Job Description
Graphic Designer II
Industry: Global Media & Entertainment
Business Unit/Group: Creative Services – Concept + Design Studio
Employment Type: Freelance
Contract Duration: 3 months
Intended Start Date: 02/20/2026
Possibility for Extension / Conversion: Possible
Overtime: Occasionally
About The Team
The Concept + Design Studio is a full-service, in-house creative group supporting global brand and marketing teams. The studio builds and evolves visual identities and campaigns for high-profile entertainment and streaming brands. Work spans brand systems, integrated campaigns, toolkits, key art, OOH, motion graphics, and print and digital design, translating brand strategy into compelling visual stories across platforms and touchpoints.
Role Overview
The Graphic Designer II brings strong visual craft, strategic thinking, and a passion for brand storytelling. Sitting within the Brand Design team, this role helps shape how brands appear across digital and traditional channels, creating cohesive, insight-driven assets optimized for performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and produce assets for brand campaigns and multi-channel marketing initiatives, including in-app, web, email, paid media, and select print placements.
- Translate brand guidelines and marketing briefs into clear, compelling visual solutions that work across formats and platforms.
- Develop layouts, image compositions, and typography-driven designs that support campaign narratives and performance goals.
- Provide end-to-end graphic design support for digital channels (in-app, website, CRM, social, and paid media), ensuring consistency and quality at every touchpoint.
- Partner with Art Directors and Creative Directors to ideate, test, and evolve new content formats based on performance data, audience insights, and platform best practices.
- Collaborate with motion designers to build and refine graphics packages, including title cards, lower thirds, end slates, and other design elements.
- Support the development of presentations and pitch decks, including layout, visual storytelling, and asset curation for internal and external stakeholders.
- Explore and refine logos, brand marks, visual systems, and style guides for new and existing initiatives, documenting clear usage rules and examples.
- Maintain and update brand toolkits and style guides; champion brand consistency and integrity across all produced materials.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, delivering high-quality, production-ready files on time and within scope.
- Incorporate feedback from creative leadership and cross-functional partners, clearly articulating design rationale and trade-offs.
Required Skills & Experience - Photoshop Compositing & Retouching
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with complex image compositing, photo manipulation, and retouching for digital and/or print campaigns.
- Typographic Layout
- 4+ years of experience applying typographic fundamentals (hierarchy, rhythm, scale, legibility) across web and mobile experiences, as well as static and motion applications.
- Communication & Collaboration
- 4+ years of experience working within creative or marketing teams.
- Ability to clearly present work, explain design decisions, and respond thoughtfully to feedback from managers and peers.
Preferred Skills
- Motion Design: Experience designing for animation and/or creating motion-ready assets; familiarity with motion workflows and deliverables.
- Figma Prototyping: Ability to create design systems, components, and prototypes for digital experiences.
- Project Management Tools: Experience using Monday.com or similar project management platforms in a creative or production environment.
Soft Skills & Working Style
- Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision while knowing when to ask questions or escalate issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to creative leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Self-starter with a high level of ownership, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Collaborative mindset and willingness to contribute to team critiques, brainstorms, and workshops.
- Demonstrated design thinking and problem-solving skills, supported by a portfolio that shows process and rationale, not just final outcomes.
- Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with shifting priorities.
- Solid understanding of design fundamentals, including layout, composition, color theory, typography, and visual hierarchy.
- Experience designing for both print and digital outputs, with awareness of production requirements and technical considerations.
Technology Requirements - High proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically:
- Adobe Photoshop (advanced compositing and retouching)
- Adobe Illustrator (vector illustration, logos, iconography)
- Adobe InDesign (long-form layout, multi-page documents, presentations)
- Experience with Figma for interface design, layout exploration, and collaboration.
- A current, relevant portfolio is required and should clearly indicate your role and contributions on each project.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Graphic Design, Communication Design, Visual Arts, or a related creative discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
This freelance role offers the opportunity to help define how major entertainment and streaming brands show up in the world. Candidates who thrive in a collaborative studio environment, care deeply about craft, and are excited by high-visibility brand work are encouraged to apply.
