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Staff Designer, Generalist (R5944)

Shield AI· Growth Division – Business Development Marketing
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Washington, DC$117k - $170kFull Time EmployeePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior Designer role focused on leading integrated brand campaigns, shaping concept-to-production across digital, social, events, presentations, and advertising. Collaborates with Director of Brand and Creative and cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive, on-brand visual systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and execution of integrated brand campaigns.
  • Translate campaign strategy and creative direction into distinctive visual concepts and cohesive systems.
  • Own high-visibility design work and provide direction, feedback, and hands-on support across campaigns.
  • Collaborate with writers, designers, video teams, marketers, and external partners to align messaging and visuals.
  • Move between concept development, production, and launch; defend creative decisions under tight timelines.
  • Raise the creative standard across Shield AI and ensure campaigns are clear, cohesive, and on brand.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of professional design experience with portfolio of integrated brand campaigns.
  • Expert command of visual design (typography, composition, color, imagery, art direction).
  • Ability to translate strategy/briefs into distinctive concepts and scalable visual systems.
  • Experience developing campaigns across digital, social, advertising, events, presentations, and brand touchpoints.
  • Ability to move from concept to final production.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
  • Experience directing and reviewing work from designers, agencies, and production partners.
  • Strong presentation skills to explain and defend decisions to senior stakeholders.
  • Experience collaborating with writers, marketers, video teams, and other creative disciplines.
  • Ability to manage multiple high-visibility projects and deliver under tight deadlines.
  • Understanding of production requirements for digital and print formats.
  • Attention to detail and brand consistency.
  • Ability to operate as a senior individual contributor.

Skills

Required:Brand campaign designAdobe Creative SuiteFigmaPresentation & storytellingCollaborationProduction knowledge (digital/print)
Nice to have:Art direction

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Full-time regular employee offer package includes benefits and equity; salary influenced by skill, experience, licenses, certifications, and location; background check may be required.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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