At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

The Senior Designer plays an essential role in developing the concept and visual realization of digital products, design systems, brand campaigns, and multi-platform experiences. The Senior Designer contributes exceptional creative thought and craft to take projects from brief to execution.

Candidates for this position must be based in Los Angeles and on-site collaboration will be expected at least part-time. Our Los Angeles studio offers team members the opportunity to produce meaningful work for world-class companies and institutions in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate a combination of strategic, conceptual, and executional design skills resulting in original, persuasive, and visually compelling work.Lead projects from briefing through concept ideation, design development, and production with the support of senior creative team (Creative Director/Design Director/Art Director/Sr. Copywriter). 
• Work across a range of formats, including design and art direction for campaign assets (visual tone and style for still images and motion storyboarding), digital product and interface design, brand identity and systems design (including logo and brand guidelines), and physical experience design (conceptual sketching and direction). 
• Synthesize and respond to briefs effectively so as to guide the process toward innovative creative proposals with consideration for brand, budget, and timeline.
• Communicate ideas and proposals with exceptional clarity—both verbally and through visual presentations for internal and client-facing meetings.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• A compelling portfolio of distinctive work that demonstrates conceptual thinking, a highly developed editorial eye, and the ability to craft visual projects with care, brand-appropriate perspective, and aesthetic refinement.
• A desire to break boundaries, continually improve, and craft memorable, world-class projects.
• Fluency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), presentation tools (Keynote, Google Slides), and collaboration tools (Figma, Miro, G-suite, Zoom, Teams, etc.). 
• Candidates with the ability to extend their design skills through 3D modeling, motion graphics, illustration, storyboarding, type design, or programming tools will be strongly considered.    
• 4-7 years of professional design experience.
• BFA/MFA in Graphic Design or a related field is preferred.

AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

 

The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. Explore our extensive range of benefits here.—$75,000—$180,000 USD