Communications Designer

Samsara • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Brand Creative Team develops the narratives and visuals that define how the world understands Samsara. We bring ideas to life through film, design, photography, motion, and digital experiences, and play a central role in shaping and expressing the brand across the company. Within Brand Creative, the Communications Design team specializes in high-stakes presentation design and visual storytelling. We own the design and visual narrative for executive-level and company-defining presentations, creating clear, strategic storytelling that drives business impact. Strategy, craft, and collaboration guide everything we do.
We're looking for a Communications Designer who excels at distilling complexity, shaping narratives, and designing presentations that move audiences. You'll contribute to high-visibility projects such as keynotes, product storytelling, sales enablement, and flagship internal and external events in close partnership with Product Marketing, Executive Communications, Events, Sales, R&D, and leaders across the organization.
Our work is seen by customers, investors, executives, and thousands of employees. This is a role for someone ready to help define what world-class communications design looks like at Samsara.
This is a hybrid position requiring regular in-office collaboration in our San Francisco, CA office. For exceptional talent we would also consider remote talent. This role requires travel for onsite event support 2–4 times per year.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in communications design, presentation design, product design, or brand design.
• Experience in B2B SaaS or tech environments, ideally supporting enterprise sales enablement or product marketing.
• Expert proficiency in Google Slides, PowerPoint, Keynote, and Figma.
• Strong design fundamentals in typography, hierarchy, layout, visual clarity, and a deep understanding of brand systems

Nice To Haves

• A portfolio showcasing complex narrative design and high-stakes presentation work.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects).
• Experience with motion design, animation (Cinema 4D, Lottie), or illustration.
• Proven ability to navigate multi-layered feedback from senior executives.
• Experience leveraging AI and emerging tools to scale design systems and improve workflow efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design High-Stakes Storytelling: Create high quality presentations for leaders (Directors and above) across flagship events, company-wide internal communications, and high-stakes sales enablement—including product storytelling and tailored materials that accelerate enterprise deal progression. Translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling visual stories.
• Support Event Production: Provide end-to-end support for presenters (VP+) at flagship events like Sales Kickoff and Samsara Beyond, attending rehearsals and providing onsite execution support.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Marketing, Product Marketing, Sales, and Executive Communications to refine narrative structures and visual clarity. Build deep product knowledge to strengthen storytelling.
• Evolve Design Systems: Maintain and evolve presentation templates, narrative frameworks, and brand guidelines while exploring emerging tools like AI to push storytelling forward and scale design systems.
• Enable the Organization: Develop and maintain self-serve tools, templates, and resource libraries that empower teams across Samsara to create on-brand communications. Lead trainings and enablement sessions to scale design quality beyond the creative team.
• Champion Cultural Principles: Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed