Senior Brand Designer

McAfee•Newport Beach, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Brand Designer who thrives on solving complex design challenges and elevating ideas into world-class creative. You’ll work across omnichannel campaigns, including upper/mid funnel media campaigns, performance marketing and lifecycle marketing, shaping visual systems that scale while still allowing for creative expression. You’ll also mentor junior designers and collaborate closely with writers, marketers, and strategists to bring campaigns to life. This role is ideal for a Senior Designer with strong systems-thinking, typographic rigor, and the ability to adapt creative to maximize impact across a variety of touchpoints — with bonus points for motion graphics and creative automation experience. This is a Hybrid based position located at one of our Hub office locations (Frisco, TX, New York, NY, San Jose or Newport Beach CA). You will be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis, when you are not working on-site you will work from your home location. We are only considering candidates within commutable distance to one of these locations (Frisco, TX, New York, NY, San Jose or Newport Beach, CA) and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.

Requirements

6 plus years of design experience (agency or in-house), with a portfolio that shows both systems-thinking and campaign craft
Expert proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Proven ability to translate brand strategy into cohesive design systems and campaign executions
Strong typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills
Proficiency leveraging AI tools (e.g., MidJourney, Firefly, Runway) to explore, prototype, and extend creative directions
Understanding of business priorities and goals and how design can drive impact
Ability to mentor, inspire, and collaborate across disciplines

Nice To Haves

experience with motion graphics/animation, video editing, or creative automation platforms like Celtra

Responsibilities

Create, evolve, and manage scalable design systems that can be utilized by stakeholders without requiring always-on high touch support
Lead the translation of campaign creative into digital experiences, ensuring usability, clarity, and visual consistency
Partner with brand team, product marketing and cross-functional teams to concept and deliver high-impact creative
Balance big-picture thinking with hands-on craft — from key campaign visuals to production-ready assets
Apply design frameworks to multiple marketing touchpoints (performance media, email, social, etc.) to meet marketer strategies while adhering to touchpoint best practices
Understand business and stakeholder needs and build/optimize creative that drives impact
Ensure work consistently meets high standards for design, usability, and brand alignment
Mentor junior designers and provide constructive, inspiring feedback
Explore motion graphics and editing opportunities to expand the team’s creative toolkit