Senior Designer (Temporary)

Thesis • Portland, OR

5h • $40 - $60 • Hybrid

About The Position

Thesis is an independent agency working at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and technology. It partners with ambitious brands to address complex business and marketing challenges and create scalable ideas, experiences, and systems.

The Senior Designer is a multidisciplinary creative who develops refined design solutions across channels. The role combines conceptual thinking with technical execution, contributing to campaigns, brand identity systems, and digital experiences, while beginning to mentor junior designers. The designer turns creative concepts into polished, execution-ready deliverables and may lead workstreams independently.

The position works closely with multidisciplinary internal teams and, as needed, external partners and clients. It reports to a Creative Director or Associate Creative Director. Thesis uses a hybrid work model, with in-office collaboration Tuesday through Thursday and remote work on Mondays and Fridays. The agency prioritizes candidates based in the Portland Metro area for the hybrid arrangement at its NW Portland office. No travel is anticipated.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience delivering campaign and brand system execution in an agency or creative environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating depth, range, and visual storytelling across digital, social, print, and brand identity systems.
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, and fluency in Figma.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary creative teams and owning design tracks independently within broader programs.
• Strong craft, technical precision, and curiosity about emerging tools and design techniques.
• Collaborative, low-ego, accountable approach and willingness to help develop emerging creative talent.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications, fine arts, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of 3D or experiential design tools.
• Candidates based in the Portland Metro area are prioritized for the hybrid work arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Develop polished, high-craft brand, digital, campaign, and packaging design deliverables.
• Independently translate creative briefs and strategic direction into impactful, execution-ready visual solutions across multiple channels.
• Maintain consistency, precision, detail, and visual storytelling across touchpoints.
• Partner with Creative Directors, Associate Creative Directors, Copywriters, Strategists, and Production teams to bring ideas to life.
• Contribute original ideas and conceptual thinking during brainstorms and early-stage creative development.
• Translate overarching creative concepts into clear design frameworks and execution-ready assets.
• Lead smaller design tracks or workstreams, working independently or solo when required.
• Provide feedback, guidance, and informal mentorship to junior design team members.
• Collaborate with external partners and clients on design workstreams and track deliverables as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior