Designer Jobs in San Jose, CA

A Designer in the advertising industry is responsible for creating visually appealing and effective promotional materials for a company's products or services. They collaborate closely with advertising and marketing teams to understand brand objectives, target audience, and promotional goals. They use this information to create designs for various advertising platforms such as print, online, television, and social media. Designers also play a key role in selecting the colors, images, text style, and layout for an advertising campaign. They also provide quality control over their own work and the work of their team by reviewing designs for errors before printing or publishing.

A successful Designer should have strong creative and technical skills. They should be proficient in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Certifications in these software programs can enhance a Designer's credibility. A Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or a related field is often required. Prior roles before becoming a Designer could include Junior Designer, Graphic Artist, or Production Artist. These positions provide individuals with the opportunity to gain experience in creating designs and using design software, as well as learning to work as part of a design and advertising team.

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Brakes Design Engineer

  • Newark, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Newark, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Brakes Design Engineer#25-69157 $48.99-$51.41 per hour Newark, CA All On-site Job Description Our Client, an EV Manufacturer company, is looking for a Brakes Design Engineer for their Newark, CA...

PD/Mechanical Validation & Design Engineer:

  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

fixture design projects Drive and execute mechanical validation to meet key deadlines and priority goals Develop specifications and project plans to execute designs by working closely with product designers...

Free People Stylist

  • Palo Alto, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 9 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 9 hours ago

Location This position is located at 660 Stanford Shopping Ctr, Palo Alto, California, 94304 United States Role Summary A Stylist contributes to driving sales through providing a genuine...

Substrate Design Engineer

  • Saratoga, CA (10 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 9 hours ago
  • Saratoga, CA (10 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 9 hours ago

Design, Package Design Engineer #LI-BR1 #LI-ONSITE #PANDO...

Graphic Designer III

  • Palo Alto, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 9 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 9 hours ago

Brand Consistency: Support and evolve Turing's visual design system and brand guidelines, maintaining templates, design libraries, and visual standards across internal and external communications....

RTL design Engineer

  • San Jose, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 1 day ago

Job Description: Strong Logic Design, RTL coding (Verilog HDL) and debugging skills Analyze and resolve Lint, CDC and RDC issues in the design Understanding of low power design and validation...

Hardware Engineering and R&D - Hardware Design Engineer 5

  • Mountain View, CA (10 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Mountain View, CA (10 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Hardware Engineering and R D - Hardware Design Engineer 5 Job#: 2079981 Job Description: Job Description: Typical Day in the Role Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is to work on...

HVAC Design Engineer

  • San Jose, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 1 day ago

Country: United States of America Location: CAC08: CCS - City of Industry, 2478 Peck Road, Peck Center Phase I, City Of Industry, CA, 90601 USA About this role: Step into a role where you don't...

Design Engineer 4

  • Newark, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Newark, CA (15 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Position: Design Engineer 4 Location: Newark, CA. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in a related engineering discipline Senior level GD&T qualification. Master's degree in engineering is...

Lead Product Designer

  • San Jose, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 1 day ago

As a Lead Product Designer, you have a critical role in defining our relationship with our customers through the product....

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Senior ASIC Physical Design Engineer - High Performance Designs

  • Santa Clara, CA (3 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (3 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized...

Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Santa Clara, CA (3 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Santa Clara, CA (3 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Insight Global is looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer specializing in tooling, youll work with a team of engineers and global manufacturing partners to design and develop custom tools and...

Video Editor - Social

  • Menlo Park, CA (18 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago
  • Menlo Park, CA (18 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 1 day ago

Summary A leading tech company is seeking video editors for a 1-2 month contract position focused on social-first content. We're looking for a talented team member who thrives in a quick-turn,...

Principal Product Designer for a personal finance management company in Menlo Park, CA

  • Menlo Park, CA (18 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • Menlo Park, CA (18 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 2 days ago

Principal Product Designer for a personal finance management company in Menlo Park, CA We re looking for an experienced Principal Product Designer to join our team....

Web UX Designer 3

  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 2 days ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA (7 miles from San Jose, CA)
  • 2 days ago

Strong visual design skills, including typography, color theory, and composition. Understanding of user research and testing methodologies....

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Salary for Designer Jobs in San Jose, CA

Estimated salary range based on data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and iHireAdvertising research efforts.

Highest Education Level

Designers in San Jose, CA offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
67.3%
Master's Degree
17.7%
Associate's Degree
8.2%
Vocational Degree or Certification
3.1%
High School or GED
2.0%
Doctorate Degree
1.0%
Some College
0.7%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Designers in San Jose, CA
Less than 1 year
38.5%
2-4 years
23.1%
1-2 years
19.2%
6-8 years
11.5%
4-6 years
3.8%
None
3.8%


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