The Role
Senior Designer responsible for developing visual concepts and client-ready assets across digital, print, experiential, advertising, social, events, and presentations. The role owns projects from concept through final execution, contributes to creative strategy, creates visual storytelling decks, manages multiple deadlines, presents concepts to clients, and supports junior and mid-level designers. Collaboration across agency and client teams is essential.
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Looking for something fresh?
Day One Agency is hiring.
Day One is a creative agency committed to bringing fresh thinking to our work. Every. Single. Day. For us, every day is day one, a new opportunity to start from the beginning, find a new angle, and let our creativity and curiosity lead us to earn the unexpected.
We’ve built a reputation as a creative partner tuned for navigating culture today; helping brands build legacy through relevance. We’re looking to expand our team with a new Senior Designer. You’ll become part of an award winning collective of cultural insiders* and industry outsiders**, all of whom are storytellers at heart.
Below you’ll find some specifics about the role. At Day One, the job description is truly just the start. Our best team members are enthusiasts who opt-in and bring something to the party.
Ready to join a team that's been on Fast Company's Most Innovative list for three years running, made the Ad-Age A-List and been named Agency to Watch 2025, and took home Campaign AOY in 2025 and PR Week Midsize AOY 4 years in row (2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026)?
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* TREND FORECASTERS, WRITERS, DESIGNERS, PRODUCERS, PEOPLE PERSONS, DIGITAL NATIVES, CULTURE HEADS, INTERNET ARCHAEOLOGISTS, MEME HISTORIANS
** ORGANIZERS, GLOBETROTTERS, DROPOUTS, SKATE SHOP ALUMNI, FORMER BARISTAS, SELF-TAUGHT DEVS, INDIE PUBLISHERS, FINE ARTISTS, SMALL-TOWN ESCAPEES
This position is full-time, requires a hybrid work schedule, and is only available in Los Angeles.
Responsibilities
- Use visual thinking and hands-on design skills to solve strategic business challenges
- Provide a unique perspective, creative ideas, and visual support across projects
- Contribute ideas, references, and insights during creative strategy and concept development
- Help bring creative ideas to life through moodboards, references, decks, and design thinking
- Flex and showcase a variety of creative skills across different projects and formats
- Design and deliver client-ready assets across social, out of home, brand marketing, advertising, web, events, print, pitches, and presentations
- Craft and elevate visually engaging decks that turn ideas into impactful visual stories
- Manage multiple projects at once while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines
- Own design projects from concept through final execution
- Support and provide guidance to junior and mid-level designers as needed
- Collaborate effectively and build strong relationships with team members across the studio, agency, and client teams
- Thrive in a diverse environment and contribute to the overall culture of Day One
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience at an advertising/creative agency or design studio
- Multi-disciplinary portfolio showcasing a range of design work and creative capabilities
- Skilled in designing across digital, print, and experiential platforms, with an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of each
- Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Keynote, PowerPoint, and Google Slides
- Strong understanding of typography, photo retouching, storyboarding, and animation direction
- Proven track record of taking projects from concept through design and final delivery
- Comfortable presenting creative concepts and working closely with clients to apply creative solutions to business challenges
- Collaborative approach to iterating on and evolving concepts through constructive feedback
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think through creative challenges
- Adept at multitasking and prioritizing workloads while maintaining quality through quick turnarounds
- Energetic team player with a great work ethic and willingness to jump in where needed
- Thrives in a diverse environment and contributes to the overall culture of Day One
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Compensation + Benefits
We value all of our employees and are happy to provide comprehensive benefits to help support them holistically in the best way we can. We offer all our employees:
- Health Care (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
- Summer Fridays
- 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Lifestyle Spending Account
- Paid Parental Leave
- Commuter Benefits
- New Business Referral Bonus
- Employee Referral Bonus
The Company is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base compensation range for this role is $80,000-$95,000 and this position is eligible for benefits that include medical insurance (health, dental, and vision), retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, new business and employee referral bonuses, etc. Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for Los Angeles based hires only and is provided pursuant to the applicable law. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as candidates' relevant work experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
About
We move the world by stopping it in its scroll with stories that earn.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience at an advertising or creative agency or design studio
- Multi-disciplinary portfolio showcasing a range of design work and creative capabilities
- Experience designing across digital, print, and experiential platforms
- Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Keynote, PowerPoint, and Google Slides
- Strong understanding of typography, photo retouching, storyboarding, and animation direction
- Proven ability to take projects from concept through design and final delivery
- Comfort presenting creative concepts and working with clients
- Collaborative approach to iterating on concepts through constructive feedback
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to address creative challenges
- Ability to multitask, prioritize workloads, and maintain quality under quick turnarounds
- Energetic team player with a strong work ethic and willingness to help where needed
- Bachelor's degree
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