Sr Visual Designer
Overview
On the AI at Work team, we aim to deliver a single, cohesive narrative that resonates with business leaders and helps bring the power of AI to every individual and organization.
We are looking for a proactive, innovative senior designer who will set a new standard for visual storytelling in the AI era. The senior designer will work across cross-functional stakeholders to develop visual assets from ideation to delivery—producing world-class visuals, PowerPoint slides, and infographics in support of a narrative, keynotes, and speeches. Exceptional design and visual storytelling skills are prerequisites, but the successful candidate will be a self-starter who can drive projects forward amid shifting priorities and diverse stakeholder perspectives—all while working at the speed of AI.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Fine Arts, Journalism or related field AND 4+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years specialized functional (e.g., retail, technology) experience.
- 4+ years experience supporting senior executives in an executive communications role.
- 3+ years experience working with social media platforms.
- Experience with corporate design
- Video and motion graphic experience
Communications IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $91,000 - CAD $168,400 per year.
Find additional pay information here: Canada pay information | Microsoft Careers
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until February 8, 2025.
Responsibilities
- Develop canonical visuals and other slide graphics that require innovative and out-of-the-box thinking to bring complex technical concepts and marketecture ideas to life.
- Synthesize and simplify complex technical concepts into visuals that anyone can understand and that communicate at scale to make impact on stage and across large events.
- Translate visual concepts across touch points, including keynote and customer presentations, blogs, explainer videos, web creative, and social.
- Build a library of compelling and highly communicative infographics for the Work Trend Index, research reports, and related assets.
- Collaborate with WorkLab team to help drive the visual direction of an award-winning future of work publication, podcast, and newsletter.
- Collaborate with internal and agency design teams to deliver additional visual assets including executive and field presentation decks, product blog visual assets, and social media creative.
- Design and execute social media creative and other visually driven assets as necessary.
- Cultivate design excellence and education on the team, exploring and embracing the latest visual trends and advancements in design and production.
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