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Shield AI, a venture-backed defense-tech company, is seeking a Senior Staff Designer to lead the development and execution of integrated brand campaigns. You will work closely with the Director of Brand and Creative to translate campaign strategy and creative direction into distinctive visual concepts and cohesive systems that span digital, social, events, presentations, advertising, and other brand touchpoints.
In this senior individual contributor role, you will be a close creative partner throughout the campaign lifecycle—from early concept development and visual exploration through production and launch. You will help shape briefs, develop campaign ideas, establish visual direction, and turn approved concepts into clear systems that other designers, agencies, and production partners can execute consistently.
You will own high-visibility design work while providing direction, feedback, and hands-on support across broader campaigns. You will collaborate with writers, designers, video teams, marketers, and external partners to connect messaging and visuals, solve creative problems, and maintain alignment as requirements evolve. This role requires strong judgment, exceptional craft, and a bias toward action—the ability to move between concept and execution, present and defend your thinking, incorporate feedback without weakening ideas, and deliver polished work under demanding timelines.
Shield AI's products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. The company operates globally with offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 6+ years of professional design experience with a portfolio demonstrating conceptually strong, integrated brand campaigns
- Expert command of visual design (typography, composition, color, imagery, art direction)
- Demonstrated ability to translate campaign strategy and creative briefs into distinctive concepts and scalable visual systems
- Experience developing campaigns across digital, social, advertising, events, presentations, and other brand touchpoints
- Ability to move fluidly from early concept development through detailed design and final production
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
- Experience directing and reviewing work produced by designers, agencies, and production partners
- Strong presentation skills and ability to clearly explain and defend creative decisions to senior stakeholders
- Experience collaborating closely with writers, marketers, video teams, and other creative disciplines
- Ability to manage multiple high-visibility projects, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and deliver exceptional work under tight deadlines
- Strong understanding of production requirements across digital and print formats
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to brand consistency
- Ability to operate as a senior individual contributor, taking ownership of work without requiring day-to-day direction
PREFERRED:
- Experience designing for aerospace, defense, advanced technology, or other complex technical industries
- Experience translating technical products and capabilities into clear, compelling campaign creative
- Background working in an in-house brand studio or creative agency on large, integrated campaigns
- Experience partnering closely with a creative director from initial concept through launch
- Art direction experience across photography, illustration, motion, video, and 3D
- Experience directing agencies, freelancers, photographers, and other production partners
- Familiarity with environmental graphics, event experiences, and large-format production
- Experience developing campaign systems that can be extended consistently by other designers and teams
- Working knowledge of motion design, video production, or 3D workflows
- Familiarity with legal, brand, data-handling, and export-control reviews for public-facing creative work
