Designer Jobs in California

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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Senior Designer

  • Bertelsmann
  • San Diego, CA
  • 18 hours ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 18 hours ago

While visual design will be the core expertise, this individual will play a key role in content and creative strategy....

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Product Designer (Ads/monetization)

  • TEKsystems c/o Allegis Group
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 day ago

Senior Product Designer - Ads & Growth Platforms Fully remote *MUST HAVE ADVERTISING/MONETIZATION EXPERIENCE* About the Role We're seeking an experienced Product Designer to help shape advertiser-facing...

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Senior Product Designer

  • Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC
  • Sanger, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • Sanger, CA
  • 1 day ago

Strong visual design and brand sensibilities....

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Senior Product Designer

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 2 days ago
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 2 days ago

Strong visual design and brand sensibilities....

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Presentation Designer - Executive Level

  • Johnson Service Group
  • Fremont, CA
  • 4 days ago
  • Fremont, CA
  • 4 days ago

Proven ability to build and maintain scalable presentation template systems Strong command of typography, layout, color, and data visualization within a slide format Detail-orientated, collaborative...

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Principal Designer, Brand Creative

  • Block, Inc.
  • CA
  • 4 days ago
  • CA
  • 4 days ago

You Have 10+ years of experience in visual design, brand design, graphic design, or a related creative discipline....

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Experienced Product Designer

  • Stytch
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 4 days ago

We're looking for an Experienced Product Designer to join the team....

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Senior Product Designer

  • Kelly Mitchell
  • Glendale, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • Glendale, CA
  • 5 days ago

Our Media & Entertainment Technology client is seeking a Senior Product Designer for a 52-week hybrid contract in Glendale, CA....

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Staff Product Designer

  • VSCO
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 5 days ago

You'll own products end-to-end - from strategy and problem framing through interaction design, visual craft, and delivery....

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Policy Design Manager for CalSAWS

  • Regional Government Services
  • Gold River, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • Gold River, CA
  • 5 days ago

Are you an experienced policy and program leader who thrives in complex, fast-moving public sector environments? Do you have the analytical expertise to interpret legislation, translate policy...

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System Speed and Reliability Co-Design Engineer

  • NVIDIA
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • 6 days ago
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • 6 days ago

SCG sits at the crossroads of design, architecture, marketing, and productizationowning the journey from the architecture stage through final product definition across Gaming, Datacenter,...

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Principal Product Designer

  • Headspace
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 days ago

Skilled in motion design and interaction design, creating dynamic and seamless user experiences....

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Lead Motion Designer

  • Whatnot
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 days ago

Role We're looking for a Senior Motion Designer to join the creative team at Whatnot....

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Creative Designer

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 days ago

About The Role: We're looking for a Brand Designer who can build brand storytelling design inside Superette, the Creative Studio....

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Senior Designer, Cinematics - Unannounced Game

  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Irvine, CA
  • 7 days ago
  • Irvine, CA
  • 7 days ago

We are looking for a Senior Cinematic Designer to help us craft a new, unannounced game for Blizzard....

Hybrid

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Salary for Designer Jobs in California

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

Highest Education Level

Designers in California offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
67.5%
Master's Degree
17.6%
Associate's Degree
8.2%
Vocational Degree or Certification
3.0%
High School or GED
1.9%
Doctorate Degree
1.0%
Some College
0.6%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Designers in California
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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