Senior Designer

Adyen

This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.  For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. Senior Designer Adyen is seeking a senior designer who is equally at home in a strategic brief and a craft critique. Please include a portfolio with your application. If your portfolio is password-protected, be sure to provide access details so we can review your work.  This San Francisco-based role is for someone who thrives on complexity — turning product features, campaign goals, and business priorities into intuitive, high-impact visuals anchored in Adyen's brand. You'll collaborate closely with stakeholders, manage projects with rigor, and produce work that doesn't just look great but moves the business forward. You bring broad design experience across multiple disciplines, a clear specialization, and the organizational skills to lead projects from brief to delivery without missing a beat. What you’ll do: * Develop high-quality brand concepts across multiple formats, ensuring consistency with Adyen's brand guidelines and strategic goals. * Strategically elevate Adyen's visual identity across platforms, ensuring a cohesive and impactful presence. * Bring a strong point of view to concept development, with meticulous attention to craft — from typography and layout to final execution. * Use visual storytelling to create designs that resonate with audiences and communicate Adyen's brand narrative with clarity and impact. * Present and advocate for creative decisions with stakeholders, clearly communicating design rationale and strategy to build alignment. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate brand strategy, business objectives, and consumer insights into effective creative solutions. * Manage and direct freelancers and creative agencies, providing clear creative briefs, feedback, and oversight to ensure quality and consistency across deliverables. * Proactively identify and address challenges throughout the project lifecycle, providing clear guidance and updates to keep teams aligned and on track. * Lead the end-to-end creative execution of events, from concept development and environmental design to on-site production, ensuring a cohesive and elevated brand experience. What you are:  * 7+ years of professional design experience, whether in-house, freelance, or agency. * A strong portfolio showcasing high-craft work with measurable impact across digital and print. * High proficiency in Adobe CC, Figma, and Framer, with a working knowledge of AI tools to enhance creative ideation and production efficiency. * Experience managing and directing external agencies and freelancers. * A collaborative approach and team-first mentality, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. * The drive to self-start, own projects end-to-end, and deliver against deadlines — while staying open to iteration and feedback. * Full professional proficiency in English, written and verbal. * Flexibility for occasional domestic and international travel. The base salary range for this role is $165,000-$195,000 to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments  Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.  Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application! What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility. Adyen is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. SAN FRANCISCO  Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. This role is based out of our San Francisco office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.

