About the Role
GDP is a creative marketing agency that combines strategy, design, and journalism to help brands clarify complexity. We are seeking a thoughtful and detail-oriented designer with strong fundamentals in typography, layout, and visual storytelling, eager to contribute to diverse projects and learn from senior creative leaders.
Responsibilities
- Execute thoughtful, high-quality design work across editorial projects, social media, presentations, and brand campaigns.
- Partner with Design Directors and Creative Directors to translate concepts into polished, production-ready creative.
- Contribute to the design and evolution of reports, long-form articles, visual storytelling systems, and other editorial experiences.
- Develop multiple design explorations and iterate thoughtfully based on feedback.
- Support campaign work through the creation of extensions and supporting assets across digital, social, and live-event channels.
- Collaborate closely with writers, strategists, editors, and producers to ensure work is clear, compelling, and well-crafted.
- Prepare files for production and coordinate with internal teams and external production partners.
- Contribute to communications systems for, by, and about GDP across owned, social, and live-event platforms.
- Use AI tools thoughtfully to accelerate ideation, generate reference materials, prototype quickly, and explore new creative possibilities.
- Stay curious about emerging trends in design, technology, and storytelling, bringing new ideas and references to the work.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in a design, branding, or marketing agency environment.
- Deep interest in design systems—including typography, photography, grid, color, and composition—and the ability to apply them consistently.
- Experience designing across multiple formats, including editorial, presentations, social media, and campaign assets.
- Passion for visual storytelling and an appreciation for the role design plays in helping people understand complex ideas.
- Highly collaborative, resourceful, and eager to learn from experienced creative leaders.
- Basic understanding of interaction design best practices when designing for digital environments.
- Demonstrated fluency with Figma as a primary design and prototyping tool.
- Demonstrated fluency with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign).
- Competency in Keynote and Google Workspace is a plus.
- Experience with AI creative tools, including image generation platforms and AI-assisted workflows, is preferred.
- An interest in technology, innovation, and B2B storytelling is a plus.
Skills
- Typography
- Layout
- Visual storytelling
- Editorial design
- Social content design
- Presentation design
- Campaign design
- Figma
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Keynote
- Google Workspace
- AI creative tools
- Image generation platforms
- AI-assisted workflows
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2-5 years
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000–$95,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits
- Personal and professional development
- Career growth opportunities
About the Company
- GDP is a creative marketing agency that combines the best of strategy, design, and journalism to help brands clarify complexity.
- Organizations need to know who they are, what they stand for, and what they're here to do. They need to communicate their ideas and ideals in clear and compelling ways.
- Our team of journalists, strategists, and designers helps brands turn complexity into clarity.
Equal Opportunity
- GDP is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
