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Graphic Designer

Location: 

Long Island City, NY, US, 11101

Brand:  Optimum
Requisition #:  11616

Are you looking to Optimize your life? Start your exciting path to a rewarding career today!

  
We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is now longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.


If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you! 

Job Summary

We’re looking for a highly creative and detail-oriented Graphic Designer to join our growing communications team. In this role, you’ll help bring Optimum’s story to life visually across every channel — from corporate announcements and internal communications to customer campaigns and social media. 

You’ll work closely with our integrated communications team (corporate communications, customer communications, and social media) to design content that is visually compelling, on-brand, and strategically aligned. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a strong design eye, and enjoys turning complex ideas into simple, impactful visuals. 

Responsibilities

Creative Design & Production 

  • Design engaging visuals for presentations, newsletters, social media, and digital campaigns.
  • Create on-brand graphics, templates, and layouts for internal and external communications.
  • Partner with communications leads to translate business priorities into compelling visual storytelling.
  • Ensure every deliverable is polished, consistent, and strategically aligned. 

Campaign & Content Support 

  • Design assets for leadership forums, employee spotlights, and town halls.
  • Produce external-facing graphics for press, social channels, and owned media platforms.
  • Support customer communications with visuals that drive loyalty, upsell, and retention. 

Innovation & Fresh Thinking

  • Bring proactive ideation to every project — anticipating needs and pitching fresh, bold design concepts.
  • Benchmark best-in-class creative work to push the team’s design standards higher.
  • Move quickly and efficiently — responding with speed and agility without sacrificing quality. 

Cross-Team Collaboration 

  • Partner with communications, marketing, and social media teams to ensure visual consistency across all platforms.
  • Collaborate with content creators, writers, and video producers to deliver integrated campaigns.
  • Jump in wherever needed to make projects successful. 

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in graphic design (agency or in-house).
  • Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in brand design, digital graphics, and visual storytelling.
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and design tools like Figma or Canva.
  • Motion graphics, video editing, or illustration skills a plus.
  • Excellent creative judgment with a strong eye for typography, layout, and brand consistency.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple projects under tight deadlines.
  • Proactive, positive, can-do mindset — eager to dive in, bring new ideas, and make things happen.
  • Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with a bias toward action and quick responses. 

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What’s Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren’t just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It’s all part of the bigger picture of “Be The Difference” where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stops. 

 

If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team. Together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.  

 

All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company’s discretion based on business necessity.

 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

 

The Company collects personal information about its applicants for employment that may include personal identifiers, professional or employment related information, photos, education information and/or protected classifications under federal and state law. This information is collected for employment purposes, including identification, work authorization, FCRA-compliant background screening, human resource administration and compliance with federal, state and local law.

 

Applicants for employment with The Company will never be asked to provide money (even if reimbursable) as part of the job application or hiring process. Please review our Fraud FAQ for further details.

                                                                                                                                 

 

Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $64,260.00 - $105,570.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.

 

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.  Please note that at this time, we do not provide visa sponsorship for employment.


Nearest Major Market: Brooklyn
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

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