Designer

GlobalHybrid

Responsibilities

Create impactful and thoughtful concepts, experiences, designs, and identities that bring the TED brand and its numerous products and initiatives to life across a wide range of touchpoints
Design at an extremely high level and provide a strong creative point of view
Concept and execute identities and brand systems for original video series, podcasts, conferences, and initiatives
Extend design systems for events to cover environmental graphics, books, stage design, digital marketing, social media, screen environments, templated signage, merch and more
Create original artworks for TED's editorial channels
Own print production from layout through vendor handoff â including large-format signage, conference materials, and print-ready files
Present designs and concepts with clarity and conviction

You know how to build a brand system and how to break new ground within one.
You have a strong command of typography, color, and composition, and you integrate photography and visual storytelling naturally into your work.
Fluently work within TED Brand Creative's concept-focused and strategic-minded design process
Expert fluency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with working knowledge of designing for print â InDesign and Photoshop especially.
Expertise in Figma is a must â and working knowledge of digital design systems a significant plus •
Experience designing marketing assets â email, social, display, web â is also a plus
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TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility, and catalyze impact.
Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder, and the pursuit of knowledge â without an agenda. We seek:
Curious learners: Individuals seeking meaning, growth, and understanding in a complex world
Builders and creators: People developing ideas, culture, and communities that advance human progress
Connectors and conveners: Leaders, educators, and community builders who bring others together around ideas.
Through talks, media, convenings, learning experiences, and industry-leading storytelling, TED influences how millions around the world think, learn, and engage.
The TED Brand Creative team is passionate about TEDâs content and the prospect of creating a stronger platform to enable the exchange of ideas worldwide.
As part of the larger Media and Curation team, weâre focused on delivering the best experiences possible across a wide range of platforms â our annual conferences, our editorial channels, our global distribution efforts, new content formats, and much more. Job Description
As a multi-disciplined creative, you are a highly conceptual visual thinker and detailed in the execution of ideas, from cradle to completion.
You're capable of creating gorgeous, innovative work, but you can think strategically, scaling ideas holistically across a diverse range of applications and platforms.