Assistant Designer Jobs in Renton, WA (NOW HIRING)

Team Red Dog is hiring a Graphic Designer for our client, a creative technology powerhouse and global digital experience innovator. In this fully remote, highly visible role, you'll create compelling social media content, event branding, and campaign assets that showcase innovation, sustainability, and the stories shaping one of the world's most recognized technology brands. You'll transform complex technology concepts into bold, engaging visual experiences while collaborating with art directors, creative teams, and stakeholders across a wide variety of high-impact initiatives. This is an exceptional opportunity for a designer with a standout portfolio who thrives in a fast-paced creative environment and enjoys balancing independent concept development with large-scale campaign production.

Top Required Skills (Must Haves):

1. Graphic Design (5–7+ years): Strong portfolio demonstrating bold, modern brand and social design with exceptional typography, layout, color, and visual storytelling.
2. Adobe Creative Cloud Expertise (2–3+ years): Expert proficiency with Illustrator and Photoshop to create polished digital, print, event, and social assets.
3. Social Media Design (2–3+ years): Experience designing engaging, platform-specific social content while maintaining consistent brand standards.
4. Event & Campaign Production Design (2–3+ years): Experience producing high-volume creative assets for events, campaigns, environmental graphics, presentations, signage, and branded merchandise.

Opportunity Overview:

Join a highly collaborative creative team responsible for shaping how millions of people experience Microsoft's brand across social media, major events, and global storytelling initiatives. You'll contribute to high-profile campaigns while partnering with talented designers, art directors, motion specialists, and brand leaders to produce creative work seen around the world. Every project offers the opportunity to influence how innovation and technology are communicated through thoughtful, visually compelling design.

How you will make an impact:

• Design original social media graphics that keep brand channels engaging, current, and visually compelling.
• Translate complex technology concepts into clear, approachable, and visually engaging creative assets.
• Manage your own creative workload while working against editorial and content calendars.
• Produce high-quality campaign assets including social graphics, event signage, banners, branded merchandise, presentation decks, and environmental graphics.
• Execute production work from established campaign design systems while maintaining brand consistency across every deliverable.
• Build organized, animation-ready files that support collaboration with motion and video teams.
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail, ensuring design quality along with copy accuracy, spelling, grammar, accessibility, and global readiness.
• Collaborate closely with Art Directors, designers, marketers, and cross-functional stakeholders throughout the creative process.

The expertise you bring:

• 5–7+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• 2–3+ years designing for social media and digital marketing campaigns.
• 2–3+ years of event, environmental, or campaign production design experience.
• Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition, color, hierarchy, and brand systems.
• Demonstrated ability to create engaging visual storytelling that simplifies complex or technical concepts.
• Experience balancing independent creative ownership with executing established creative direction.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work at volume.
• Portfolio showcasing bold, modern, personality-driven design work across social, branding, and campaign projects. Portfolio submission is required.
• Experience with Figma is a plus.
• Familiarity with light motion graphics or animation-ready asset preparation is a plus.
• Passion for social media, digital storytelling, and emerging design trends.

What makes a candidate highly successful in this role:

The strongest candidates combine exceptional creative talent with the ability to execute quickly and consistently within established brand systems. Their portfolios demonstrate bold, attention-grabbing work that feels modern, social-first, and visually distinctive rather than traditional corporate marketing. They enjoy shifting between independently developing creative concepts and supporting large campaign launches, thrive in collaborative environments, and consistently deliver polished work without sacrificing quality, accuracy, or attention to detail.

Why Work with Team Red Dog?

At Team Red Dog, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment to personalized service and our deep experience in matching talented professionals with meaningful roles at some of the world's most inspiring companies is what sets us apart. We take the time to understand your unique skills, strengths, and passions—because we believe your career should reflect who you are.

Whether you're looking to grow, pivot, or simply find a place where your work truly matters, we offer opportunities that empower you to make a positive impact. With excellent benefits, a supportive team, and a role where you can thrive while doing what you love, we're here to help you take the next step with confidence. Join us—and discover what it means to be genuinely valued in your career.

Generous benefits package for qualified employees includes:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and life)
• Employer-matched 401K plan
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Paid Holiday Benefit

Estimated Start Date: Immediately

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Job #: 2583

Job Type and Estimated Duration: W2 contract opportunity through June 30, 2027, with the potential to extend up to 18 months total, subject to performance, budget, and client discretion.

Rate: $35–$40/hour

Team Red Dog is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, reach out to hr@teamreddog.com, and we will work to ensure an accessible experience. We strictly adhere to federal, state, and local laws to maintain a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

We offer competitive compensation aligned with U.S. industry standards, and our final offer will reflect the candidate's location, job-specific skills, experience, and knowledge.

• All applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.
• Team Red Dog is an E-Verify employer.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a reference and background check.
• Please no solicitations from C2C or recruiting firms.