What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Brand Designer position at McAfee?
Role Overview
We’re looking for a Senior Brand Designer who thrives on solving complex design challenges and elevating ideas into world-class creative. You’ll work across omnichannel campaigns, including upper/mid funnel media campaigns, performance marketing and lifecycle marketing, shaping visual systems that scale while still allowing for creative expression. You’ll also mentor junior designers and collaborate closely with writers, marketers, and strategists to bring campaigns to life.
This role is ideal for a Senior Designer with strong systems-thinking, typographic rigor, and the ability to adapt creative to maximize impact across a variety of touchpoints — with bonus points for motion graphics and creative automation experience.
This is a Hybrid based position located at one of our Hub office locations (Frisco, TX, New York, NY, San Jose or Newport Beach CA). You will be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis, when you are not working on-site you will work from your home location. We are only considering candidates within commutable distance to one of these locations (Frisco, TX, New York, NY, San Jose or Newport Beach, CA) and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.
Job Description
About the Role:
McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.
Company Benefits And Perks
We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified in 10 countries, a reflection of the supportive, empowering environment we’ve built where people feel seen, valued, and energized to reach their full potential and thrive.
We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.
We’re looking for a Senior Brand Designer who thrives on solving complex design challenges and elevating ideas into world-class creative. You’ll work across omnichannel campaigns, including upper/mid funnel media campaigns, performance marketing and lifecycle marketing, shaping visual systems that scale while still allowing for creative expression. You’ll also mentor junior designers and collaborate closely with writers, marketers, and strategists to bring campaigns to life.
This role is ideal for a Senior Designer with strong systems-thinking, typographic rigor, and the ability to adapt creative to maximize impact across a variety of touchpoints — with bonus points for motion graphics and creative automation experience.
This is a Hybrid based position located at one of our Hub office locations (Frisco, TX, New York, NY, San Jose or Newport Beach CA). You will be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis, when you are not working on-site you will work from your home location. We are only considering candidates within commutable distance to one of these locations (Frisco, TX, New York, NY, San Jose or Newport Beach, CA) and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.
Job Description
About the Role:
- Create, evolve, and manage scalable design systems that can be utilized by stakeholders without requiring always-on high touch support
- Lead the translation of campaign creative into digital experiences, ensuring usability, clarity, and visual consistency
- Partner with brand team, product marketing and cross-functional teams to concept and deliver high-impact creative
- Balance big-picture thinking with hands-on craft — from key campaign visuals to production-ready assets
- Apply design frameworks to multiple marketing touchpoints (performance media, email, social, etc.) to meet marketer strategies while adhering to touchpoint best practices
- Understand business and stakeholder needs and build/optimize creative that drives impact
- Ensure work consistently meets high standards for design, usability, and brand alignment
- Mentor junior designers and provide constructive, inspiring feedback
- Explore motion graphics and editing opportunities to expand the team’s creative toolkit
- 6 plus years of design experience (agency or in-house), with a portfolio that shows both systems-thinking and campaign craft
- Expert proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
- Proven ability to translate brand strategy into cohesive design systems and campaign executions
- Strong typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills
- Proficiency leveraging AI tools (e.g., MidJourney, Firefly, Runway) to explore, prototype, and extend creative directions
- Understanding of business priorities and goals and how design can drive impact
- Ability to mentor, inspire, and collaborate across disciplines
- Bonus: experience with motion graphics/animation, video editing, or creative automation platforms like Celtra
McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.
Company Benefits And Perks
We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified in 10 countries, a reflection of the supportive, empowering environment we’ve built where people feel seen, valued, and energized to reach their full potential and thrive.
We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.
- Bonus Program
- Pension and Retirement Plans
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Support for Community Involvement