Graphic Designer

Appian•McLean, VA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Appian is seeking a Graphic Designer to support marketing and business initiatives, contributing to the company's global brand and creative programs. The role involves executing design across brand activations, events, campaigns, presentations, and digital experiences. The Graphic Designer will partner with Creative leadership and cross-functional teams to bring ideas to life, ensuring consistency, compelling visuals, and a distinct Appian brand identity across high-visibility global initiatives. This position is based on-site at Appian Headquarters in McLean, VA.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Marketing, or a directly related creative discipline.
Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in graphic design, brand design, or visual communication within an agency, in-house creative team, or related environment.
Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with proficiency in Figma, PowerPoint, and Google Slides.
Demonstrated command of typography, layout, composition, color, visual hierarchy, and brand systems, with the ability to thoughtfully apply and extend established brand identities across channels.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and production skills, with experience working across stakeholders and vendors and preparing production-ready creative for digital, print, presentation, event, and experiential applications.
Written and spoken fluency in English.
A robust professional portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design execution for corporate events, print mediums, interactive digital ecosystems, and complex brand identity systems.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience executing brand design inside a complex B2B, enterprise software, SaaS, or high-growth technology environment.
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Slides, with experience across design and production workflow, alongside a baseline understanding of motion graphics or video animation principles.
Experience collaborating with distributed teams, agencies, or stakeholders across regions is a plus.
Experience or interest in using AI-enabled creative tools to support concept development, streamline workflows, and improve creative efficiency.
Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

Design and execute polished, production-ready creative across multi-channel campaigns, including digital, print, presentations, experiential activations, and other marketing initiatives.
Create event and experiential design for conferences, customer engagements, field events, and other brand experiences across physical and digital environments.
Develop compelling executive storytelling materials and presentations that translate complex technology and business concepts into clear, engaging visual narratives.
Apply and extend Appian’s global brand system across diverse formats and touchpoints, maintaining consistency while identifying thoughtful opportunities to evolve the visual expression.
Partner with Creative leadership, Marketing, Product Marketing, Events, and other stakeholders to translate business objectives and creative briefs into effective visual solutions.
Collaborate with external creative agencies and production vendors to extend creative concepts and ensure consistent, high-quality execution.
Prepare production-ready files and manage design specifications to ensure high-quality execution across vendors, platforms, and media channels.