Senior Visual Designer (5890)

RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a Senior Visual Designer to join for an approximate 3-month project!

We’re looking for a talented Visual Designer to support design efforts for our client's press events. This role requires excellent fast-paced creative problem solving and precision design execution. In collaboration with creative directors, designers, PR, and agency partners you’ll concept and design on-brand graphics, storyboard motion sequences, and create polished visual assets across print, digital, and scenic environments that communicate product stories with clarity and great aesthetic judgment.

As a Senior Visual Designer, You Will

• Design high-impact visuals for press events to support keynote presentation, event signage, web layouts, promo materials, and event collateral (print & digital).
• Develop detailed storyboards and animatics for motion graphics and live-stage sequences; collaborate with motion and broadcast teams to execute.
• Translate and apply our client's brand systems consistently across all event touchpoints.
• Create simple, elegant design solutions for communicating technically complex narrative themes at scale.
• Prepare print-ready files and oversee production specs for signage, printed programs, and press kits.
• Maintain visual continuity across multiple channels, ensuring assets meet technical requirements for live and recorded presentations.
• Iterate quickly under tight deadlines; contribute creative direction and present concepts to stakeholders.
• Provide design QA during rehearsals and on-site to ensure fidelity of visuals in final delivery.

As an Applicant, You Bring

• 5+ years professional experience in visual design, with demonstrable work across print, digital, and scenic design for events or broadcast.
• Strong portfolio showing print and digital graphic design and motion storyboards.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects), Keynote.
• Solid understanding of motion design principles and experience creating clear storyboards/animatics.
• Experience applying and interpreting brand systems at scale.
• Practical knowledge of print production processes, file prep, color management, and vendor coordination.
• Excellent visual judgment — exceptional taste, strong typography, composition, color, and hierarchy skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and deliver under tight timelines.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Basic understanding of creative AI tools functionality and experience creating high-quality outputs.

Bonus If You Have

• Experience designing for product launches or live events.
• Basic understanding of large-format graphics production, video editing and broadcast standards.
• Experience working with production vendors and or stage scenic fabricators.

Additional Position Details

• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • None.
• Physical Demands
  • Physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Work Environment
  • Typical for an office setting or home environment.
  • Remote.
• Travel
  • None.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.

Compensation

Pay Range: $75.00 - $90.00 (Hourly)

The successful candidate’s pay will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.

Benefits

Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.

As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.