Event & Experiences Designer

Okta • Bellevue, WA

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About The Position

The Events & Experiences Designer is a hands-on creative maker responsible for Okta’s physical presence across its global event calendar. The role partners with art directors, creative leads, and event marketing partners to concept, build, and produce experiences for flagship owned events, third-party conferences, field activations, and executive briefings. It spans the full event-creative process, from spatial ideation and environmental typography through detailed prepress and delivery of fabrication-ready files.

The designer creates physical and environmental activations, including large-format booth graphics, spatial layouts, entrance structures, dimensional signage, and interactive demo zones. They own production deliverables, prepare press-ready artwork to vendor specifications, and help implement and evolve Okta’s experiential design system and modular kit of parts. The role also involves managing concurrent projects, collaborating with marketing teams and fabrication vendors, reviewing proofs and print approvals, and maintaining creative quality across physical touchpoints.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of dedicated professional experience in experiential design, spatial or environmental graphic design, or event production within an in-house creative team or top-tier branding or experiential agency.
• Hands-on expertise preparing large-format print and environmental graphics for physical builds, including tension fabric/SEG, hardwall structures, vinyl wraps, dimensional lettering, and acrylics.
• Knowledge of bleeds, resolution requirements at architectural scale, color management including CMYK and Pantone matching, and vendor handoff specifications.
• A portfolio showing completed physical event environments and environmental graphics, with elevated typography, spatial hierarchy, and production fidelity; photographs of built environments and technical specifications are preferred alongside 2D/3D visualizations.
• Expert-level fluency with Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Ability to manage overlapping timelines, navigate ambiguous requirements, and proactively resolve fabrication challenges.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to articulate design rationale, incorporate stakeholder feedback, and maintain high visual standards.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of 3D spatial software or visualization tools such as SketchUp, Cinema 4D, Blender, or Vectorworks.
• Experience localizing creative for international regional series, including EMEA and APJ markets.
• Direct experience communicating with fabrication shops and conducting on-site print or installation inspections.

Responsibilities

• Translate creative briefs into physical and environmental activations, including booth graphics, spatial layouts, entrance structures, dimensional signage, and interactive demo zones.
• Own production deliverables and prepare press-ready and fabrication-ready art files to vendor specifications, architectural scale, and material substrates.
• Implement and evolve Okta’s experiential design system and modular kit of parts across event tiers.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across different stages of the event lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Event Marketing, Field Marketing, and external fabrication partners to ensure design intent is accurately built.
• Review prepress proofs, oversee physical print approvals, and safeguard creative quality across physical touchpoints.

Benefits

• Equity, where applicable.
• Bonus.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k).
• Flexible spending account.
• Paid leave, including PTO and parental leave.
• Immersive, in-person onboarding experience.

What This Job Offers

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