Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to bring ideas, research, strategy, and stories to life through strong craft execution.
- Set the visual design direction of projects through exploration, strategy, graphic design, and storytelling.
- Design environments, experiences, websites, apps, and combined digital and physical experiences with the end user in mind.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary designers to solve problems.
- Work through all phases of a project, from translating verbal ideas into rough visual concepts to creating production-ready artwork, to create looks like/works like prototypes of different levels of fidelity to help teams determine design direction.
- Create compelling visual narratives that communicate user stories and strategic solutions.
- Be an advocate for exceptional visual design, elevating craft, clarity, and coherence while working within complex systems, constraints, and timelines.
Requirements
- Relevant experience and/or educational background in communications design, graphic design, or a closely related discipline, gained in a studio, agency, or in-house environment.
- A strong foundation in visual design craft, including typography, layout, composition, color, and systems thinking.
- Experience designing across multiple mediums, such as brand and brand expression, information design, digital and interactive experiences, motion, and presentation design.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex ideas, data, and strategies into clear, compelling visual narratives.
- Comfort working from early concepting and synthesis through execution, refinement, and delivery.
- Experience collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams.
- Confidence in explaining design decisions, and using storytelling to align teams and move projects forward.
- High level of self-direction, organization, and accountability.
Nice to Have
- A distinct visual voice, curiosity, and a commitment to craft excellence.
Work Arrangement
On-site
Key mindsets
- Collaborative and adaptable: able to navigate team dynamics, timelines, and client contexts while delivering exceptional design.
- Growth oriented and resilient: open to feedback, eager to iterate, and comfortable learning through experimentation and critique.
- Curious and proactive: able to generate ideas, take initiative, and contribute wherever needed, from early exploration to final delivery.
What does IDEO offer you?
- Solve diverse, complex challenges for clients alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and humility.
- Intentionally crafted moments to pause, create, and connect.
- Encouragement to bring whole selves to work, respect for work-life balance, and autonomy in the design process and career.
- Opportunity to work deeply with a single Entertainment and Technology client over time.
Payscale & Benefits
- IDEO is committed to paying its employees, contractors & vendors equitably, regardless of gender identity or race/ethnicity/cultural identity.
- The salary range for this role is $80,000–$100,000 USD.
- Final offers may vary based on candidate experience, location, and other factors.
- As a full-time position, this role is eligible for employee benefits.
Some previous projects to check out
- Enhancing garment worker well-being with AI
- Redefining retail in Mexico
- Teaching robots to dance
- Hot Sauce Success
Additional Information
- Partner closely with a single, long-term Entertainment and Technology client, contributing to the ongoing evolution of their brand, platforms, and experiences over time.
- Work deeply with a single client over time to build sustained context and nuanced understanding of strategy, systems, audiences, and organizational dynamics.
- Contribute to strategic thinking, long-term vision, and evolution of ideas from concept to reality.