Visual Designer

Cisco Systems; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking an experienced Visual Storytelling designer to create assets for presentations, executive keynote content, social and digital media. You will translate complex messaging into clear, engaging visuals across platforms and campaigns.

You will collaborate with writers, strategists, producers, and cross-functional teams, manage multiple projects, and deliver production-ready work on schedule, emphasizing end-to-end production and brand standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of visual design, motion design, or multidisciplinary design experience at an agency or internal team.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Keynote, and Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Experience creating presentation design, motion graphics, and digital visual assets for brands, editorial teams, executives, or corporate communications.
• Portfolio demonstrating work across presentation design, visual design, and motion/animation.
• Experience taking projects from concept to final production for digital, social, and live events or keynote environments.

Responsibilities

• Create visual design assets across presentations, executive keynote content, social media, digital communications, and campaign materials.
• Translate business, technology, and executive messaging into clear visual narratives and storytelling assets.
• Design and produce motion graphics and animation using Adobe Creative Suite for digital, social, video, and live presentation environments.
• Partner with writers, strategists, producers, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop creative solutions aligned with messaging goals, brand standards, and channel requirements.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, incorporate feedback, and deliver polished, production-ready work within established timelines.

Skills

10+ years design experience

PowerPoint

Keynote

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Presentation design

Motion graphics

Executive comms

Portfolio

End-to-end production

Tools

Cinema4D

Figma

Prototyping tools

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 10/11/2026

Meet the Team

Cisco’s Visual Storytelling team turns Cisco’s most important ideas, innovations, and moments into distinctive visual stories that earn attention, make complexity understandable and show what Cisco makes possible.

Your Impact

You’ll support the Global Comms Visual Storytelling team creating best-in-class design, motion, and interactive storytelling that will live across our myriad platforms including social, digital, and our executive keynotes.

Key Responsibilities

• Create visual design assets across presentations, executive keynote content, social media, digital communications, and campaign materials.
• Translate business, technology, and executive messaging into clear visual narratives and storytelling assets.
• Design and produce motion graphics and animation using Adobe Creative Suite for digital, social, video, and live presentation environments.
• Partner with writers, strategists, producers, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop creative solutions aligned with messaging goals, brand standards, and channel requirements.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, incorporate feedback, and deliver polished, production-ready work within established timelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in visual design, motion design, or multidisciplinary design at an agency or as part of an internal design team.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Apple Keynote and Adobe Creative Cloud (specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro).
• Experience creating presentation design, motion graphics, and digital visual assets for brands, editorial teams, executives, or corporate communications.
• Portfolio demonstrating professional work across presentation design, visual design, and motion/animation.
• Experience taking projects from concept through final production, including preparing assets for digital, social, and live event or keynote environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cinema4D or similar 3D design and animation tools.
• Working knowledge of creative AI workflows and tools, including AI-assisted concepting, image/video generation, iteration, and production support.
• Familiarity with Figma, prototyping tools, or AI coding workflows that support interactive storytelling.
• Experience supporting executive communications, keynote storytelling, or other high-visibility corporate communications initiatives.
• Ability to translate complex or technical ideas into clear, engaging visual communications.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $112,200.00 to $142,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non‑exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full‑time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non‑quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota‑based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non‑quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$136,200.00 - $198,500.00

Non‑Metro New York state & Washington state:

$121,200.00 - $176,600.00

• For quota‑based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non‑exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.