Design Bridge and Partners

ABOUT US At Design Bridge and Partners, part of WPP, we design brands with the power to move. Pulling people towards them with an irresistible force that compels and connects. With 900 creative minds across 17 studios worldwide, diverse in expertise, experience, backgrounds and beliefs, we are united in our ambition to achieve real impact for our clients’ brands benefiting their business, people and the planet. With expertise across brand strategy, brand design, brand engagement and brand effectiveness our clients across the world include NASA Artemis, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Mastercard, Intel, HSBC, Tencent, Twitch, Heineken, Reckitt and the BBC. ABOUT WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, WPP.com. ABOUT THE ROLE We’re looking for a Senior Designer to join our London studio, someone who wants to create the best work of their career and play a meaningful role in shaping bold, idea-led brands. This is a hands-on creative role for someone who thrives on ideation and craft in equal measure. You’ll work across brand identity systems, campaigns, communications and brand worlds, helping to define clear, single-minded ideas and expressing them with distinctive personality. You’ll collaborate closely with Creative Directors, strategists and writers to translate human insight into compelling ideas, and ideas into beautifully crafted outcomes. You’ll help set the standard for creative excellence within the studio, presenting work internally and to clients with clarity and confidence. Alongside delivering your own projects, you’ll mentor more junior designers and contribute to a culture that values candour, curiosity and collaboration. We’re looking for someone who understands that great design goes beyond decoration, that it’s creative problem solving. Someone who can bring together words, image, motion and experience to build brands that endure. You’ll present work internally and to clients, contribute to raising the bar for craft, mentor midweight and junior designers, and bring positive energy to the team. Above all, you’ll help create work that moves people, culturally, emotionally and commercially. ABOUT YOU  You are a senior-level designer with strong conceptual thinking and exceptional craft. Your portfolio demonstrates your ability to find a relevant human insight and translate it into a clear idea, expressed with confidence and personality. You move comfortably between identity systems, campaigns and broader brand worlds, and you understand how to take work from concept through to delivery without losing its original intent. You’re comfortable presenting and discussing your work, asking smart questions and constructively challenging briefs to push the thinking further. You respond well to feedback and know how to lead creatively without casting a shadow. You care deeply about the quality of what you put into the world, and you elevate the people around you in the process. You are culturally aware, creatively ambitious and motivated by the opportunity to create work that could be award-winning, but more importantly, work that genuinely connects. Breadth of experience across international brands, challengers or culturally relevant organisations is valuable, as is a curiosity about how brands show up in contemporary culture. WHY US? We’re passionate about our people and their careers. We’ll help you develop your skills and provide you with outstanding benefits. So you’ll have a chance to make your mark on our future, as we make a mark on yours. We’re proud to be the world’s most awarded brand design agency, with 28 Cannes Lions to our name and Creative Review Annual’s Most Creative Design Agency of the Year 2024. You’ll get to take new projects to award-winning potential, as part of a connected team of brilliant, tenacious people right by your side and across the world.   We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Design Bridge and Partners, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. Due to the volume of applications, we unfortunately can only respond to successful candidates. We will not accept unsolicited CVs or approaches via recruitment agencies.   #LI-DNI #LI-DNP

Smartly

Are you passionate about designing innovative, high-impact creative solutions for global brands? As a Senior Designer at Smartly, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing and refining creative assets for Display and Social campaigns. You’ll collaborate closely with Art Directors, Developers, and cross-functional teams to deliver design solutions that are both visually compelling and strategically aligned with campaign goals. You’ll work hands-on with Smartly’s creative tools and processes to produce innovative templates, motion designs, and flexible design systems that drive client success. This role combines creative problem-solving with execution excellence to ensure that all creative outputs meet the highest standards. AS A SENIOR DESIGNER AT SMARTLY, YOU WILL… * Collaborate with Art Directors and Developers to create and refine display and social creatives for a variety of clients. * Lead design projects from concept to delivery, ensuring creative solutions align with client objectives and brand guidelines. * Develop innovative, reusable templates and design systems to streamline workflows and maximize efficiency. * Apply motion design and animation techniques where needed, producing dynamic and engaging content. * Contribute to the ideation and concept development of campaigns, providing creative feedback and solutions for complex challenges. * Maintain meticulous attention to detail in all deliverables while managing multiple short- and long-term projects. * Mentor and collaborate with junior designers, fostering a culture of creativity and process improvement. WE’RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR YOU, IF YOU… * Have 5+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer, Brand Designer, Visual Designer, or Art Director. * Are proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, XD) and design tools such as Figma. * Have a strong understanding of design principles, visual hierarchy, and layout best practices. * Bring excellent presentation, storytelling, and communication skills to articulate design concepts clearly. * Have experience in digital advertising, HTML5, dynamic advertising, and motion design (preferred). * Excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful creative outputs. * Can produce high-quality design deliverables with accuracy and attention to detail. * Are able to prioritize and manage multiple projects effectively. * Align creative decisions with user needs and business objectives. * Are comfortable working with a rotating shift schedule. #LI-CD1 #LI-HYBRID ABOUT SMARTLY Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers. Smartly is the only company in the industry recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Creative Advertising Technologies with PwC validating the results it delivers for brands. We manage creative and media for 700+ brands worldwide and $6B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best.Smartly is a multinational and diverse team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities, working in 13 countries. Together, we want to create and maintain an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and heard. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach is at the heart of it. Visit Smartly to learn more. The processing of your information is described in our Candidate Privacy Notice.