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SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC, it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams.
SmartBear is trusted by more than 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers across 32,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. SmartBear’s best-loved brands include Swagger, TestComplete, Reflect, QMetry, Zephyr, and more. As stewards of a collaborative open source community, SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place.
At SmartBear, you will be part of a dynamic team solving one of the most critical challenges facing modern businesses: ensuring the integrity of software in an AI-driven world. Whether you are working directly with customers, driving go to market strategies, supporting operations, building products, or enabling teams, your contributions help shape the future of software quality for organizations worldwide. Join us in our mission.
Position Summary
Senior Creative Designer
Department
Corporate Marketing
The Corporate Marketing team is a multidisciplinary group of designers, copywriters, storytellers, and brand champions responsible for bringing the SmartBear brand to life at scale. We define and evolve our voice and visual identity, shape our corporate narrative, and place customers and employees at the center of everything we create. Acting as both an in-house agency and brand stewards, we deliver innovative, high-impact creative across digital, motion, and print to drive meaningful business outcomes.
As a Senior Creative Designer, you are a strategic and hands-on creative leader who elevates how our brand shows up across every touchpoint. You combine strong conceptual thinking with exceptional execution, translating business objectives into compelling visual systems and storytelling. From early ideation through final delivery, you ensure every creative solution is intentional, cohesive, and aligned with brand and growth goals.
You will partner closely with the Creative Director and cross-functional stakeholders to lead and execute a wide range of initiatives—from integrated campaigns and flagship events to digital experiences and product storytelling. You’ll play a key role in mentoring others and continuously raise the bar for design excellence.
Responsibilities
- Assist with leading the concepting, design, and execution of high-impact creative across campaigns, events, digital experiences, social media, and brand initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.
- Own select projects end-to-end, from project management to ideation and creative direction through execution and delivery - driving timelines, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring exceptional quality across all outputs.
- Develop and evolve scalable visual systems and design frameworks that strengthen brand consistency while enabling flexibility across channels and product lines.
- Translate complex product narratives and technical concepts into clear, engaging, and visually compelling storytelling tailored to diverse audiences.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, web, and content teams to help shape creative strategies and deliver cohesive, integrated experiences across all touchpoints.
- Partner with the web team to influence and elevate the visual experience across SmartBear’s corporate and product websites, ensuring best-in-class UX and brand expression.
- Act as a brand steward and advocate, ensuring all creative work not only adheres to but evolves SmartBear’s visual identity and standards.
- Manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, balancing speed, quality, and strategic alignment in a fast-paced environment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for you if you have:
- 5+ years of experience in graphic design or creative roles, with a strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and execution across multiple channels.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Figma; motion or video experience is a plus.
- Strong understanding of brand systems, visual storytelling, and integrated campaign development.
- Proven ability to lead projects, influence creative direction, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate creative rationale and align teams around a vision.
- Highly organized and self-directed, with strong project management skills and attention to detail.
- Experience working within multi-product or B2B technology environments is highly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in design or equivalent professional experience.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN THE SMARTBEAR CREW
- You can grow your career at every level.
- We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work, collaborate, and have fun.
- We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.
- We are guided by a People and Culture organization - an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically – the whole person.
- We celebrate our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Our mission at SmartBear is to make our technology-driven world a better place. We are committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility across the communities we serve.
- SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices around the world, including Galway, Bath, Wroclaw, and Bangalore.
- We’ve won major industry (product and company) awards including SD Times, DeveloperWeek's Devies Award, the AI Breakthrough Award, and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.
- SmartBear is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
COMPENSATION
- Estimated Base Salary Range: $108,700—$110,000 USD
At SmartBear, we believe transparency in pay is part of how we build trust—with our employees, candidates, and community. Our compensation philosophy is grounded in market competitiveness, internal equity, and rewarding impact.
We encourage candidates to view compensation as part of their total rewards experience at SmartBear. This includes performance-based bonuses for eligible roles, a generous benefits package that supports employees’ health and well-being, and promotes work-life balance through flexible time off and hybrid work options. You can build your career at SmartBear through professional development opportunities, and an inclusive, collaborative culture where everyone can thrive.
INTRODUCTION
SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC, it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams.
SmartBear is trusted by more than 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers across 32,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. SmartBear’s best-loved brands include Swagger, TestComplete, Reflect, QMetry, Zephyr, and more. As stewards of a collaborative open source community, SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place.
At SmartBear, you will be part of a dynamic team solving one of the most critical challenges facing modern businesses: ensuring the integrity of software in an AI-driven world. Whether you are working directly with customers, driving go to market strategies, supporting operations, building products, or enabling teams, your contributions help shape the future of software quality for organizations worldwide. Join us in our mission.
Position Summary
Senior Creative Designer
Department
Corporate Marketing
The Corporate Marketing team is a multidisciplinary group of designers, copywriters, storytellers, and brand champions responsible for bringing the SmartBear brand to life at scale. We define and evolve our voice and visual identity, shape our corporate narrative, and place customers and employees at the center of everything we create. Acting as both an in-house agency and brand stewards, we deliver innovative, high-impact creative across digital, motion, and print to drive meaningful business outcomes.
As a Senior Creative Designer, you are a strategic and hands-on creative leader who elevates how our brand shows up across every touchpoint. You combine strong conceptual thinking with exceptional execution, translating business objectives into compelling visual systems and storytelling. From early ideation through final delivery, you ensure every creative solution is intentional, cohesive, and aligned with brand and growth goals.
You will partner closely with the Creative Director and cross-functional stakeholders to lead and execute a wide range of initiatives—from integrated campaigns and flagship events to digital experiences and product storytelling. You’ll play a key role in mentoring others and continuously raise the bar for design excellence.
Responsibilities
- Assist with leading the concepting, design, and execution of high-impact creative across campaigns, events, digital experiences, social media, and brand initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.
- Own select projects end-to-end, from project management to ideation and creative direction through execution and delivery - driving timelines, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring exceptional quality across all outputs.
- Develop and evolve scalable visual systems and design frameworks that strengthen brand consistency while enabling flexibility across channels and product lines.
- Translate complex product narratives and technical concepts into clear, engaging, and visually compelling storytelling tailored to diverse audiences.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, web, and content teams to help shape creative strategies and deliver cohesive, integrated experiences across all touchpoints.
- Partner with the web team to influence and elevate the visual experience across SmartBear’s corporate and product websites, ensuring best-in-class UX and brand expression.
- Act as a brand steward and advocate, ensuring all creative work not only adheres to but evolves SmartBear’s visual identity and standards.
- Manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, balancing speed, quality, and strategic alignment in a fast-paced environment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for you if you have:
- 5+ years of experience in graphic design or creative roles, with a strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and execution across multiple channels.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Figma; motion or video experience is a plus.
- Strong understanding of brand systems, visual storytelling, and integrated campaign development.
- Proven ability to lead projects, influence creative direction, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate creative rationale and align teams around a vision.
- Highly organized and self-directed, with strong project management skills and attention to detail.
- Experience working within multi-product or B2B technology environments is highly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in design or equivalent professional experience.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN THE SMARTBEAR CREW
- You can grow your career at every level.
- We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work, collaborate, and have fun.
- We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.
- We are guided by a People and Culture organization - an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically – the whole person.
- We celebrate our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Our mission at SmartBear is to make our technology-driven world a better place. We are committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility across the communities we serve.
- SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices around the world, including Galway, Bath, Wroclaw, and Bangalore.
- We’ve won major industry (product and company) awards including SD Times, DeveloperWeek's Devies Award, the AI Breakthrough Award, and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.
- SmartBear is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
COMPENSATION
- Estimated Base Salary Range: $108,700—$110,000 USD
At SmartBear, we believe transparency in pay is part of how we build trust—with our employees, candidates, and community. Our compensation philosophy is grounded in market competitiveness, internal equity, and rewarding impact.
We encourage candidates to view compensation as part of their total rewards experience at SmartBear. This includes performance-based bonuses for eligible roles, a generous benefits package that supports employees’ health and well-being, and promotes work-life balance through flexible time off and hybrid work options. You can build your career at SmartBear through professional development opportunities, and an inclusive, collaborative culture where everyone can thrive.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Creative Designer
Frame your portfolio around business outcomes
Visa officers and hiring managers both want evidence your work drives results. Pair each portfolio piece with a measurable outcome, conversion lift, engagement increase, or revenue impact, to distinguish yourself from candidates who only show aesthetics.
Target employers who have sponsored before
Companies with a history of H-1B LCA filings for design roles are far more likely to sponsor again. Browse Migrate Mate to filter for employers with active sponsorship records in creative and design job categories.
Clarify the degree requirement in job descriptions
H-1B specialty occupation approval requires the role to specifically require a bachelor's degree in design or a related field. Roles listing 'degree preferred' rather than 'required' can create problems at petition stage, confirm this before applying.
Highlight specialized tools and technical skills
Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or motion design tools strengthens the specialty occupation argument by demonstrating that the role demands specific technical expertise beyond general creative ability. List these prominently on your resume.
Consider O-1A or O-1B if your work has received recognition
Creative Designers with awards, published work, exhibition credits, or demonstrated industry recognition may qualify for the O-1B visa. It has no annual cap or lottery, making it a strong alternative to the H-1B for standout candidates.
Prepare documentation connecting your degree to the role
USCIS scrutinizes design roles closely. A credential evaluation confirming your degree aligns with U.S. equivalents, combined with the employer's position description explicitly requiring that field of study, significantly strengthens your petition's specialty occupation argument.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Creative Designer roles qualify as H-1B specialty occupations?
They can, but approval is not guaranteed. USCIS requires the position to normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific field, graphic design, visual communication, or interaction design. Roles at larger employers with structured design teams and degree requirements built into the job description have a stronger record of approval than general creative or marketing hybrid roles.
What degree do I need for a Creative Designer H-1B petition?
A bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, fine arts, or a closely related field is the standard. Degrees in unrelated disciplines, even paired with strong portfolios, can complicate the specialty occupation argument. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation confirming equivalency to a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree is required as part of the petition.
Which visa is better for Creative Designers, H-1B or O-1B?
The O-1B is worth serious consideration if your work has received tangible recognition, awards, published credits, notable client work, or exhibition history. It has no annual cap and no lottery, so there's no randomness in the process. The H-1B visa is more common and accessible without requiring demonstrated distinction, but you have to clear the lottery first.
What industries sponsor Creative Designer visas most often?
Technology companies, advertising agencies, media and entertainment firms, and consumer product brands are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for design roles. In-house design teams at large tech employers tend to have established immigration processes, making them more straightforward to work with than smaller agencies sponsoring for the first time. Migrate Mate lists design roles specifically from employers with sponsorship history.
Can a Creative Designer role qualify if I have experience but no degree?
For H-1B purposes, work experience can substitute for education under the three-for-one rule: three years of relevant experience replaces one year of a bachelor's degree. A four-year degree requires 12 years of equivalent experience. This path requires strong documentation, detailed employer letters, project records, and sometimes an expert opinion letter, and faces more USCIS scrutiny than a straightforward degree-based petition.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Creative Designer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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