Senior Designer

Senior Designer

Guardian’s Enterprise Creative team is seeking a brand-focused, systems-oriented Senior Graphic Designer to join our growing internal agency. This role will be key in upholding and advancing our visual identity across all touchpoints. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a meticulous eye for detail, capable of translating complex topics and data into compelling visual narratives and supporting brand governance efforts across the organization.  

Key responsibilities 

Brand stewardship 

• Serve as an expert in our visual identity, ensuring consistency and excellence across all brand expressions. 

• Partner with the Brand Design Lead to develop, refine, and enforce brand guidelines. 

• Create and maintain brand templates for internal and external use across all forms of media. 

• Support brand training initiatives for internal and external partners. 

• Provide constructive feedback to both creatives and non-creatives who execute on our brand. 

• Contribute to the evolution and documentation of our brand identity and design standards. 

• Help maintain our Brand Center website to ensure a smooth user experience with up-to-date information and resources. 

Creative development 

• Design high-impact visual assets across a variety of print and digital media including brochures, flyers, banner ads, paid and organic social posts, email, thought leadership reports, web assets, PowerPoint, event and environmental materials, motion graphics storyboards, infographics, branded merchandise, and more. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to interpret strategic goals into visual solutions that are brand-aligned and audience-focused. 

• Translate data-based information into digestible, compelling designs that tell a clear story; visual treatments are selected carefully with purpose and logic behind them. 

Communication and collaboration 

• Consult with internal “clients” and creative leads to determine the optimal creative approach for a given assignment. 

• Collaborate with writers to deliver strategic, thoughtful creative solutions. 

• Proactively alert project managers when workload support is needed. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in graphic design or related field. 

• Portfolio that demonstrates a strong breadth of work.