Junior Graphic Designer

Forms+Surfaces Inc

Carpinteria, CA

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
2D Graphics, 3D Design, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Brochures, Campaigns, Design Services, Diversity, Email Campaign, Graphic Design, Hubs, Industrial Design, Inside Sales, Manufacturing, Marketing, Marketing/Sales Collateral, Mentoring, Online Marketing, Photography, Product Development, Product/Service Launch, Prototyping, Sales Support, Social Media, Team Player, Typography, Usability Engineering, User Experience Design (UXD), User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Web Design, Web Graphics
LOCATION
Carpinteria, CA
POSTED
Today
Forms+Surfaces designs and manufactures architectural products that shape some of the most visited public spaces in the world: airports, transit hubs, corporate campuses, civic buildings, and city streets. Architects and designers specify our work because it holds up to the demands of real environments and maintains a focus on design excellence.

We’re hiring a Junior Graphic Designer to join the Brand Design Group, our in-house team responsible for how F+S shows up across a wide-range of contexts. This role is for a designer who wants to develop range, to work across formats, sharpen craft under direct mentorship, and contribute to a brand whose work is visible in built environments around the world.

What You’ll Do

Brand and visual design

  • Design layouts for print and digital communications: email campaigns, web assets, brochures, sales collateral, and internal templates
  • Apply layout, typography, and visual hierarchy with care, maintaining consistency across every touchpoint
  • Support requests from sales, marketing, and product teams while keeping the visual system coherent
  • Continuously evolve the visual identity to keep it relevant, identifiable, and authentic to our core values

Digital and interactive design

  • Contribute to the design of web pages, digital interfaces, and component-based systems in Figma
  • Build layouts and prototypes that balance brand expression with real usability

Motion and storytelling

  • Develop 2D motion graphics for web, social, and presentation contexts
  • Help translate campaign concepts into cohesive visual narratives across formats

What You Bring

Required

  • A portfolio showing conceptual thinking and visual consistency across print, digital, and motion
  • Solid command of layout, composition, grid systems, and typography
  • Working knowledge of UX/UI fundamentals
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects) and Figma
  • 2D motion design skills demonstrated in your portfolio
  • Genuine curiosity about AI in design workflows and a desire to integrate tools like Claude into day-to-day practice
  • A collaborative working style, openness to direct feedback, and clear ambition to grow and learn
  • BA or BFA in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Nice to have

  • 3D motion design experience
  • Familiarity with component-based design systems
  • Exposure to manufacturing, industrial design, or architectural product contexts
  • Existing experience using LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) for creative or production work

What You’ll Get

  • Direct mentorship from the Creative Lead and the broader Brand Design Group
  • Exposure to the full arc of in-house work: brand systems, product launches, web builds, campaigns, and custom design tools
  • Proximity to product development, photography, and engineering
  • An active, AI-integrated creative practice
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with employer match

Work Environment

  • Hybrid: three days per week on-site at our Carpinteria office
  • Reports to the Creative Lead
  • Works within the Brand Design Group alongside visual media creation and social media management
  • Forms+Surfaces is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Forms+Surfaces Inc