Senior Brand/Graphic Designer - GBX

Responsibilities

• Strategy, Insight & Systems Architecture
• Source of Truth: Lead the end-to-end creation and maintenance of Brand Standard Decks.
• Translate abstract design concepts and market insights into concrete, written standards for typography, color, iconography, and layout.
• Simplify Complexity: Transform complex business challenges and customer insights into simple, intuitive, and tangible visual identities that inform the future of our products.
• Systematize Design: Build and maintain scalable design systems and Figma libraries that empower cross-functional teams to execute with speed and brand alignment.
• Strategic Vision: Navigate ambiguity in evolving environments, connecting customer needs and business strategy to maintain a clear, long-term design direction.
• Craft & Identity Excellence
• Multidisciplinary Execution: Execute world-class brand identities across both physical and digital applications, ensuring a seamless experience across our global portfolio.
• Iterative Innovation: Stay ahead of design trends and emerging technologies. Constantly experiment with new visual and verbal tones, prioritizing technical precision and high-level storytelling.
• Identity Stewardship: Maintain the highest standards of graphic design, ensuring that every touchpoint—from print to motion to web—reflects the brand’s core values.
• Governance, Archive & Leadership
• Brand Monitoring & Auditing: Proactively monitor the application of brand standards globally. Conduct audits and provide documented feedback to ensure all touchpoints align with established standards.
• Archive Management: Act as the lead custodian of the Design Brand Archive and Library, ensuring all historical references, templates, and assets are meticulously organized and searchable.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Bridge the gap between brand strategy and product execution by collaborating consistently with product design teams and subject matter experts.
• Stakeholder Storytelling: Create comprehensive presentations and prototypes that tell a project’s story, enabling co-creation and alignment among senior leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Brand Design, or associated fields.
• Experience: 5-8+ years of experience in Graphic Design, Brand, or Communications Design (Agency or Corporate).
• Portfolio: A "killer" portfolio demonstrating mastery of visual systems, typography, and complex brand identity projects that "wows" the toughest critics.
• Software Fluency: Expert-level command of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects) and Figma. Microsoft Office proficiency is required.
• Technical Writing: Proven ability to write clear, instructional design documentation and standards.
• Pluses: Experience with AutoDesk, AutoCad, Alias, VRed, or Adobe Premiere Pro. Experience with product design or automotive.

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.
This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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