Designer Jobs in San Mateo, 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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Hardware Design Engineer 5

  • Mountain View, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 7 days ago
  • Mountain View, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 7 days ago

Our client, a leader in technology innovation, is seeking a Power Validation Engineer to join their team. As a Power Validation Engineer, you will be part of the AI SOC organization supporting the...

Product Design Engineer - iPad

  • Cupertino, CA (22 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Cupertino, CA (22 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Job Summary Summary Posted: Jul 01, 2025 Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number: 200611150 The iPad Product Design Team works in a dynamic startup-like environment with all of the tools, resources, and...

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Manufacturing Experience Required)

  • Emeryville, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Emeryville, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Atomic Machines is ushering in a new era in micromanufacturing with its Matter Compiler (MC) technology. The MC enables new classes of micromachines to be designed and built by offering...

Hardware Design Engineer 5

  • Mountain View, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 5 hours ago
  • Mountain View, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 5 hours ago

Purpose of the Team: The team is part of the AI SOC organization at Microsoft, focusing on developing AI SOCs internally. They are responsible for characterizing and validating the SOCs before...

Senior Analog and Charge Pump Design Engineer, Raxium

  • Fremont, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 10 hours ago
  • Fremont, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 10 hours ago

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience with analog circuit design principles and...

Interaction Design Manager, Google Search

  • San Francisco, CA (15 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 10 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA (15 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 10 hours ago

Minimum qualifications: Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design. 4 years of management experience with direct reports...

Product Design Engineer III

  • Cupertino, CA (22 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 11 hours ago
  • Cupertino, CA (22 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 11 hours ago

Job Description: Candidate will provide design support for iPad products including: Using 2D and 3D CAD to communicate design intent, inspection requirements, and test methods. Developing deep...

Mechanical Design Engineer, Service Tooling

  • Fremont, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 11 hours ago
  • Fremont, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 11 hours ago

Join Tesla's Mission to Accelerate the World's Transition to Sustainable Energy.As part of Tesla, you'll contribute to a future powered by electric vehicles, solar energy, and advanced energy...

Sr. RF Design Engineer

  • Mountain View, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 11 hours ago
  • Mountain View, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 11 hours ago

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace...

Sr. Optical Transceiver Design Engineer

  • Fremont, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 12 hours ago
  • Fremont, CA (18 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 12 hours ago

Primary Duties & Responsibilities Lead the hardware and PCBA design for optical transceiver. Conduct electrical and optical measurements of optical transceiver. Create optical transceiver...

Trendsend Stylist Stores Part Time-Town and Country Village-Palo Alto, CA

  • Palo Alto, CA (12 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (12 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago

Job Type Part-time Description EVEREVE inspires women to move forward in their fashion and in their lives by offering modern, curated piecesalong with expert styling to ensure women feel...

Stylist Part Time Lead-Town and Country Village-Palo Alto, CA

  • Palo Alto, CA (12 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (12 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago

Job Type Part-time Description EVEREVE inspires women to move forward in their fashion and in their lives by offering modern, curated piecesalong with expert stylingto ensure women feel...

Stylist Part Time-Town and Country Village-Palo Alto, CA

  • Palo Alto, CA (12 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago
  • Palo Alto, CA (12 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago

Job Type Part-time Description EVEREVE inspires women to move forward in their fashion and in their lives by offering modern, curated piecesalong with expert stylingto ensure women feel...

Senior Design Manager, AI

  • San Francisco, CA (15 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA (15 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago

You'll work with fellow Designers as well as Engineers, Product Managers, Content Designers, Researchers, Marketing Experts, and Analysts to advocate for the user experience in our products and ship...

Learning Experience Designer

  • San Francisco, CA (15 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA (15 miles from San Mateo, CA)
  • 19 hours ago

Responsibilities Job summary We're hiring a Learning Experience Designer on our customer learning team....

Demographic Data for San Mateo, CA

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Salary for Designer Jobs in San Mateo, CA

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

Highest Education Level

Designers in San Mateo, 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
3.0%
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 Mateo, 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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