Senior Designer - Designer-Visual Design

As Design Strategists, you will be core members of our close-knit, multi-disciplinary creative team, working to

conceive, prototype, and deliver 360-degree campaign solutions for our clients’ most complex challenges.

Our designers are expected to think big, challenge convention, and help shape how IBM’s solutions are

brought to life visually and experientially.

If you are passionate about being part of a high-performing, like-minded creative community—locally and

globally—with strong

opportunities for mentorship and career growth, this role oIers exposure to some of IBM’s most strategic

pursuits.

Work You’ll Deliver

As members of the Strategic Sales team, Senior Design Strategists synthesize complex and varied

information from numerous inputs into cohesive, compelling stories delivered through presentations,

posters, videos, websites, and other digital and physical assets for large strategic sales opportunities.

Candidates must be comfortable engaging with senior executives, quickly grasping complex technical and

commercial constructs, and recommending visual strategies that translate client solutions into engaging,

persuasive deliverables.

The team much like an external design agency, often working to tight, client-driven timelines. The ability to

think creatively, prioritise eIectively, and remain calm under pressure is essential. We are also championing

AI across everything we do and are looking for designers who are confident using AI-enabled features within

Adobe and other creative tools to enhance speed, quality, and creativity under demanding deadlines.

Project work will include both independent and highly collaborative eIorts within an organisation that values

quality, eIective communication, creative problem-solving, and professional growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong self-confidence with outstanding written and verbal communication skills

• AI champion: a designer who actively uses AI to accelerate and enhance creative outputs

• Fluency across design and prototyping tools, including Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign,

Photoshop, After EIects, XD), Microsoft PowerPoint, and Keynote

• Natural ability to re-imagine complex information structures in ways that add tangible value to client

engagements

• Strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills

• Ability to manage ambiguity and work professionally and calmly under pressure against tight client

deadlines

• Proven experience collaborating with global teams and senior stakeholders across multiple time zones

• Exceptional organisational skills with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities

• Proactive and constructive approach to design critique and feedback from both creative and non-creative

stakeholders

• Demonstrated leadership capability, including providing guidance and feedback to more junior designers

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Working knowledge of motion design, video, and web

• Plus:
After EIects animation and videography experience

• Plus:
Exposure to front-end web technologies (HTML5, CSS, cloud hosting and development)

Required Qualifications and Expectations

• 5+ years of relevant professional design experience, preferably within an agency or consultancy

environment

• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in composition, typography, colour, and visual communication

fundamentals

• Willingness to travel up to 50% across the MEA region

• Degree in Graphic Design or a related design discipline

• Foundational field of study in Graphic / Visual Design, Multimedia Design, Digital Design, or related

disciplines (including

AI-enabled design