Brand Advertising Designer - Digital II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

4d

About The Position

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. The Global Brand & Creative team sits at the center of how Microsoft shows up in culture—shaping our company brand, products and modern, relevant product and brand campaigns that resonate with people across channels and platforms.
We’re looking for a craft‑driven Brand Advertising Designer – Digital to create high-impact, digital creative for performance marketing. You’ll design banners and digital assets that are as craft-driven as they are conversion-minded—built to run across modern ad platforms, devices, and placements, paid social and digital advertising.
This role is focused on building the performance layer of our brand—executing static banners and digital ad assets (from illustration and typography systems to photo selection, retouching, compositing, and localization) with exceptional clarity, and craft. You’ll bring ideas to life through graphic design and illustration, partnering closely with creative and marketing teams to test, iterate, and continuously raise the bar. You’ll design within established brand frameworks while pushing craft, clarity, and conversion across formats and placements.
This is a hands‑on, craft-forward role for ambitious designers who love making work that ships—fast. You’ll be close to production, deeply involved in execution, and energized by performance problem-solving: learning from results, and evolving creative through iteration. This role is for people who love the details of production craft, can iterate with intention, and are energized by making work that shows up in the world and delivers measurable impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Certificate in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Illustration or related art field AND 2+ years experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience
• Industry experience in Photoshop and Illustrator; industry working knowledge of HTML 5, Figma and well‑defined production workflows (exports, specs, versioning); familiarity with AI‑assisted creative tools

Nice To Haves

• International or globally influenced education or mindset valued but not required
• 3+ years’ experience in digital design, advertising production, brand design, or studio work
• Experience creating performance marketing creative and understanding the realities of digital placements (sizes/ratios, safe areas, file-weight limits, platform specs)
• Elevated craft in illustration, typography, and photo editing/compositing for static digital assets
• Portfolio demonstrating high‑craft static ad creative, illustration, and digital systems across social and display
• Excellent taste—and the ability to apply it in a performance context (clarity, speed, and impact without sacrificing brand)

Responsibilities

• Design and produce static digital advertising assets (banners, tiles, social units) with a high bar for craft, clarity, and brand integrity
• Partner with creative, marketing, and channel teams to translate strategy into clear performance stories, producing multiple concepts and rapid iterations based on feedback and results
• Create illustrated elements, typographic treatments, and modular layouts that scale across placements, audiences, and campaign needs
• Handle photo adjustment and compositing (cropping, retouching, color correction, cutouts) to create polished, on‑brand imagery that reads instantly
• Build and maintain asset toolkits (templates, component libraries, export specs) that improve speed, consistency, and quality across production
• Present work with clear rationale, participate in creative reviews, and incorporate input quickly balancing craft with speed and performance goals
• Iterate efficiently based on feedback, performance insights, and learnings—delivering variants, refreshes, and localization updates on tight timelines
• Own production details end‑to-end (file hygiene, exports, versioning, specs) and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, high‑craft studio culture
• Contribute positively to a collaborative, inclusive, high-output / high-craft studio culture—bringing energy, ownership, and production habits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees