Marketing Designer

Description & Requirements

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle

We're a global, multi-disciplinary team that's putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.

• Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson, Revel, Denon, and Bowers & Wilkins
• Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
• Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience

About the Role

The Marketing Designer supports regional marketing, channel marketing, events, and business initiatives by creating and adapting creative assets across a variety of consumer touchpoints. Working directly with internal stakeholders, this role confirms project requirements, gathers necessary information, and delivers design work across print, digital, social, retail, event, and promotional channels.

As a member of the Creative Services team, the Marketing Designer works within established brand guidelines, approved creative direction, templates, and project processes. The role applies professional judgment to routine design and production decisions, manages assigned deliverables, and helps maintain brand consistency and creative quality across all work.

What You Will Do

• Create and adapt marketing assets across print, digital, social, retail, event, email, presentation, web, and promotional channels using approved campaign concepts, established brand guidelines, provided creative direction, and production standards.
• Use established Figma templates with components and auto layout, and Adobe Creative Suite to produce consistent, on-brand work.
• Follow up with internal requestors as needed to obtain missing production details, such as dimensions, file formats, required content, and delivery specifications.
• Work with Project Managers to resolve questions involving project scope, priorities, timelines, or broader clarification of the brief.
• Share work with requestors and internal reviewers, ask questions, check for understanding, and incorporate feedback into assigned work.
• Complete assigned tasks according to established timelines and notify the Project Manager of missing information, production issues, or conflicts that may affect delivery.
• Collaborate with Creative Services and Marketing team members to execute assigned work, adapt global campaign assets for regional needs, and maintain brand consistency.
• Use approved AI-enabled creative tools to support asset versioning, adaptation, and production efficiency within established workflows.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Two or more years of professional design experience supporting a consumer-facing brand, marketing team, or creative organization.
• A portfolio showing well-crafted, on-brand work across digital and print marketing materials.
• Experience using Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, within established templates, brand guidelines, and provided creative direction.
• Experience preparing digital and print assets according to defined specifications and production standards.
• Ability to apply established brand systems consistently across different formats and channels.
• Experience working with internal requestors and cross-functional team members to gather production details, share work, and incorporate feedback.
• Ability to make routine layout, typography, image-selection, asset-adaptation, and production decisions using established practices.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to ask questions, confirm requirements, and check for understanding.
• Ability to complete multiple assigned tasks within established timelines and raise questions or concerns when requirements are unclear.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to accurate, consistent, on-brand execution.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Familiarity with Adobe Workfront or a similar project-management platform.
• Experience creating and adapting assets for regional marketing, channel marketing, retail, events, or sales enablement.
• Experience applying established brand guidelines for premium consumer, lifestyle, technology, or audio brands.
• Exposure to motion graphics, video editing, animation, or presentation design.
• Familiarity with approved AI-enabled creative tools used for asset versioning, adaptation, and production efficiency.

What Makes You Eligible

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Visual Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• A portfolio demonstrating relevant digital and print design work must be submitted with the application.
• Must reside in the United States and be able to work from the Carlsbad, CA office 3+ times per week.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English to understand project briefs, clarify production details, discuss feedback, and collaborate with internal teams.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment (post-offer).

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• "Be Brilliant" employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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Pay Transparency


$ 68,250 - $ 100,100


Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.

Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

Benefits

HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology

Ever since the 1920s, we've been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.


Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today's most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world's ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other.


If you're ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!


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You Belong Here

HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you - all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.


HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.( )


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