Senior Creative Designer
Somerville, NJ - USA
Job Summary
SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks ensuring continuous measurable assurance that software just works as intended with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation API lifecycle management and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams.
SmartBear is trusted by more than 16 million developers testers and software engineers across 32000 organizations including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe JetBlue and Microsoft. SmartBears best-loved brands include Swagger TestComplete Reflect QMetry Zephyr and more. As stewards of a collaborative open source community SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place. Learn more at or follow us on LinkedIn X and Reddit.
At SmartBear you will be part of a dynamic team solving one of the most critical challenges facing modern businesses: ensuring the integrity of software in an AI-driven world. Whether you are working directly with customers driving go to market strategies supporting operations building products or enabling teams your contributions help shape the future of software quality for organizations worldwide. Join us in our mission.
Senior Creative Designer
Corporate Marketing
The Corporate Marketing team is a multidisciplinary group of designers copywriters storytellers and brand champions responsible for bringing the SmartBear brand to life at scale. We define and evolve our voice and visual identity shape our corporate narrative and place customers and employees at the center of everything we create. Acting as both an in-house agency and brand stewards we deliver innovative high-impact creative across digital motion and print to drive meaningful business outcomes.
As a Senior Creative Designer you are a strategic and hands-on creative leader who elevates how our brand shows up across every touchpoint. You combine strong conceptual thinking with exceptional execution translating businessobjectivesinto compelling visual systems and storytelling. From early ideation through final delivery you ensure every creative solution is intentional cohesive and aligned with brand and growth goals.
You will partner closely with the Creative Director and cross-functional stakeholders to lead and execute a wide range of initiativesfrom integrated campaigns and flagship events to digital experiences and product a key role in mentoringothers andcontinuously raisethe bar for design excellence.
Responsibilities
- Assistwith leadingthe concepting design and execution of high-impact creative across campaigns events digital experiences social media and brand initiatives ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.
- Own select projects end-to-end from project management to ideation and creative direction through execution and delivery - driving timelines aligning stakeholders and ensuring exceptional quality across all outputs.
- Develop and evolve scalable visual systems and design frameworks that strengthen brand consistency while enabling flexibility across channels and product lines.
- Translate complex product narratives and technical concepts into clear engaging and visually compelling storytelling tailored to diverse audiences.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing product web and content teams tohelpshape creative strategies and deliver cohesive integrated experiences across all touchpoints.
- Partner with the web team to influence and elevate the visual experience acrossSmartBearscorporate and product websites ensuring best-in-class UX and brand expression.
- Act as a brand steward and advocate ensuring all creative work not only adheres to but evolves SmartBears visual identity and standards.
- Manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously balancing speed quality and strategic alignment in a fast-paced environment.
We are looking for you if you have:
- 5 years of experience in graphic design or creative roles with a strong portfoliodemonstratingconceptual thinking and execution across multiple channels.
- Expertproficiencyin Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator Photoshop InDesign) and Figma; motionor video experience is a plus.
- Strong understanding of brand systems visual storytelling and integrated campaign development.
- Proven ability to lead projects influence creative direction and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate creative rationale and align teams around a vision.
- Highly organized and self-directed with strong project management skills and attention to detail.
- Experience working within multi-product or B2B technology environments is highly preferred.
- Bachelors degree in design or equivalent professional experience.
Why you should join the SmartBear crew
- You can grow your career at every level.
- We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work collaborate and have fun.
- We love celebrating ourSmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.
- We are guided by a People and Culture organization - an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically the whole person.
- We celebrate our differences in experiences viewpoints and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.
Did you know
- Our mission at SmartBear is to make our technology-driven world a better place. We are committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility across the communities we serve.
- SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville MA with offices around the world including Galway Bath Wroclaw andBangalore.
- Wevewon major industry (product and company) awards including SD TimesDeveloperWeeksDeviesAward the AI Breakthrough Award andBuiltInBest Places to Work.
- SmartBear is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
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At SmartBear we believe transparency in pay is part of how we build trustwith our employees candidates and community. Our compensation philosophy is grounded in market competitiveness internal equity and rewarding impact.
We encourage candidates to view compensation as part of their total rewards experience at SmartBear. This includes performance-based bonuses for eligible roles a generous benefits package that supports employees health and well-being and promotes work-life balance through flexible time off and hybrid work options. You can build your career at SmartBear through professional development opportunities and an inclusive collaborative culture where everyone can thrive.
Your SmartBear total rewards compensation package includes base salary and may also include a performance bonus plan. The base salary range for this role is listed below. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors including relevant experience skills internal equity and geographic location.
Estimated Base Salary Range
$108700 - $110000 USD
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Testing and Development teams around the world use SmartBear's automation, development and monitoring tools to build better software and applications.