SolarWinds
Senior Creative Strategist (Design & Multimedia)
Austin, Texas · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 hours ago
Agentic AIPhotoshopIllustratorAdobe Creative SuiteAfter EffectsWritingPremiere ProVideo ProductionCollaboration
About the role
- We are looking for a Senior Creative Strategist-a designer-first creative who thrives at the intersection of high-fidelity visual craft, motion storytelling, and agentic systems thinking.
- you are designing systems that allow the team to multiply output without sacrificing craft.
- You aren't just making work; you are designing systems that allow the team to multiply output without sacrificing craft.
Responsibilities
- Design & Visual Strategy (Primary)
- Execute high-fidelity visual design to align with our ever-evolving brand.
- Own layout, typography, and visual system decisions across campaigns, digital platforms, and print.
- Bridge the gap between static design and video, ensuring a cohesive visual language across all platforms.
- Multimedia Support & Video Collaboration (Secondary)
- Contribute to video and photo production as a "designer who shoots" - capturing assets with a clear understanding of how they'll live within a larger design system.
- Provide basic video editing support when needed, with a focus on translating the design identity into motion.
- Collaborate with the video team to ensure visual consistency from concept through final delivery.
- Build modular templates and "creative kits" that enable the team to scale output without increasing manual hours.
- Implement AI tools thoughtfully and strategically, always anchored to your creative judgment rather than letting the tool drive the output.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in design or multi-media fields
- Design-First Expertise (Required)
- You rely on your trained creative taste to ensure the final product is elite, and you use technology to handle the repetitive so you can focus on the craft.
- you can thrive in a fast-paced environment where the brief evolves and priorities shift.
- This role sits within SolarWinds' broader Creative Group - a collaborative team of designers, video producers, brand leads, and UX specialists. You'll have real team support around you
- the expectation isn't that you carry every discipline alone, but that you elevate the whole.
- Expert-level command of Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. Your portfolio should demonstrate a strong foundation in layout, typography, and visual systems.
- 2-3 years of agency experience, with a portfolio that reflects the strategic "why" behind the design, not just the execution.
- Basic video editing and production skills - enough to capture and cut assets with confidence. Deep video production experience is a bonus
- Comfort collaborating with video specialists and translating design decisions into motion contexts.
- The Pragmatic Scaler
- You actively use AI tools in your workflow today - not as a crutch, but as a production assistant. You rely on your trained creative taste to ensure the final product is elite, and you use technology to handle the repetitive so you can focus on the craft.
- You're keeping up with the fast-moving AI tool landscape and are always looking for ways to work smarter.
- Mindset & Work Style
Nice to have
- a background or strong interest in copywriting, screenwriting, or narrative storytelling.
- SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
- Multimedia Fluency (Preferred, Not Required)
- Basic video editing and production skills - enough to capture and cut assets with confidence.
- a designer's eye applied to motion is the baseline requirement.
Benefits
- Deep video production experience is a bonus; a designer's eye applied to motion is the baseline requirement.
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