Design Observer - Graphic Designer | In-Office

Graphic Designer is needed in Houston, United States.

Client: Design Observer

Location: Houston, TX

Contract: Full-time, Full-time and Part-time, Contractor

Job Description

As a Graphic Designer at our Houston-based HQ, you’ll play a vital role in creating visually compelling assets for internal and external purposes, including partnerships, marketing, and corporate growth. Reporting to the Head of Product Hardware, this fast-paced role involves maintaining design continuity across our platform and supporting marketing and sales materials. You will work on fast-turn, high-priority design tasks requiring adaptability and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. This role is pivotal in meeting our commitments to partner and sales timelines.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining brand consistency across various materials, presentations, and visual assets.
• Developing diverse materials, from one-pagers to training documents to packaging.
• Transforming data-heavy reports into visually compelling presentations.
• Creating engaging presentations with a focus on visual communication.
• Designing banners, brochures, and promotional items for digital, print, and trade shows.
• Translating technical drawings into graphics with appropriate detail for a given application.
• Developing sales collateral and value proposition decks.
• Designing packaging, labeling, and other visual elements.
• Collaborating within a small, passionate team, sharing ideas, concepts, and designs.

Requirements

Above all, we seek candidates who excel in design execution, perceptiveness, efficiency, and communication. Desired characteristics include:

• A design-related degree and industry experience preferred.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating effective visual communication and graphic design sensibilities.
• A perceptive communication style with the ability to visualize design intent from simple requirements and discuss concepts objectively.
• An understanding of 3D geometry and capability to work with 3D designs.
• Effective English language comprehension skills for writing and reviewing copy for concision and brevity.
• An understanding of global trends, technology, and fashion.
• Familiarity with consumer retail, technology products, mobile or enterprise software, new market categories, lifestyle brands, and/or startups.

Mandatory Skills

• Advanced capabilities in design and imaging software, including Adobe Creative Suite (Ai, Id, Ps, Br, etc.).

Preferred and Bonus Skills

• Keyshot or Blender (product rendering), Figma (preferred).
• Capabilities in photography/film/editing (bonus points).

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary and company stock options.
• Company-paid healthcare.
• 401k and HSA plan.
• Paid time off.