Designer

Summary

TED Conferences is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination and catalyze impact. They are seeking a multi-disciplined creative Designer who can create innovative work and build brand systems across diverse applications. The role involves leading design processes, creating impactful identities, and collaborating within the Brand Creative team.

Responsibilities

• Fluently work within TED Brand Creative's concept-focused and strategic-minded design process
• Create impactful and thoughtful concepts, experiences, designs, and identities that bring the TED brand and its numerous products and initiatives to life across a wide range of touchpoints
• Design at an extremely high level and provide a strong creative point of view
• Concept and execute identities and brand systems for original video series, podcasts, conferences, and initiatives
• Extend design systems for events to cover environmental graphics, books, stage design, digital marketing, social media, screen environments, templated signage, merch and more
• Create original artworks for TED's editorial channels
• Own print production from layout through vendor handoff — including large-format signage, conference materials, and print-ready files
• Present designs and concepts with clarity and conviction
• Seek out, receive, and apply feedback in order to push your and the team’s work further — and know how to provide constructive feedback to other team members

Skills

• 3+ years of graphic design experience
• Expert fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with working knowledge of designing for print — InDesign and Photoshop especially. You can prep files and work with vendors to get the output right. If you're still building this print muscle, you're able to learn fast and own it
• Expertise in Figma is a must — and working knowledge of digital design systems a significant plus
• Strong organizational skills, from concept through delivery of mechanicals
• Flexibility. TED is a fast-paced environment, and we jump quickly from project to project. You can keep up and thrive off the energy of working on something new
• A deeply curious mind. You are culturally engaged and proactively exploring new technologies and trends within the design world
• NYC-based preferred. TED is headquartered in New York City
• A broad range of interests. You live and breathe graphic design but bring other skills to the table — illustration, motion, photography, 3D, other creative endeavors valued
• Experience designing marketing assets — email, social, display, web — is also a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years of graphic design experience
• Expert fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with working knowledge of designing for print — InDesign and Photoshop especially. You can prep files and work with vendors to get the output right. If you're still building this print muscle, you're able to learn fast and own it
• Expertise in Figma is a must — and working knowledge of digital design systems a significant plus
• Strong organizational skills, from concept through delivery of mechanicals
• Flexibility. TED is a fast-paced environment, and we jump quickly from project to project. You can keep up and thrive off the energy of working on something new
• A deeply curious mind. You are culturally engaged and proactively exploring new technologies and trends within the design world

Nice to Haves

• NYC-based preferred. TED is headquartered in New York City
• A broad range of interests. You live and breathe graphic design but bring other skills to the table — illustration, motion, photography, 3D, other creative endeavors valued
• Experience designing marketing assets — email, social, display, web — is also a plus

Benefits

• Flexible/hybrid work
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible paid time off and holiday schedule
• 401(k) with company match
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience