Senior Designer, Outside

• ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR CAREER TO NEW HEIGHTS? ARE YOU SEEKING A NEW CHALLENGE IN A DYNAMIC SECTOR?
• This role is ideal for a mid level designer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and can navigate ambiguity with strong design fundamentals and a systematic approach, and overall is passionate about helping to get everyone outside
• 4-6 years of experience in design, preferably digital products or an agency background
• A strong portfolio demonstrating craft, systems thinking, and performance driven work
• Experience working within brand guidelines and applying design systems
• Ability to design for modern digital channels (social, paid media, lifecycle, and in-product) as well as an appetite to explore design solutions for new channels such as experiential
• Experience with AI tooling to accelerate design & prototyping (Figma Make, ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, or similar) as part of your design workflow to assist in ideation, exploration, or other rapid production
• Build functional, interactive prototypes using AI-assisted code generation (when needed) to validate concepts with real interactions, not just static mocks — bringing testable experiences iin hours rather than weeks
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and an appetite to learn new ones
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Desirable

• This is a very exciting and highly innovative time here at Outside
• Our Consumer Apps division — including Trailforks, Gaia GPS, and MapMyFitness — is looking for a hands-on Senior Designer (Brand & Marketing) to join our team
• This role is focused on crafting thoughtful effective creative across our product, marketing, and brand touchpoints
• You’ll collaborate with cross functional stakeholders such as product managers and designers, marketers, and our editorial team to bring our brand strategy and designs to life
• Create high-quality design solutions across product and marketing surfaces, including email, social, in-app experiences, landing pages, and more
• Thrives on collaboration and has a design process that allows for speed and agility
• Contributes to brand systems and visual language through exploration, and builds consistency through all touchpoints
• Applies insights from data, testing, and user behavior to iterate and improve creative performance
• Clearly communicate design decisions to stakeholders
• Stay current with trends and tooling, specifically AI, to improve efficiency and quality of work produce and bring useful discoveries back to the broader team