Sr Graphic Designer [AQ-12228]

Location: Remote (Preferred: Within commuting distance of Mountain View, CA or NYC for periodic in-person collaboration)

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of production-ready 2D graphic assets, typographic systems, and visual messaging layouts for global retail displays, localized signage, and promotional fixtures.
• Apply and extend Google’s global brand guidelines with meticulous precision, maintaining absolute consistency in typography, imagery, and color systems across every physical retail touchpoint.
• Partner closely with Spatial Designers to align 2D visual assets with 3D structural layouts, ensuring graphics seamlessly fit physical fixtures and architectural constraints.
• Prepare flawless, production-ready mechanical files for external vendor hand-off, with expert application of bleed lines, die lines, high-resolution standards, and color profiles (CMYK/Pantone).
• Collaborate with Creative Production to inspect physical material swatches, print proofs, and color draw-downs, guaranteeing print quality matches Google's premium design standards.
• Manage complex project asset libraries, maintaining strict version control and driving rapid, high-quality design revisions during iterative review cycles.

Requirements

• Senior-level proficiency in 2D graphic design, typography, layout hierarchy, and environmental/retail branding.
• Expert mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat) and Google Workspace.
• Deep technical knowledge of print production processes, color management, substrate capabilities, and vendor mechanical hand-off workflows.
• Proven ability to work side-by-side with spatial designers, creative directors, and external production partners in a fast-paced environment.

Pay

Compensation Range: $145,000 - $150,000 (DOE)

Client Description

Aquent Studios is a global creative studio that delivers scale, speed, and efficiency to the world’s most recognized brands. We create work that has a real impact on their business. As an Aquent Studio team member, you’ll engage with the largest and most influential companies, solving design challenges across tactic types and platforms, including digital design, UI/UX, video, motion, content, print design, and web development. The role offers opportunities to do meaningful work in a collaborative setting that values ingenuity and personal growth.