# Graphic Designer

**Company:** [Forterra](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/forterra)
**Location:** Arlington, VA
**Role:** Brand Design
**Salary:** $100k – $125k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Figma, Adobe After Effects, Typography, Brand Design, Visual Storytelling, Information Design, Motion Graphics
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Designs brand, campaign, and marketing creative across digital, print, events, and large-format applications, translating complex autonomous-systems concepts into compelling visual stories. Requires 4+ years of graphic design experience, advanced Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, and strong brand and production skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design high-quality creative for digital and print channels, including marketing campaigns, social media, web, events, advertising, recruiting, signage, collateral, and internal communications.
- Translate complex technology, products, and concepts into clear, compelling visual stories.
- Create campaign identities, key art, graphics, illustrations, iconography, infographics, and other visual assets.
- Develop and evolve Forterra’s visual language while maintaining brand consistency.
- Support product launches, announcements, trade shows, demonstrations, recruiting initiatives, and industry events.
- Create scalable design systems, templates, and asset libraries.
- Partner with the Content Designer on presentations, reports, technical collateral, and information design.
- Collaborate with marketers, writers, engineers, product leaders, and executives to develop creative solutions.
- Prepare production-ready assets for digital, print, environmental, and large-format applications.
- Manage multiple projects while maintaining quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Incorporate stakeholder feedback while protecting brand integrity.
- Work with external vendors, agencies, photographers, printers, and production partners.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within an in-house marketing or creative team, agency, or fast-paced technology organization.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating brand design, marketing creative, typography, layout, composition, and visual storytelling.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
- Strong understanding of typography, hierarchy, color, imagery, grid systems, and fundamental design principles.
- Experience designing across digital and print formats.
- Ability to take projects from initial concept through final production.
- Strong understanding of brand systems and ability to apply guidelines consistently.
- Ability to simplify complex or technical information visually without losing accuracy.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high-quality execution.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including presenting and articulating design decisions.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable receiving feedback, iterating quickly, and collaborating across disciplines.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with technology, defense, automotive, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, industrial, or similarly technical brands.
- Experience creating visual identities and creative systems for campaigns, product launches, or major events.
- Experience with environmental graphics, trade show design, signage, or large-format production.
- Illustration, photo editing, retouching, or image-compositing skills.
- Experience with motion graphics or animation tools such as Adobe After Effects.
- Familiarity with Figma and modern digital design workflows.
- Experience art directing photography, video, or external creative partners.
- Interest in emerging technologies and ability to quickly understand highly technical products.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary: $100,000–$125,000 USD.
- Equity included in most full-time, high-demand roles.
- Premium healthcare benefits, with Forterra covering 80% of plan premiums for employees and dependents.
- Company-paid basic life/AD&D and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Company holidays, winter break, and 20 days of accrued PTO annually.
- At least 7 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- $9,000 annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
- 401(k) plan with company match up to 4%.

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