Senior Graphic Designer
At a glance
Senior Graphic Design role at RR Donnelley. Remote, United States · full-time · $68,500–$106,900 base.
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What you'll do
- Build reusable design systems and templates that support work across teams and channels
- Find slow points in design production, then automate resizing and template creation to speed delivery
- Lead design reviews with senior stakeholders and set visual standards through peer and technical reviews
- Create partner pitch decks, media kits, reports, co-branded campaigns, and retail displays
- Guide designers and offshore production teams through complex work, clear handoffs, and quality checks
What you bring
- At least five years in professional design or creative services
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Strong Figma and Adobe platform skills, with depth in modular systems and workflow automation
- Experience using motion tools such as After Effects or Figma prototyping for lightweight animated assets
Who this fits
This senior role suits a designer who can shape scalable systems while producing consumer and B2B campaign materials. You’ll mentor designers and work with offshore service teams across time zones. The role is remote.
From the employer
RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.
We are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking Senior Graphic Designer to lead creative execution across both our consumer-facing (B2C) and wholesale/partner-facing (B2B) channels. In the fast-paced grocery retail environment, you will be responsible for bringing our brand to life—from weekly shopper campaigns and in-store signage to corporate pitch decks and vendor partnership collateral. You know how to design a high-converting consumer grocery ad as well as a polished, data-driven B2B vendor presentation.
Responsibilities:
- Architects and directs the development of scalable, modular design systems and master templates to ensure long-term cross-functional scalability.
- Audits creative workflows to identify bottlenecks, implementing file automation and sophisticated toolsets to improve departmental efficiency.
- Leads design reviews with senior stakeholders to build consensus on systematic design approaches and project feasibility.
- Serves as the primary SME for internal discovery and external vendor production, ensuring all deliverables meet rigorous technical and systemic standards.
- Establishes and enforces departmental standards for visual hierarchy through formal peer reviews and technical audits.
- Mentors junior and mid-level designers on design craft, technical execution, and system-level thinking, providing hands-on guidance to solve complex conceptual problems.
- Act as a power user of Figma, leveraging components, auto-layout, and variables to build scalable, robust design systems. Embrace and integrate Figma AI platforms and other generative AI tools to accelerate ideation, asset generation, and versioning.
- Proactively identify bottlenecks in the creative pipeline and implement automation strategies (e.g., automated resizing workflows, dynamic template generation) to improve team efficiency.
- Completely comfortable working alongside and directing offshore service teams, ensuring clear communication, precise handoffs, and maintained quality standards across time zones.
- Develop premium B2B collateral for our wholesale partners, local suppliers, and corporate stakeholders, including pitch decks, media kits, and annual reports. Create co-branded materials for brand-partnership campaigns (e.g., CPG brand collaborations). Design high-impact in-store and tradeshow marketing materials, such as point-of-sale (POS) displays, booths, and endcap signage.
- Basic knowledge of animation and motion graphics (e.g., Adobe After Effects, Figma prototyping, or similar tools) to create lightweight GIFs, UI micro-interactions, and engaging social video assets.
- Bachelors degree in related field is required.
- At least 5 years of experience in professional design or creative services is required.
Skills and Certifications
- Specialized depth of expertise in modular design and scalable systems.
- Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Platforms.
- Sophisticated analytical thought for solving systemic production issues.
- Negotiation skills to influence others to adopt a different technical point of view.
- High-level proficiency in emerging design technologies and workflow automation.
- Ability to lead large-scale technical projects.
RRD's current salary range for this role is $68,500 to $106,900 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the future. At RRD, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. Depending on the role, in addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.
RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans
At RRD, we value innovation, authenticity, and integrity. To uphold the security and fairness of our hiring process, we ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools during interviews to ensure an authentic and secure experience. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to maintain a transparent and equitable hiring process.
All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.