Senior Designer - Temporary
San Francisco · Los Angeles · USD 70-80 / hour · 6-8 years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 17, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 6-8 years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- San Francisco · Los Angeles
- Salary
- USD 70-80 / hour
About Monks
- Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.
- This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
- We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.
About the role
- Monks is seeking a seasoned Senior Designer to join an embedded creative team producing rapid-turn editorial, digital, and marketing content.
- Operating on-site alongside senior client stakeholders, this role is built for a design-first craftsperson with high autonomy, executive presence, and an end-to-end maker mindset.
Responsibilities
- Drive the creative execution of high-profile editorial, marketing, and web deliverables, applying and thoughtfully evolving established brand guidelines, component systems, and templates.
- Own deliverables from brief through final export; lead with static design while fluidly incorporating motion snippets, UI animation, and video assembly to produce complete, turnkey assets.
- Act as a strategic creative partner to client leads - presenting work directly, articulating design rationale, resolving ambiguity in real time, and guiding projects forward without daily supervision.
- Integrate approved generative AI models and prompt workflows into your daily pipeline to accelerate ideation, unblock technical constraints, and expand creative throughput.
- Distill technical concepts, product architecture, and data into intuitive infographics, diagrams, charts, and interactive layouts.
- Design responsive, accessible digital layouts in Figma, leveraging shared libraries, tokens, variables, and reusable component architectures.
- Maintain strict quality control over your own files, reviewing typography, alignment, responsiveness, animation timing, and technical specifications prior to stakeholder delivery.
- Adapt quickly to shifting brief requirements, delivering high-velocity revisions while preserving design system integrity and aesthetic polish.
- Handle confidential, unreleased product information and strategic client IP with absolute discretion.
Requirements
- 6–8+ years of design experience across digital, visual, web, or brand design within an agency, technology organization, or high-velocity in-house creative team.
- Exceptional visual judgment and taste, with deep expertise in layout hierarchy, typography, composition, color theory, and art direction.
- Practical use of After Effects and basic video post-production, with the ability to animate UI elements, craft social cuts, and deliver video-integrated assets.
- Hands-on experience integrating modern generative AI tools and model workflows into production pipelines to streamline creative execution.
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, with a track record of defending creative decisions, and building trust independently.
- Mastery of Figma’s advanced toolset - including components, variants, auto layout, variables, and cross-platform design systems.
- Proven ability to translate abstract or highly technical concepts into clear, engaging diagrams and visual narratives.
- Proven capability to handle fast turnarounds, pivot on the fly, and maintain high standards of finish under changing parameters.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English, paired with clear, proactive cross-functional communication.
Benefits
- Hourly Rate: $70—$80 USD
Workplace
- This role requires working onsite at our client's office in Menlo Park, CA, 4–5 days per week.
Skills
- After Effects
- Figma
