Senior Graphic Designer
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Lpadesignstudios · Irvine, CAPrepare for this interview
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Responsibilities
- Lead the conceptualization and execution of high-quality visual designs across digital and print platforms
- Maintain and evolve brand identity systems, ensuring consistency across all brand mediums
- Creative direction and design evolution of Catalyst magazine (print + digital extensions)
- Design brand materials including campaigns, books, packaging, presentations, templates, landing pages, conference backdrops, and other various print collateral
- Translate business goals and marketing strategies into innovative creative solutions
- Provide art direction and mentorship to junior designers
- Develop and maintain new department processes for elevated workflow.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Collaborate closely with marketing, firm leadership, practice leaders in all 7 studios, as well as with external partners and clients.
- Present concepts and design rationale clearly to stakeholders (you will have direct access to leadership)
- Stay current with design trends, tools, and emerging technologies (always evolving)
Requirements
- Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field
- 7-10+ years of professional design experience (agency or in-house)
- Strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and polished execution
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Experience designing for both digital and print production
- Familiarity with Figma or similar collaborative design /management tools (Mural + Asana)
- Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, and visual hierarchy
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong project management and organizational abilities
- A sense of humor. Talent and personality are more important than experience.
- What Success Looks Like
- Elevated and cohesive brand presence across all channels
- On-time, high-quality project delivery
- Strong cross-functional collaboration
- Positive mentorship impact on design team
- LPA uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires.
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Additional Information
Join the 2025 AIA Firm Award Winner shaping a more sustainable future. LPA is a collective of designers, engineers, and researchers committed to tackling the biggest issues of our time. Our "No Excuses" integrated design approach was recognized by the AIA as "a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture". At LPA you'll be part of the team that is changing the way the industry thinks about design and carbon emissions, built around the belief that we only achieve our goals when everybody has a seat at the table and all input is valued. You will join a high performing, fast paced team of multidisciplinary of communication specialists including writers, designers, videographers and marketing specialists. You will be involved in all nine of our market sectors and six disciplines and will be working on a variety of tasks daily. You will have interaction with our CEO and leadership team regularly and will be responsible for task and time management. Every day is different!
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