Senior Designer, Digital Event Experience, Contract - Okta

About our team

The Studio team at Okta is a growing group within Marketing, composed of creatives, strategists, producers and marketing managers alike. Our team’s focus is to lead the brand, tell powerful stories and inspire creative excellence. 

As a partner to cross-functional teams across all of Okta, we tie our goals to our most important company initiatives, driving towards shared KPIs, strategies and processes to unify and push the brand and business forward.

About this role

The Studio is looking for a passionate Sr. Designer to support our Digital Event Experiences team in creating engaging event digital experiences that meet KPIs, drive registration, and deliver a seamless user experience for attendees. Reporting into the Creative Director, you will be challenged to deliver design solutions against key event marketing briefs. You will help craft event websites throughout the event lifecycle to showcase a world class event experience, always advocating for the brand and taking pride in beautiful, inspiring, and innovative work. 

This role will be instrumental in collaborating across the Studio Events, Event Marketing, and Digital teams to create effective and smart solutions that meet the brief requirements while pushing creative innovation. The right person for this role will be passionate about seamless UX, captivating visual design, and highly motivated to work in a fast paced environment. 

What you will do

• Work closely with the Creative Lead, UX designers, visual designers, copywriters, strategists, and developers on conceptual development, design, prototype, deliver final assets for digital event experiences on okta.com
• Clear understanding of project briefs and ability to craft thoughtful digital design solutions to drive user engagement and click through rate
• Articulate and present ideas in a clear and concise manner; accept constructive feedback and execute against it efficiently 
• Collaborate and partner with Brand, Event Marketing, UX, Digital Strategy, Content, Development, and Production teams to launch innovative, brand led digital experiences
• Prototype designs for presentations to bridge how designs will be brought to life in development
• Ensure the consistency of the brand and highest quality of design across all projects
• Natural curiosity and passion to learn about and share insights on design and industry trends
• Think big while operating at the lowest level of detail

What experience you have

• BA or BFA in Art/Design or related field
• Extraordinary design skills
• World-class portfolio of work
• Strong communication presentation skills; proven ability to present to executives/leaders
• Highly organized and able to work collaboratively across multiple projects
• 3-5+ years experience designing in a creative agency, start up, or in-house; B2B / tech experience is a plus
• Expert knowledge of the creative process and collaborating with UX strategy & design, Copywriters, Developers, and Web Producers. 
• Expert knowledge of digital creative software tools (Figma, Adobe CC, Google Suite)
• 3-5 years experience using design systems to create innovative, digital marketing websites.
• Previous experience working on digital event websites a plus
• Solid knowledge of using design systems, creating components and modules. Working knowledge of HTML is a plus. 

Why you are excited about this role

• You are highly motivated and a self-starter.
• You are efficient and organized in your work.
• You love working collaboratively.
• You are excited to bring innovative, scalable digital experiences to life. 
• You enjoy digital storytelling through visual expression. 

Why we are excited about you

• You are an inspiring, positive, force of nature.
• You are a strategic thinker and always bringing new ideas to the table.
• You are passionate for design and keen to grow and take on new challenges to further professional development.
• You are a natural collaborator and enjoy work cross functionally.
• You are a clear communicator who can present your thoughts and ideas in a thoughtful manner. 

**This role is not eligible for the Okta-sponsored benefits listed below.  Benefits will be provided through Magnit