Brand Designer, Events at OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

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$190,000 – $240,000Compensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

4+ years of experience designing for events—from signage, staging, and wayfinding to digital graphics, live-stream motion, and environmental branding
Portfolio that demonstrates strength across event design touchpoints, including motion, typography, physical builds, apparel, and digital production assets
Adept at creating cohesive brand systems across physical and digital environments, ensuring consistency of logos, type, color, and motion in live experiences
Enjoy collaborating with producers, event planners, motion designers, and marketers to translate brand identity into immersive, real-world experiences
Balance creative vision with practical execution, delivering designs that are visually compelling, scalable, and production-ready
Comfortable working on high-visibility, time-sensitive projects, managing multiple deadlines while maintaining craft quality from concept through final production
Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, adapting quickly as event plans evolve
Appreciate the unique impact of live experiences in shaping how a global audience connects with OpenAI’s mission and technology
Detail-oriented and passionate about ensuring every touchpoint—signage, motion, print, digital—feels intentional and cohesive
Help foster a culture of design excellence, mentoring other designers and setting standards for event design at scale

Responsibilities

From concept to completion, produce signage, wall vinyls, wayfinding, apparel, stickers, and other on-site graphics that set the atmosphere and communicate the purpose of the event. Leverage consistent logos, fonts and textures to deliver a cohesive brand experience
Develop visual motion systems for live streaming. Design overlays, lower-thirds, titles and other graphic elements that define the look and feel that will cross all digital programming
Collaborate with cross-functional teams. Partner with motion, video, producers, artists and event planners to develop. Work closely with marketing, product and event teams to ensure designs align with our brand language
Maintain and evolve brand systems. Work within established brand guidelines while refining and expanding them for new frontiers. Document design systems and share learning to enable consistency across the entire ecosystem
Create and manage design timelines. Own and coordinate project schedules, ensuring milestones are met and teams stay aligned through the entire lifecycle of event design
Scaling Global Events: Scale global events by building and leading a bench of exceptional designers, while fostering an environment that attracts, develops, and retains high-value talent

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Brand DesignGraphic DesignMotion GraphicsEvent GraphicsWayfinding DesignSignage DesignStreaming OverlaysVisual SystemsBrand GuidelinesLower Thirds

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary range for the Brand Designer, Events role?

The salary range is $190K - $240K.

Is this a remote position or does it require office work?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What experience and skills are required for this role?

Candidates need 4+ years of experience designing for events including signage, staging, wayfinding, digital graphics, live-stream motion, and environmental branding, a portfolio showing strength in motion, typography, physical builds, apparel, and digital assets, and skills in creating cohesive brand systems across physical and digital environments.

What is the team culture like at OpenAI's Design Studio?

The Design Studio builds and maintains OpenAI's brand identity with consistent and impactful presence, bridging product development, communications, and marketing through innovative design and strategic communication, emphasizing beautiful, accessible, transparent, and authentic communication of AGI advances.

What makes a strong candidate for this Brand Designer role?

A strong candidate has 4+ years of event design experience, a portfolio showcasing motion, typography, physical builds, apparel, and digital assets, expertise in cohesive brand systems, and enjoys collaborating with producers, event planners, motion designers, and marketers.

OpenAI

Develops safe and beneficial AI technologies

About OpenAI

OpenAI develops and deploys artificial intelligence technologies aimed at benefiting humanity. The company creates advanced AI models capable of performing various tasks, such as automating processes and enhancing creativity. OpenAI's products, like Sora, allow users to generate videos from text descriptions, showcasing the versatility of its AI applications. Unlike many competitors, OpenAI operates under a capped profit model, which limits the profits it can make and ensures that excess earnings are redistributed to maximize the social benefits of AI. This commitment to safety and ethical considerations is central to its mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) serves all of humanity.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2015Year Founded

$18,433.2MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

AI & Machine LearningIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care

Mental healthcare service

Fertility treatment coverage

401(k) with generous matching

20-week paid parental leave

Life insurance (complimentary)

AD&D insurance (complimentary)

Short-term/long-term disability insurance (complimentary)

Optional buy-up life insurance

Flexible work hours and unlimited paid time off (we encourage 4+ weeks per year)

Annual learning & development stipend

Regular team happy hours and outings

Daily catered lunch and dinner

Travel to domestic conferences

Risks

Elon Musk's legal battle may pose financial and reputational challenges for OpenAI.

Customizable ChatGPT personas could lead to privacy and ethical concerns.

Competitors like Anthropic raising capital may intensify market competition.

Differentiation

OpenAI's capped profit model prioritizes ethical AI development over unlimited profit.

OpenAI's AI models, like Sora, offer unique video creation from text descriptions.

OpenAI's focus on AGI aims to create AI systems smarter than humans.

Upsides

OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding boosts its AI research and computational capacity.

Customizable ChatGPT personas enhance user engagement and satisfaction.

OpenAI's 'Operator' AI agent could revolutionize workforce automation by 2025.

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