Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Designer with expertise in digital design to join our dynamic creative team. This role combines creative design with technical proficiency to elevate our brand's visual storytelling across various digital platforms. Self-proficient and responsible for planning, concepting, layout, design, and post-production to produce high quality work that meets marketing objectives and drives results. The Senior Designer position will also be responsible for helping to apply and evolve the branding guidelines.

What You'll Do

Design Expertise:

• Create visually compelling designs using graphic design principles when designing (including but not limited to) digital assets, presentations, marketing collateral, tradeshow support, and other branding materials.

• Develop innovative concepts and solutions that align with brand guidelines and project objectives.

• Maintains corporate identity, design standards, and policies.

• Develop creative for cross channel campaigns, ensuring cohesive visual storytelling and brand consistency across platforms.

• Design and optimize user-friendly website layouts that enhance user experience and reflect current design trends and practices.

• Collaborate with web developers to implement design solutions that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, and aligned with SEO principles.

• Basic knowledge of HTML for email design and development.

• Proficient in Figma for designing high-quality digital assets across platforms.

• Working knowledge of short-form animation for marketing and social platforms.

• Be able to present design work to key stakeholders with design rational and support with competitive analysis research.

• Troubleshoot production problems and interact with company's staff and outside vendors regarding production issues.

Collaboration and Project Management:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including marketing leads, communications, and other teams to understand project requirements and deliver creative solutions.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining a high standard of quality.

Supervision Received or Extended 

• Works independently under broad supervision.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at the senior management level across functional groups and business units.

What You'll Bring

• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in design.

• Utilize advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign).

• Experience in digital design.

• Experience in Salesforce, Marketing Cloud and/or Hubspot preferred.

• Figma Experience Required.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent proofreading and editing skills; able to interpret color specifications.

• Excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills.

• Detail oriented.

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and teamwork skills.

• Self-motivated; self-starter.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks, respond quickly to emergent problems, and focus both on long-range projects and immediate tasks.

• Proficient in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams).

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Fine Arts, Multimedia, or related field preferred.

• Proven experience (5+ years) in graphic design with a strong portfolio.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present ideas and work collaboratively within a team.

• Strong organizational a