Graphic Designer

<div class="content-intro"><p>Here at Appian, our values of <strong>Intensity </strong>and <strong>Excellence </strong>define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.</p></div><p>McLean, VA | Work Model: On-site at Appian Headquarters</p> <p><em>Support Appian’s visual presence and global brand across campaigns, events, digital experiences, and executive storytelling—translating complex technology and business objectives into compelling, brand-aligned creative experiences.</em></p> <p><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></p> <p>The Creative Design team at Appian is the visual custodian of our brand identity, partnering with stakeholders globally to deliver impactful creative solutions across campaigns, events, digital experiences, customer storytelling, executive storytelling, and global marketing initiatives. By translating complex technical achievements into striking, human-centric design, this team plays a pivotal role in enabling Appian’s expansion in the AI-Powered Process Automation marketplace. We build high-impact visual touchpoints that introduce global enterprises to our Enterprise-Grade Orchestration platform.</p> <p><strong>THE OPPORTUNITY</strong></p> <p>You will support marketing and business initiatives while contributing to Appian’s global brand and creative programs. You will execute design across brand activations, events, campaigns, presentations, and digital experiences, partnering with Creative leadership and cross-functional teams to bring ideas to life. You’ll contribute to how Appian shows up in the market, bringing strong creative thinking and execution to high-visibility global initiatives while ensuring our work remains consistent, compelling, and distinctly Appian.</p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and execute polished, production-ready creative across multi-channel campaigns, including digital, print, presentations, experiential activations, and other marketing initiatives.</li> <li>Create event and experiential design for conferences, customer engagements, field events, and other brand experiences across physical and digital environments.</li> <li>Develop compelling executive storytelling materials and presentations that translate complex technology and business concepts into clear, engaging visual narratives.</li> <li>Apply and extend Appian’s global brand system across diverse formats and touchpoints, maintaining consistency while identifying thoughtful opportunities to evolve the visual expression.</li> <li>Partner with Creative leadership, Marketing, Product Marketing, Events, and other stakeholders to translate business objectives and creative briefs into effective visual solutions.</li> <li>Collaborate with external creative agencies and production vendors to extend creative concepts and ensure consistent, high-quality execution.</li> <li>Prepare production-ready files and manage design specifications to ensure high-quality execution across vendors, platforms, and media channels.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Marketing, or a directly related creative discipline.</li> <li>Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in graphic design, brand design, or visual communication within an agency, in-house creative team, or related envir