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Senior Digital Designer

Cascade Designs, Inc., Reno, NV, United States


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Senior Digital Designer
Full Time Clerical Reno, NV, US

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $100,000.00 Annually

Cascade Designs is looking for a Senior Digital Designer who can help support and elevate its pinnacle outdoor brands, Therm-a-Rest, MSR, Platypus, SealLine, PackTowl and Varilite.

The Senior Digital Designer will have a passion for social media and digital trends, be fluent in modern digital best practices, including performance-driven creative, motion-first design, and scalable design systems, and be excited to grow an ever-expanding digital ecosystem at an in-house, product-driven company. You will work collaboratively with the creative team and will interact with the greater marketing, e-commerce, and product teams. While this position will report to the Creative Director, the individual will need to be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, content-driven environment with high output across channels.

This role requires balancing strong creative execution with an understanding of how design impacts engagement, conversion, and overall campaign performance.

Essential Job Functions
Digital Design (70%)

Short-form and motion-first content – design and produce short-form video and motion assets for social, paid media, and ecommerce (e.g., Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts)

Develop campaign creative for A/B testing and performance optimization across paid and owned channels

Create platform-specific content tailored to channels like including social and paid media ecosystems, blogs, and email

Digital production across formats (banners, ads, animation/video)

Support in creating and adhering to brand guidelines for digital spaces and ensuring consistency across all channels

Contribute to and help maintain scalable digital design systems and component libraries across channels

Partner with the web team to support ongoing layout and design optimization across homepage, collection pages, PDPs, and landing pages.

Asset Production (20%)

Product photography, video, and animation to support digital

Support integration of user-generated and partner content into digital campaigns where applicable

Working with photographers, videographers, and creative contractors to create assets to support digital campaign needs

Video production to support product and campaign needs

Animation production

Support content capture and asset creation for real-time or rapid-turn social media or broad marketing needs

Flexibility to support creative team during sales meetings, tradeshows, events etc. when cyclical busy periods arise

Photo and video shoot support – studio and lifestyle

Professional Requirements/Qualifications

6+ years of professional graphic design experience to include:

Creating motion graphics, animations, and video edits to support campaigns and social content

Digital/social campaign design work

Web production

Proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere)

Familiarity with collaborative tools (e.g., Figma, Miro)

Basic understanding of AI-assisted design tools (e.g., generative fill, image generation, workflow acceleration)

Experience working within Digital Asset Management systems

Experience working with project management systems

Experience developing creative informed by performance metrics, testing, and optimization

Effective in cross-functional team environment

Demonstrated ability to work flexible schedules to meet project deadlines

Experience collaborating with and providing direction to freelance designers and external partners

Detail-oriented, able to effectively prioritize multiple projects and thrive in fast-paced environment with diverse work

Highly organized with experience managing assets in shared systems and scalable file structures

Bonus Qualifications

A passion and excitement for outdoor spaces and activities

Experience with 3D Modeling

Familiarity with e-commerce platforms (e.g., Shopify)

Understanding of CMS environments

Experience designing for social-first or content-driven brands

Understanding of accessibility best practices (WCAG) in digital design

Print production. Pre-press and press check management a plus but not required

Photo and video shoot experience

Education/Certifications:

Degree in Graphic Design or relatable field

Please have a body of work that can easily be shared with our team

Some of our amazing benefits include...

3 weeks paid time off per year

10 paid holidays

3 Floating holidays

401(K) with company matching

Life insurance paid by Cascade Designs

Activity Gear Loaner Program and discounts on products purchased through Pro Deals

$100 to spend on Cascades Designs products and an employee discount on all Cascade Designs gear!

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all-encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

Cascade Designs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, veteran's status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, or any other basis protected by law.

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