Senior Visual Designer

White Tie Productions; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care (75% of Employee Premium)

Cell Phone Stipend

Personal Travel Reimbursement

Job summary

White Tie Productions in Phoenix, AZ is seeking an experienced designer to study a brand, absorb the creative objective, brainstorm with a team, then build a distinct visual world around each show.

You will collaborate with our Creative and A/V Production teams to develop graphic content that can extend across large-format screens, support event scenic environments, and other event assets. This role emphasizes motion-aware, layered artwork and strong typography.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating strong typography, composition, image treatment, and visual storytelling.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Understanding of how still designs translate into motion.
• Experience creating entertainment, event, or high-energy branded graphics.
• Strong file organization and attention to detail.
• Team-first mindset with ability to collaborate and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Translate brand guidelines in tandem with creative conversations into still visuals (within programs like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Develop key art, style still frames, title treatments, backgrounds, textures, typography systems, and image treatments.
• Design graphics with animation, transitions, screen environments, and visual continuity in mind.
• Create organized, editable files that can be passed confidently to motion designers and other members of the Creative Team.
• Collaborate actively during brainstorms, design reviews, and early concept development.
• Present ideas clearly and explain the thinking behind design decisions.
• Balance ambitious creative ideas with production timelines and technical requirements.
• Opportunities to support live events and video shoots.

Skills

Typography

Composition

Image treatment

Visual storytelling

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe After Effects

Adobe InDesign

Cinema 4D

Job description

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced designer who can study and absorb a brand, understand the creative objective, brainstorm with a team, then build a distinct visual world around it for each show.

You will collaborate with our Creative and A/V Production teams to develop graphic content that can extend across large-format screens, support event scenic environments, and other event assets.

Much of the work will eventually be translated into motion. You do not need to be the primary motion designer. You should understand how designs impact motion and create layered, intentional artwork that gives animators strong material to work with.

What You'll Do

• Translate brand guidelines in tandem with creative conversations into still visuals (within programs like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Develop key art, style still frames, title treatments, backgrounds, textures, typography systems, and image treatments.
• Design graphics with animation, transitions, screen environments, and visual continuity in mind.
• Create organized, editable files that can be passed confidently to motion designers and other members of the Creative Team (we love us some vector files).
• Collaborate actively during brainstorms, design reviews, and early concept development.
• Present ideas clearly and explain the thinking behind design decisions.
• Balance ambitious creative ideas with production timelines and technical requirements.
• Opportunities to support live events and video shoots.

Where + When

• Based in Phoenix, AZ (HQ)
• Primarily in-office, with potential (not guaranteed) hybrid flexibility
• Standard hours: Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM
• Hours flex with project demands

Compensation + Benefits Package

• Annual Salary paid bi-weekly
• Subsidized Health Care (75% of Employee Premium paid by WTP)
• Cell Phone Stipend ($50 Monthly)
• Personal Travel Reimbursement ($500 Annually)

What We're Looking For:

• A portfolio demonstrating strong typography, composition, image treatment, and visual storytelling.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• An understanding of how still designs will eventually translate into motion.
• Experience creating entertainment, event, or other high-energy branded graphics.
• Strong file organization and attention to detail.
• The confidence to communicate, ask questions, offer ideas, and participate in collaborative brainstorms.
• Reliability, follow-through, and the ability to work efficiently within real production timelines while maintaining strong design judgement.
• A team-first mindset with the ability to execute independently.

Required Technical Skills

• Adobe Illustrator - intermediate to advanced proficiency
• Adobe Photoshop - intermediate to advanced proficiency

Preferred Technical Skills

• Adobe After Effects, for motion awareness and occasional animation.
• Adobe InDesign, particularly for printwork.
• Cinema 4D, Blender, or another 3D platform as a bonus.

The Fine Print

White Tie Productions is an at-will employer. We're committed to building a team of great people from all backgrounds. White Tie Productions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law - just on whether you can make awesome work happen every day.