Senior Communications Designer

True Anomaly•Denver, CO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Communications Designer turns complex, often sensitive technology into clear, memorable stories that help audiences understand and act. Working with Communications, Business Development, engineers, and executives, the designer identifies what matters, structures the narrative, and creates distinctive presentations aligned with the True Anomaly brand. Work includes capability and company presentations, customer briefings, business development materials, executive communications, and keynotes. This is a hands-on design role requiring a strong creative point of view and meticulous craft. The designer develops visual concepts, imagery, and pacing to make ideas resonate; follows existing brand guidelines while helping extend the system when projects require new approaches; and creates editable templates and asset libraries for non-designers. The role also involves handling proprietary and export-controlled information according to company policy and supporting live delivery for executive and keynote presentations as needed. The position is hybrid, with successful candidates located near Denver, Colorado, or Long Beach, California; some work must be done onsite. Base salary is $105,000–$205,000, with equity and benefits. Actual level and salary depend on job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience. The position is open until filled. Applicants must meet applicable U.S. Government space technology export authorization requirements.

Requirements

10 or more years of experience in communication, presentation, information, or brand design, including substantial presentation work and a record of leading complex, high-visibility projects.
A portfolio demonstrating excellent visual craft and the ability to turn complex or incomplete information into a clear, persuasive story; a portfolio link is required.
Where possible, portfolio submissions should show starting material alongside finished work and explain the applicant’s specific contribution; anonymized or redacted examples are welcome.
Strong editorial judgment, including the ability to identify the main point and decide what to emphasize, simplify, sequence, or cut.
Experience working directly with technical experts, senior stakeholders, and business development or sales teams, including developing the narrative before design begins.
Experience handling sensitive, proprietary, or controlled information, or the discipline to learn quickly.
Excellent typography, layout, data visualization, and diagramming skills.
Experience designing within an established brand system, creating components when needed, and building reusable templates for non-designers.
Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Figma, including editable charts, master layouts, and reliable file handoff.
Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where functions and workflows are still being built.
Genuine interest in aerospace, defense, or national security; domain expertise is not required.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under applicable space technology export regulations.
Must be located near Denver, Colorado, or Long Beach, California; some work must be performed onsite.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace, defense, or other complex technical experience.
Keynote, launch, or capability storytelling experience.
Motion and video integration experience.
Experience creating guidance that helps teams adopt new tools.

Responsibilities

Work with subject matter experts to extract essential ideas from conversations, technical documents, data, and rough source material; ask questions, identify gaps, and uncover connections or perspectives.
Partner with Communications and Business Development to structure, sequence, and clearly present messages they own.
Support copy as needed and engage copywriters for larger needs; validate technical content with its owners.
Explain design decisions and challenge approaches that obscure the central point.
Develop visual concepts and use typography, composition, pacing, and hierarchy to build a story across slides.
Create diagrams, charts, timelines, and original graphics that clarify technical concepts while preserving accuracy.
Integrate photography, renders, illustration, video, and motion from internal teams and external partners; identify missing assets and help define them.
Adapt depth and structure for technical briefings, executive discussions, customer meetings, live presentations, and standalone materials.
Work within the brand system and partner with Brand & Creative leadership to develop new approaches that expand its creative range.
Build editable templates and asset libraries that non-designers can use confidently.
Handle proprietary and export-controlled content according to company policy, including marking, review, storage, and sharing; raise questions early.
Work closely with Business Development and with Finance and People teams, frequent users of presentations and templates.
Carry projects from intake through delivery, checking content, labels, sources, formatting, and files.
Manage multiple projects and communicate tradeoffs clearly.
Support live delivery for executive and keynote presentations as needed.

Benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
Flexible Time Off for exempt employees.
Accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees.
12 paid holidays.
Parental leave.
Sick leave.
Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
401(k) retirement plan.
Fitness reimbursement.
Dog Fridays.
Equity participation as part of total compensation.