GRAPHIC DESIGNER 3
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
ROLE IS MOSTLY REMOTE BUT CANDIDATE MUST BE BASED IN NEW YORK, NY OR CAMBRIDGE, MA TO IDEALLY GO ONSITE ONCE A WEEK
$49.41-$53.16/hr, $8,696-$9,356/month COMPENSATION RATE (depending on experience)
PLEASE NOTE: This role is not open to Corp to Corp.
OUR COMPANY – MURPHY & ASSOCIATES
Murphy & Associates has had the privilege of providing technology and business consulting services to over 150 diverse clients in the Greater Seattle Area since 1980. We take great pride in our full disclosure model and low margins which attracts top tier talent. We are transparent with our employees. Our business model fosters loyalty, satisfaction, and consistent delivery of quality services from the consultants on our team. Through it all, Murphy & Associates has stayed true to its roots, partnering with highly qualified technology and business consultants and working closely with our clients, fairly and ethically.
THE CLIENT
Our client is a large technology company based in the Greater Seattle Area. They develop software, services, products, and hardware devices.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER 3
What We Do
This team is a global group based in the company Research labs worldwide, dedicated to designing and delivering impactful engagement programs that foster connections and drive the exchange of ideas between the company’s internal research community and the broader academic and research ecosystem.
Through high-impact programs, workshops, and events, we strengthen leadership in the global research community, spark innovation, and bring together scientists and technologists for critical discussions. Our initiatives build relationships, facilitate collaboration, attract top talent, and enhance the team’s role as a thought leader in advancing science and technology.
What You’ll Do
As a Graphic Designer, you will play a crucial role in creating and producing visually compelling designs and deliverables for various digital platforms and in-person experiences. With a strong background in design principles, you will collaborate in a fast-paced environment and when projects need evolving with the program managers on the Community Initiatives team and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative design deliverables. This role will report into the Director the team.
In this, role you will:
• Design & Production: Create and deliver timely and accurate graphic art production, layout and design for programs and projects (webpage banners, emails, conference booth design and assets, social media assets)
• Collaboration & Communication: Communicate and collaborate directly with Community Initiatives teams’ Program Managers to gather input and regular feedback, managing expectations and presenting design concepts effectively.
• Visual identity Consistency: Ensure the team’s visual identity consistency across all design deliverables.
• Alignment: Collaborate with and collect feedback from the Design Lead to ensure alignment to overall visual identity guidelines and evolutions
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Top Skills:
1. Minimum 5+ years experience with in-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress.
2. Minimum 5+years experience with proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials.
3. Minimum 5+years experience with strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness. (this is 75% of the role)
4. Minimum 5+years experience with excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.
Years of Experience: Years of Experience Required: 5+ overall years of experience in the field.
Qualifications:
• 5+ years experience in graphic design
• An undergraduate or bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
• Proven experience as a graphic designer with a strong portfolio across print and digital, including event-related materials
• In-depth mastery of current design and production tools and technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, M365, WordPress.
• Familiarity with Microsoft productivity tools: Microsoft 365, Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint
• Strong time management skills to independently manage multiple projects, responsibilities, and ensure preparedness.
• Excellent written communication skills, essential for collaborating across a global team and multiple time zones, ensuring clear and effective updates via Teams messages.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)
• Experience designing for academic research communities.
• Knowledge of motion graphics or video editing.
• Experience working in a large tech or research organization.
Degree/Certs: n/a
Disqualifiers: Candidates who do not meet the hard requirements for the role.
Best: The ideal resume would contain
• Experience designing for academic research communities.
• Knowledge of motion graphics or video editing.
• Experience working in a large tech or research organization.
PI: Feedback from team & Sponsor. Performance will be assessed based on meeting deadlines and quality of work.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Start & End: 5/12/2025 – 6/30/2025.
Schedule: M-F, 40 hrs a week, no OT expected.
Typical Tasks: The purpose of this team is managing the internal and external affairs for Microsoft Research. The team partners closely with researchers to help accelerate their research, hosts internal events, and engages in
community initiatives both internally and externally.
Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of 25% meetings, 75% heads down.
Interaction Level: High level of interaction with Team & Sponsor.
Work Environment: 100% remote but needs to be local to Cambridge, Massachusetts or New York City, New York ; the sponsor strongly encourages the candidate to go onsite once a week. Majority of the team goes in once a week for lab work (and social interaction and camaraderie).
Extension: Chance to extend.
BENEFITS
We offer the opportunity to participate in health, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401k.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by applying here with your LinkedIn profile.
KEYWORDS
Graphic design, graphic designer, design, figma, adobe creative suite, hybrid onsite
Murphy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all applications without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.
