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Design & Creative · San Francisco, CA
Graphic Designer jobs in San Francisco, CA
Creates visual work such as logos, layouts, packaging, and marketing assets, translating a brand's voice into images and typography across print and digital formats.
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$28–$67/hr
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$91k
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Fund, BOND, and Coatue. Grow With Us We’re looking for a Brand Designer who will execute high-quality design work across marketing and... ..., including sales decks and enablement materials, website graphics and landing…
Come shape the future of brand experience. At Jack Morton, we design and build head-turning, smile-inducing, impact-driving brand... ...work hybrid in a US Jack office** Jack Morton is hiring a Graphic Designer to join o…
for AI. Not “chat history.” Not “notes.” Actual persistent memory that AI agents can use, share, and reason over. You’ll design the interfaces that make this usable. That Includes How context shows up before a prompt is…
$148k - $167k
Discord Creative Studio Team is seeking a versatile Product Creative designer and illustrator with strong conceptual skills and a knack for... ...demonstrating expressive, high-craft illustration and graphic design work…
$64.48k
collaborations, retail environments, pop-ups, and in-store moments. We operate with high taste, deep craft, and exacting standards. This is a design team built on trust, candor, and a shared obsession with quality. We ar…
$50 - $95 per hour
The Role At ComfyUI, our tools empower the world’s best creatives to make incredible things. We’re looking for a talented Graphic Designer to help us support and reach that these artists through fantastic design across e…
$48k - $63k
Commercial book publishing company seeks a Mid-level Freelance Graphic Designer to conceptualize and create marketing materials and Advance Reading Copies for our list of fiction and nonfiction books. This is a remote fr…
The Role As the Graphic Designer & Content Creator, you’ll be a core member of the Goldman Environmental Prize’s communications team, reporting to the Communications Director. You’ll create visual content that supports c…
Appstem is a product design agency focused on transforming complex business problems into elegant digital solutions. Leveraging a team of experts in product design and development, Appstem provides the expertise of a ful…
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What graphic designers earn in San Francisco
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $28–$37 | $59k–$77k |
| Mid level | $37–$50 | $77k–$105k |
| Senior | $50–$67 | $105k–$140k |
Adjusted for the San Francisco market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignTypographyLayout and compositionBrand identityPrint productionFigma or CanvaClient communication
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Which piece in your portfolio best represents you, and why?
Choose one piece and explain the brief, your concept, and how you refined it. Depth on one project beats a tour of ten.
How do you handle vague or conflicting feedback from a client?
Describe how you ask clarifying questions, restate goals, and present options with rationale instead of endless revisions.
Walk me through your process from brief to final delivery.
Show a repeatable process: discovery, references, sketches, digital drafts, feedback rounds, and file handoff for print or web.
How do you keep a design on brand while still making it fresh?
Talk about working within brand guidelines and finding room in imagery, layout, or motion rather than changing core elements.
Tell me about a tight deadline and how you delivered.
Focus on prioritization and communication, like agreeing on a reduced scope early, rather than heroics alone.
How do you prepare files for print versus digital?
Mention color modes, bleed and margins, resolution, and export formats. It shows production experience, not just concept work.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For graphic designers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Treat your resume as a design sample: one clean page with disciplined typography and spacing.
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Put your portfolio URL in the header and make sure it loads fast on a phone.
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Quantify where possible, such as the number of campaigns shipped or engagement lift on redesigned assets.
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List specific deliverable types you have produced, from packaging to trade show banners, so recruiters can match you to briefs.
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Name your production skills, including prepress and file handoff, since many roles filter on them.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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