The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Illinois Tool Works is hiring a Motion Graphics Designer in Santa Rosa, CA.

• Role description

  The next person to make Illinois Tool Works's work feel alive instead of just finished is the Motion Graphics Designer we're describing right now in Santa Rosa. The promise is concrete — $83,000 - $121,000, full-time hours, 5 years honored, and a creative role at Illinois Tool Works that grows with you.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Refine messaging and visuals using performance data and audience insight
  • Co-author the creative content calendar with marketing, then make it look effortless
  • Grow a scrappy Adobe Illustrator toolkit into a documented system the next hire inherits
  • Pitch the uncomfortable direction when the safe one has clearly run dry
  • Craft layouts, typography, and imagery that elevate the Illinois Tool Works experience
  • Prototype three creative concepts cheap so the fourth can go deep

  What You'll Bring

  • Judgment seasoned by at least 5 years of real consequences
  • Hands-on familiarity with A/B Testing, sharpened by Zeplin side projects
  • The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
  • Proven aptitude for Zeplin, ideally near Santa Rosa, CA

  Built in Santa Rosa and run on caffeine and conviction, Illinois Tool Works turns messy creative problems into clean, repeatable wins. Politics die fast at Illinois Tool Works because we put the awkward stuff on the table early.

  This Santa Rosa, CA role comes with $83,000 - $121,000, hybrid work, paid learning days, and a mentor focused on your Written Communication growth.

  Open today, open right now, and waiting for the right Motion Graphics Designer.

  We hire for hunger as much as resumes, so if that's you, the Motion Graphics Designer role is open.

• Required skills

  • A/B Testing
  • User Research
  • Zeplin
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Micro-Interactions
  • Typography
  • Written Communication
  • Mentoring
  • Goal Setting

• Benefits & perks

  • Vacation Days
  • Hearing aid coverage
  • Personal Days
  • Chiropractic care coverage
  • Equipment Allowance
  • Hackathons and innovation time
  • Backup childcare assistance
  • Catered lunches
  • Internal mobility opportunities
  • Snacks and Beverages
  • Gym Membership

• Apply before 2026-09-15

  Submit your application for this Full-time creative position.