Senior Design Manager - Brand & Motion

Title: Senior Design Manager - Brand & Motion Location: US - Remote - Massachusetts , US - Headquarters - Maryland - Columbia

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for work visas of any kind at the time of hire, or at any point during employment. This includes, but is not limited to: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, J-1, etc.

Your Role:

As a Senior Design Manager, you will play a key role on the creative team to help define and elevate the company's brand across all internal and external touchpoints. In this role, you will lead the visual design of high-impact creative projects, ranging from marketing campaigns and events to executive communications and brand system development. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex cybersecurity concepts into clear, compelling, and visually engaging creative work that supports strategic business goals. Crucially, this position requires a strong duality of skills: handling day-to-day general design responsibilities while bringing work to life through animation.

Your Opportunity:

• Lead the end-to-end design process for key creative initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Marketing, Product Marketing, Events, and Communications to deliver visually compelling and strategically aligned solutions.
• Create a diverse range of design outputs, including static and digital ads, event branding, presentation design, motion graphics, and infographics.
• Contribute to the development, documentation, and evolution of the brand system, including guidelines and templates.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to other designers to help maintain a high standard of craft and creative quality.
• Present creative work to stakeholders, clearly articulate design rationale, and advocate for design best practices.
• You will be a critical hire on a small, three-person team responsible for all design and communications coming out of Tenable.

What You'll Need:

• 8+ years of professional design experience.
• Expertise in design tools such as Figma and the full Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with tools that are used for animation.
• To be considered for this role, you must have the ability to commute to our Columbia, MD or Boston, MA office  three days a week. Hybrid.
• A strong portfolio showcasing brand identity, campaign work, and multi-channel design projects.
• Excellent visual design skills with a strong grasp of typography, layout, hierarchy, and composition.
• An amazing attitude and a dedication to producing very high-quality work.
• An agency background, preferably starting as a junior designer within a design studio and working your way up into a more senior position.
• Experience working within and contributing to brand or design systems.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to explain design decisions and incorporate feedback effectively.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, capable of balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative mindset with a proactive, solution-oriented approach to creative challenges.

And Ideally:

• Experience working within a B2B tech company or a creative agency serving enterprise clients
• A background in cybersecurity
• Experience with AI-related tools

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