Sr. Specialist, Graphic Design

Home Depot / THD; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot’s Culture & Communications team seeks a Senior Graphic Design Specialist to lead visual storytelling across digital and physical touchpoints in an onsite Atlanta, GA role. You’ll shape creative direction, produce animations and short-form video assets, and ensure deliverables land on time and align with The Home Depot brand.

You’ll partner with internal teams on strategy, manage projects and timelines, maintain brand consistency, support asset management, and develop engaging

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a graphic design or related role.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, animation, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and PowerPoint.
• Strong knowledge of typography, layout, rhythm, and unity.

Responsibilities

• Create overall creative direction for design projects across digital and print assets.
• Develop animations, short-form videos, and motion graphics.
• Manage projects and timelines to meet deadlines.
• Ensure brand consistency with The Home Depot messaging.
• Collaborate with internal teams to shape creative strategy.
• Coordinate photo shoots and asset management.

Skills

3+ years experience

Motion graphics

Typography

Layout design

Visual storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design/animation

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

PowerPoint

Adobe Premiere

After Effects

Final Cut Pro

Microsoft Office

Job description

Home Depot’s Culture & Communications team is looking for a Senior Graphic Design Specialist to support visual storytelling across digital and physical touchpoints. In this onsite role in Atlanta, GA, you’ll help shape creative direction, produce animations and short-form video assets, and ensure deliverables land on time and align with The Home Depot message and brand.

What you’ll do

• Create the overall creative direction for design projects aligned to team priorities, using animations, videos, infographics, social and online assets, print collateral, and presentations.
• Partner with internal communication contacts on creative strategy, guiding visual concepts for different audiences and proposing solutions to creative needs.
• Manage projects and creative timelines to ensure deliverables are designed, proofed, and delivered on schedule.
• Maintain brand consistency by ensuring the final look and feel matches The Home Depot message and brand.
• Design solutions for digital signage channels, print and web collateral, presentations, and internal communication assets.
• Support asset management and deliverables, including freelance coordination and assistance with animation and video production.
• Develop and edit short-form videos and animations, then transform content into engaging assets for communication vehicles.
• Set up and manage project plans for photo shoots, including maintaining timelines and schedules.
• Maintain and organize the digital asset library, including ongoing photography updates, coordinating bi-annual refreshes, and ensuring relevant file formats.
• Use photography skills for on-location shoots, including headshots and coverage for team events.
• Work across multiple projects with different deadlines, balancing expectations and priorities across teams.

Core skills and qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a relevant role.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, animation, or a similar discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong ability to design, develop, and edit various short-form videos and animations.
• Demonstrated proficiency in formal design elements including typography, layout, balance, proportion, rhythm, emphasis, and unity.
• Exceptional knowledge of visual design and motion graphics.
• Ability to sharpen understanding of business concepts or strategy and translate that into effective communications and presentations.
• Capacity to provide creative choices during cross-functional meetings and reviews.
• Comfort working both collaboratively and independently, with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and PowerPoint proficiency is required.
• Experience with Adobe Premier & After Effects or Final Cut Pro.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.
• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Role purpose

• Support the Culture & Communications team’s graphic design needs.
• Create visual content that sharpens understanding of business concepts or strategy.
• Enhance storytelling by designing effective communications and presentations using graphics, animation, and video.

Details

• Location: Atlanta, GA (onsite)
• Direct manager: Mgr Visual Communications & Home Depot TV
• Travel: Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time

Tools you’ll use

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• PowerPoint
• Adobe Premier
• After Effects
• Final Cut Pro
• Microsoft Office

Working conditions

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position, with frequent opportunities to move about.
• On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
• Work is located in a comfortable indoor area, with any unpleasant conditions infrequent and not objectionable.