ICF Next

Senior Designer & Illustrator (Future Opportunity)

ICF Next$74K — $125K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in design or illustration
  • Strong portfolio showcasing craft and visual storytelling
  • Deep understanding of composition, typography, and visual hierarchy
  • Experience with campaigns and brand identities across formats
  • Strong illustration skills across various styles
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and creative tools
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop original visual approaches for campaigns and brands
  • Create illustration systems for digital, social, and content
  • Contribute to concept development from initial stages
  • Build visual systems balancing clarity and emotion
  • Collaborate with creatives to shape ideas
  • Define interactions of illustration, typography, and motion
  • Present work with clear rationale and creative confidence

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements including remote options
  • Competitive benefits such as healthcare and retirement plans
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities
  • Collaborative environment fostering team connections
  • Opportunities for social impact and community initiatives
Full Job Description
Senior Designer & Illustrator

Please note: This role is contingent upon contract award. While not an immediate opening, we are actively interviewing and may extend offers in anticipation of the award, with start dates dependent upon contract finalization.

You bring humanity to the work.

You understand that illustration is not decoration. It shapes tone, emotion, personality, and meaning. In a world increasingly filled with generated content, you know how to create work with authorship, personality, and a clear visual point of view.

You think like both a designer and an illustrator. You understand systems, composition, storytelling, and how images work across experiences and formats. You know when an idea needs clarity, when it needs emotion, and when it needs a distinct point of view.

You care deeply about craft. Line, texture, shape, rhythm, gesture, composition. You understand how small decisions give work specificity and emotional weight.

You move comfortably between conceptual thinking and execution. Sometimes building fully illustrated systems. Sometimes creating a single image or moment that gives the work its identity.

The work spans campaigns, digital experiences, content, and brand systems. It needs to hold together across channels, audiences, and formats. The expectations are high.

As a Senior Designer & Illustrator, you'll:

  • Develop original visual approaches for campaigns, brands, and experiences


  • Create illustration systems and assets across digital, social, content, and brand environments


  • Contribute to concept development from the beginning of the creative process


  • Build compositions and visual systems that balance clarity, emotion, and craft


  • Partner closely with writers, strategists, designers, and art directors to shape ideas


  • Help define how illustration, typography, image, and motion work together across experiences


  • Present work with clear rationale and creative confidence


  • Maintain a high level of craft across multiple projects and timelines


You'll bring:

Basic Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in design, illustration, or a related creative discipline


  • A portfolio that demonstrates strong craft, conceptual thinking, and visual storytelling


Professional Skills

  • Deep understanding of composition, typography, color, and visual hierarchy


  • Experience contributing to campaigns, visual systems, or brand identities across multiple formats


  • Strong illustration skills with the ability to work across styles while maintaining a clear point of view


  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and contemporary creative tools


  • Strong collaboration and communication skills


Additional professional attributes:

  • Strong attention to detail and consistency


  • Ability to push ideas beyond the expected solution


  • Curiosity about culture, storytelling, and visual communication


  • Comfort working collaboratively across disciplines


  • Ability to balance expressive craft with strategic objectives


  • Confidence giving and receiving feedback in a creative environment


What we offer:

  • Flexible working arrangements, including remote and hybrid options


  • Competitive benefits, including healthcare and retirement plans


  • Ongoing training and development opportunities


  • A collaborative environment with opportunities to connect across teams


  • Opportunities to contribute to social impact and community initiatives


Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$74,090.00 - $125,954.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)

About ICF Next

ICF Next is a global marketing and communications agency that provides a wide range of services to clients in various industries, including healthcare, energy, and transportation. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. ICF Next offers a comprehensive suite of services, including branding, digital marketing, public relations, and social media management. The company has a strong reputation for delivering innovative and effective solutions that help its clients achieve their business objectives. ICF Next is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and it has received numerous awards for its work in these areas.
Learn more about ICF Next
Size
8,000 employees
Market Cap
$1.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$54.9 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+5.6%
Revenue
$1.5 billion
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