Code.org

Senior Designer – Art Director

Code.org
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • United StatesSenior💰 $100,800 - $112,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in graphic design and art direction, with a strong focus on typography, layout, and composition. Proficient in developing and evolving brand guidelines while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated campaigns.

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Graphic DesignArt DirectionAdobe Creative SuiteFigmaIntegrated Campaign Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Bring the CodeAI brand to life through design, visual direction, and creative ideas across every channel
  • Lead the visual side of how the brand appears and partner with the copywriter on integrated campaigns
  • Set visual direction for campaigns and channel work, and design key pieces across key visuals, social, email, web, and paid assets
  • Apply typography, layout, composition, and color through final production-ready files
  • Design for motion and platform-native formats, including vertical video and social-first content
  • Build accessible work meeting WCAG standards across digital channels
  • Use AI tools in the design workflow and help advance team usage
  • Concept integrated campaigns from brief to final delivery and translate ideas into cross-channel visual systems
  • Develop new ideas to engage audiences and solve brand challenges
  • Art direct photo and video shoots from shot list through post
  • Direct contract designers and creatives with quality-focused feedback
  • Own and evolve CodeAI visual brand guidelines
  • Advise internal teams and external partners on applying brand guidelines
  • Present work to leadership and stakeholders using strategic reasoning, audience insights, and performance data

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8 to 10 years in graphic design and art direction, including time at a senior level
  • A portfolio showing both hands-on design craft and integrated campaign work, with your specific role noted on each project
  • Expert typography, layout, and composition skills, with the ability to flex across visual styles
  • Experience concepting with copywriters, with produced campaign work to show for it
  • Experience art directing photo or video shoots through post
  • Experience building or evolving brand guidelines and helping other teams apply them
  • Experience directing the work of other creatives
  • Experience using AI tools in a creative workflow
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
  • Agency or design studio experience (preferred)
  • Experience with education, nonprofit, or mission-driven brands (preferred)
  • Motion design or video editing skills (preferred)
  • Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Work within the continental United States
  • Pass a pre-employment background check
  • Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Technology subsidy consistent with our Bring Your Own Device environment
  • Flexible, engaging, and remote working environment
  • Paid time off: 5 weeks total, comprised of 3 weeks vacation annually, plus a 2-week winter break office closure (including Christmas and New Year's), and sick leave
  • Medical, dental and vision premiums paid at 100% for FT positions and their dependents
  • Option to participate in 403b retirement plan
  • The opportunity to help students learn better and change the face of computer science
  • Virtual interviews via Google Meet

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Hard Skills
TypographyLayoutCompositionMotion DesignVideo EditingBrand Guidelines DevelopmentCampaign ConceptingPhoto DirectionVideo DirectionAI Tools Usage
Soft Skills
Creative Problem SolvingStrategic ReasoningCollaborationFeedback DeliveryPresentation Skills
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Agency ExperienceDesign Studio ExperienceEducation BrandsNonprofit BrandsMission-Driven Brands