Creative Circle is hiring: Multimedia Producer (FT) in San Diego

Position Summary

Our political agency client is seeking a Multimedia Designer proficient across design, motion, and photo to join their team.

Location & Schedule

Hybrid position, requiring candidates to be local to San Diego. Hybrid remote/in-office work schedule: 1 day per week in office and 4 days remote (in‑office days may increase).

Responsibilities

• Production and building out assets based on an already‑established design (i.e. referencing a client‑approved design and reformatting it into many assets including different banner ad sizes, social media sizes, or video that adhere to set specifications).
• Collaborate with the account team and senior designers to design visually appealing social media graphics, banner ads, branding assets, and other graphic design deliverables from start to finish.
• Conceptualize client brands from scratch including logos, color scheme, iconography, graphic treatments, etc.
• Design and produce motion graphics, GIFs, and video ads.
• Design responsive websites, landing pages, and microsites while collaborating with Web Developers and the Account Team.
• Design and produce HTML5 ads.
• Provide design guiding eye, strategy, and review across internal departments.
• Travel for on‑site photo and video shoots‑approximately once a quarter and potentially more frequently in election years.
• Opportunity to conceptualize and collaborate for company branding materials including photography, video, presentations, and other marketing materials.
• Manage time and prioritize daily workload.
• Research and test emerging AI‑powered design tools and creative technologies, such as generative image platforms and motion tools, with a focus on improving creative workflows, expanding visual possibilities, and enhancing the quality and speed of deliverables.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in design.
• Prior work/experience designing for politics or a politics‑adjacent organization (a PLUS).
• Expert in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe InDesign.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted design tools and a strong interest in integrating emerging tech into the creative process.
• Experience designing banner ads and/or social graphics.
• Interest in working in the fast‑paced world of advocacy, public affairs, and ballot measures.
• Can‑do attitude; work hours can be atypical as our work is centered heavily around political events (e.g., legislative sessions, elections).
• Ability to perform well under tight deadlines.
• Ability to grow and learn from feedback and design edits.
• Great attention to detail.
• Excellent communication capabilities.
• Ability to multi‑task different projects.
• Desire to learn new skills in a very fast‑paced energized environment.

Bonus Capabilities

• Experience in Adobe XD, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, HTML/CSS, and Final Cut Pro.
• Prior work/internship with a digital advertising agency.
• Prior work/experience designing for politics or politics‑adjacent.
• Solid conceptual understanding of the political process in the United States and a passion to be involved and learn more.

Benefits

Competitive salary; 21 days of PTO (10 flex + 11 national holidays); medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; 401(k) with company match opportunity; flexible health spending account; quarterly staff outings (baseball games, happy hours, etc.); company‑supplied laptop and equipment; company‑paid parking for in‑office days.

Other Information

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This role is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.