Join Hovercraft to create high-profile, culturally influential work for leading brands. Projects include visual systems, campaigns, story-driven environments, immersive digital installations, and browser-based experiences.
The RoleWe’re looking for designers who think strategically and creatively across a variety of project types. Portfolios should demonstrate conceptual thinking, strategic insight, and exceptional craft. Multidisciplinary skills such as illustration, animation, or spatial design are a plus.
What You’ll Do- Take ideas from initial concept through execution alongside creatives, technologists, producers and leadership.
- Develop original design directions and refine work within established brand guidelines and visual centers.
- Combine conceptual thinking with craft and attention to detail
- Adapt to different brand styles and visual directions, spotting opportunities for unexpected interactive, environmental, or animation outputs.
- Find outside inspiration, and bring new thinking and ideas into the studio.
- 2+ years of experience in a similar role
- Proficiency in Figma or Adobe Creative Cloud
- A passion and hunger for learning and up-leveling your craft
- Portfolio showing solid fundamentals, attention to detail, inventive design thinking and high-level execution in brand experience work (spec work is welcome)
- A collaborative team player that is motivated, pro-active and positive.
- Multi-disciplinary interests in other media (illustration, animation, 3D, etc.)
The average salary range for this position is $70,000 - $80,000 annually, plus comprehensive benefits. Salary is determined by a combination of factors that include qualifications, applicable skills, relevant experience and other budgetary considerations such as location/geography.
Hovercraft is a remote-first company, working primarily on Pacific and Mountain time. You must be eligible to work in the US.
Recruitment Notice
We use AI-assisted tools solely to help identify and highlight keywords related to critical design skills and relevant experience within applications. These tools support our recruiting team by improving consistency and efficiency; they do not make hiring decisions. All applications are reviewed by humans, and AI is not used in a discriminatory manner or to evaluate personal characteristics unrelated to job requirements.
Hovercraft Denver, Colorado, USA Office
2859 Umatilla St, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80211 4310
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