4 results for Graphic Designer in San Francisco, CA
Design Lead<p>We are on the lookout for a Design Lead to join our client's team based in Mountain View, California. As the Design Lead, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the visual identity and design consistency across all their products and platforms. This role involves hands-on design work and team leadership, ensuring that the brand language and design execution meet high standards of creativity and impact. </p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>Lead Visual Design:</p><ul><li>Develop and evolve overall visual identity, graphic language, and design systems across all brands, products, and experiences.</li><li>Ensure consistency, creativity, and impact across deliverables such as marketing, product, and educational materials.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create compelling visuals and seamless user experiences.</li></ul><p>Hands-On Design:</p><ul><li>Execute graphic design work for educational resources, including student materials, teacher guides, infographics, event visuals, and interactive designs.</li><li>Create visually appealing assets for the organization's website, ensuring user-friendly, creative design that highlights products and mission.</li><li>Break down complex topics into simple and engaging visual formats.</li></ul><p>Team Leadership & Creative Direction:</p><ul><li>Mentor, manage, and guide a small design team as the organization scales.</li><li>Provide feedback and set a creative standard while remaining hands-on with design tasks.</li><li>Build scalable design systems, style guides, and workflows to maintain high-quality visual output during rapid growth.</li></ul>User Experience (UX) Researcher<p>Our B2B SaaS client is looking for a User Experience (UX) Researcher for a 40hr/wk, 6 months contract in San Francisco, California (in office 2 days/week). You will engage in diverse product development projects, applying a variety of methodologies, and fostering relationships.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Design mixed-method studies such as surveys, interviews, A/B tests, and behavioral analysis.</li><li>Conduct UX research projects of varying complexity, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality output</li><li>Analyze and synthesize findings to inform short-term design adjustments and long-term strategic decisions.</li><li>Collaborate with product teams during the development stage to gather user insights.</li><li>Conduct user interviews, moderated research sessions, and usability testing on design prototypes (static and interactive).</li><li>Provide actionable feedback that influences UI/UX design improvements.</li><li>Facilitate conversations with diverse consumer groups to uncover pain points and usability concerns.</li><li>Establish internal networks to enhance the speed and quality of UX research solutions</li><li>Formulate a clear and inspiring UX research strategy and direction across multiple cross-functional teams and stakeholders</li></ul>User Experience (UX) Researcher<p>We are in search of a User Experience (UX) Researcher to join our client's team on a long-term contract employment opportunity in the technology industry. As a UX Researcher, your primary role will be to understand user behaviors, needs, and motivations through observation techniques, task analysis, and other feedback methodologies. </p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Conducting research using a wide variety of qualitative and a few quantitative methods.</p><p>• Working closely with various departments to identify and prioritize research questions based on analysis of current knowledge, project goals and risks.</p><p>• Identifying and recommending the best methods to answer UX research questions and meet the team’s goals.</p><p>• End-to-end experience with all aspects of the UX research lifecycle (study design, recruiting, moderation, analysis, reporting).</p><p>• Collaborating with product teams to resolve user pain points and deliver delightful experiences.</p><p>• Implementing AB Testing, Agile Scrum, and Ajax methodologies to optimize user experience and interface.</p><p>• Deliver compelling, evidence-based presentations to leadership, stakeholders, and teams showcasing research insights and recommendations</p><p>• Stay up-to-date with AI tools and leverage technologies like predictive performance data to optimize user-centered designs</p>Art Director (Experiential Event)<p>Our B2B Tech client is looking for a Principal Art Director in the Bay Area, California for their annual event in September. The role is contract 40hr/wk, 5 months. The ideal candidate will possess an outstanding blend of creativity, critical thinking, and an innovative approach to deliver creative solutions that resonate with our audience and support our brand objectives.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Develop and implement creative strategies for their annual event, maximizing the platform and other tools to improve engagement and success.</li><li>Partner with producer, internal creative and agency teams to conceptualize and implement innovative experiential activations.</li><li>Translate broad and conceptual ideas and turn them into engaging experiences.</li><li>Provide art direction and design guidance for event signage and wayfinding, production design, lighting and audiovisual elements, interactive displays and activations, collateral and promotional materials.</li><li>Lead brainstorming sessions and give innovative ideas to event themes, formats, and activations.</li><li>Develop a deep understanding of the attendee journey, mapping out key touchpoints and interactions.</li><li>Design event experiences that are engaging, illuminating, and memorable, catering to the specific needs and interests of target audiences.</li><li>Consider accessibility and inclusivity in all planning.</li><li>Work closely with Events & Executive Engagement and Product Marketing teams to ensure alignment with overall event objectives and brand guidelines.</li><li>Expertly present and pitch creative concepts to team members, effectively communicating their value and strategic alignment.</li><li>Engage in active and productive conversations with collaborators, addressing feedback and ensuring creative vision is understood and respected.</li><li>Act as a brand ambassador, ensuring all event creative outputs are consistent with brand voice, style guidelines, and visual identity.</li><li>Collaborate with external vendors, agencies, and production teams to source and handle resources critical for event execution.</li><li>Identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to optimize future event experiences.</li><li>Partner with other teams to scale creative production and streamline processes.</li></ul>