. The role involves shaping visual identities and pushing creative boundaries across various media, from large-scale environments to digital platforms. The ideal candidate will have agency experience, strong design skills, and a passion for innovative storytelling. Join a collaborative environment that values originality and supports professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive paid time off benefits

Hybrid work model

Generous parental leave

Up to 4% 401k match

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of agency experience in graphic, digital, or brand design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Figma.
• An interest in motion graphics and animation.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and design across multiple formats including print and digital.
• Develop brand communications and spatial graphics for live experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for compelling presentations.

Skills

Creativity

Teamwork

Presentation Skills

Time Management

Graphic Design Principles

Education

Qualification in Graphic Design or Visual Communications

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

After Effects

Job description

We are looking to grow our creative team with the addition of a Senior Visual Designer. You will work with both established and challenger brands, shaping their visual identity, pushing their creative direction, designing for everything from large-scale environments to digital platforms, crafting engaging content, and ultimately delivering impactful and innovative experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Concept & Ideation:

• Display a cohesive understanding of design principles that make innovative and effective brand communications, large-scale graphics, and digital design.
• Work with Creative Strategists, Designers and Copywriters to shape multi-channel creative ideas.
• Develop and present concept/design treatments, mood boards, and storyboards for projects.
• Help drive creative innovation within the team, sharing your unique perspective and expertise in animation and motion design.

Design & Execution:

• Design for multiple formats including print, digital, experiential, and motion.
• Ensure that all work aligns with client brand guidelines while pushing creativity within those constraints.
• Develop spatial graphics for live experiences (installations, exhibitions and brand activations).
• Design UI/UX elements for interactive touchpoints
• Support internal and external presentations, ensuring they are visually compelling and well-structured.
• Liaise with the production team to ensure the best creative solutions are realized and executed flawlessly.
• Present ideas to internal teams and clients, articulating design rationale and receiving feedback constructively.

Innovation & Learning:

• Maintain an inquisitive and passionate interest in experiential design, content and brand storytelling.
• Contribute to a culture of experimentation and creative exploration within the team.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 4-5 years of agency experience in graphic, digital, or brand design (agency experience is essential).
• Qualification in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
• Enthusiastic and open-minded creative thinker, passionate about pushing design boundaries.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Figma.
• An interest in motion graphics and animation—any prior experience with After Effects is a bonus.
• Experience in storyboarding and proof-of-concept development for both static and motion design.
• Strong ability to articulate and translate designs to artworks, working closely with designers, producers, and client services.
• Knowledge of digital technologies, platforms, and multi-channel design applications.
• Experience working to tight deadlines, with excellent time management skills.
• Strong presentation and client liaison skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions clearly.
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and take ownership of projects.
• A team player, eager to learn and contribute across different types of design projects.

What we can offer you:

• Work with a state-of-the-art product and deliver it to exciting and innovative brands.
• Learning and development opportunities that contribute to professional growth.
• A fun, engaging work culture
• Be part of a mission-driven team that values agility, integrity, and excellence.
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale, high-impact projects from day one.
• Dedicated personal growth & development through our GrowForward programme.

Benefits and perks offered:

• Comprehensive paid time off benefits
• Hybrid work model, where our team comes into the office a minimum of 3 days per week
• Generous parental leave
• Up to 4% safe harbor company 401k match

WHAT MAKES US, US

We spark the imaginationChanging the way people think, feel and act

We design experiences that create memories, change behaviours and shape cultures

We specialise in consultancy, brand destinations, live events, content and investor communications

Imagination believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are more than just words, and more than a legal framework or a moral obligation – they are guiding principles that, when acted upon, make us stronger, more innovative and more creative as an organisation.

We commit to not only significantly increasing our efforts to effect change today, but also to ensure that our efforts will be sustained for the long-term.

To support us on this journey we have appointed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board to help shape our plans to bring about positive change, to help us learn and keep us all moving forward together.

We believe the responsibility for a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace ultimately rests with all of us.

We believe that all employees should feel a sense of belonging at Imagination – regardless of their race, religion or belief, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or background.

We believe racism has no place within our workplace or our work culture and we reject all forms of hatred, prejudice, intolerance and discrimination.

We believe that Black Lives Matter and it is our expectation that all employees become actively committed to making unbiased choices and are anti-racist in everything they do. Our Imagination community must share and live these beliefs, as diversity makes us stronger.

Our priority is humanity and our efforts towards a more diverse, more equitable and more inclusive workplace are never done.

Application

If you are not a perfect fit for the description above, please feel free to make a case for why you’re the right person for the job.

Send us a cover letter and state why you think we should consider you.
Talent comes in all forms and we want to encourage applications from as many different backgrounds as possible.

We love nothing more than creative, unique and distinct value-driven experiences that push the envelope and connect with our audiences.