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Ketone-IQ is hiring: Senior Graphic Designer in Los Angeles

Ketone-IQ · Los Angeles, CA, USA ·

Job type:
Contract

About Ketone-IQ
We are Ketone-IQ, a brand rooted in fueling elite endurance athletes, now positioned to disrupt the energy market. From cyclists winning the Tour de France to EMT workers pulling a double-shift, Ketone-IQ is a new kind of energy — not only what gets you off the starting line, but across the finish.

In 2019, we secured a $6MM contract with the U.S. Department of Defense SOCOM to innovate this ketone nutritional superfuel. Ketone-IQ is trusted by high performers of all kinds, including Olympic athletes, Tour de France cyclists, Navy SEALs, and athletes in every major sports league in the U.S. — and now, we’re bringing it to everyone.

Ketone-IQ is High Performance Energy. We’re changing the way people fuel and rapidly expanding as we lead the ketone movement.

The Role
This is a project-based contract role supporting campaign development and execution across multiple brand surfaces. You will collaborate closely with the Senior Art Director to build cohesive creative systems that scale across retail, digital, CRM, and experiential environments.

This role is ideal for a strategic, systems-oriented designer who understands how to translate positioning into repeatable creative frameworks and deliver high-quality production work within a fast-moving startup environment.

What You’ll Own

Collaborate with the Senior Art Director to develop and execute creative across retail POS, paid media, CRM, web, and experiential surfaces.

Contribute to campaign key art exploration and evolution.

Build scalable creative templates that can flex across channels.

Prepare production-ready files for print and digital execution.

Support the continued development and refinement of the brand toolkit.

Engagement is project-based and estimated at approximately 20–30 hours per week depending on business needs.

High Performer Traits

Strategic, systems-oriented thinker who builds scalable creative frameworks.

Strong balance of conceptual thinking and production execution.

Comfortable operating autonomously and managing workload independently.

Clear communicator who can articulate design rationale.

Thrives in evolving, high-growth environments.

Detail-oriented with precision in execution.

Experience & Background

4–8 years of professional design experience.

Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.

Strong working knowledge of Figma.

Deep understanding of typography and grid systems.

Experience developing cohesive campaign systems.

Fluency in retail POS and large-format print production.

Ability to manage assignments independently.

Experience collaborating in fast-paced or high-growth environments.

Ability to maintain reasonable overlap with West Coast business hours preferred.

What Makes You a Winner

You think in systems, not just assets.

You build creative frameworks that scale across channels.

You balance bold conceptual thinking with production discipline.

You move quickly without sacrificing craft.

You elevate the brand every time you touch it.

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In Summary: This is a project-based contract role supporting campaign development and execution across multiple brand surfaces . The role is ideal for a strategic, systems-oriented designer who understands how to translate positioning into repeatable creative frameworks and deliver high-quality production work within a fast-moving startup environment .

En Español: Ketone-IQ es un nuevo tipo de energía no sólo lo que te hace salir de la línea de partida, sino también a través del final. En 2019, conseguimos un contrato de 6 millones de dólares con el Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos SOCOM para innovar este supercombustible nutricional cetónico. Colaborará estrechamente con el director de arte senior para desarrollar y ejecutar sistemas creativos que escalaran en entornos minoristas, digitales, CRM y experienciales. Contribuirá a la exploración y evolución del arte clave de las campañas. Este papel es ideal para un diseñador estratégico orientado a los sistemas que entiende cómo traducir posicionamiento en marcos creativos repetibles y entregar trabajo de producción de alta calidad dentro de un entorno startup en rápido movimiento. Lo que usted poseerá Colabora con el Director de Arte Senior para desarrollo e ejecución creativa a través de POS al por menor, medios pagados, CRM, web y superficies experimentales. Contribuye a una campaña de exploración artística clave y evolución. Construya plantillas escalables que puedan crear canales. Prepare archivos listos para su implementación impreso y digital. Apoye el desarrollo continuo y medio ambiente de herramientas creativas de la marca. El compromiso se basa en la producción basada en proyectos y se estima en aproximadamente 20 30 horas de producción rápida sobre la base de un equipo de trabajo avanzada.