Production Designer at Zipline in South San Francisco, CA

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

About You and The Role

We’re looking for a highly skilled, resourceful, curious mind Production Designer to bring Zipline’s brand to life through exceptional execution across digital, physical, and experiential touchpoints. This role is centered on craft, consistency, and scalability. You’ll take creative direction and brand systems and translate them into precise, high-quality outputs across marketing, growth, and brand initiatives. You’re detail-obsessed, fast, and deeply fluent in production workflows, comfortable handling everything from digital paid media variants and lifecycle assets to print, OOH, and environmental graphics.

You thrive in high-velocity environments, enjoy working across formats and channels, and take pride in making great ideas real.

What You'll Do

Production & Execution

• Execute high-quality visual design across marketing, growth, lifecycle, and brand initiatives.
• Produce performance marketing assets across paid social, display, email, and web, including rapid iterations and A/B variants.
• Adapt and scale brand creative across formats, channels, and markets while maintaining consistency and quality.
• Prepare production-ready files for digital, print, OOH, and experiential executions.
• Support experiential and physical design needs, including signage, environmental graphics, installations, and branded materials.

Systems & Consistency

• Apply and uphold Zipline’s brand system across all outputs. Ensure visual consistency across digital, social, print, and real-world touchpoints.
• Partner closely with brand and creative leads to evolve templates, toolkits, and production systems that scale.

Collaboration

• Work closely with brand designers, copywriters, marketers, producers, and external partners to execute creative efficiently and accurately.
• Incorporate feedback quickly and thoughtfully while maintaining a high bar for craft.
• Communicate clearly around timelines, production needs, and constraints.

Quality & Craft

• Maintain exceptional attention to detail across typography, layout, color, and composition.
• Ensure all deliverables meet technical, accessibility, and quality standards.
• Balance speed with precision in fast-paced, iterative environments.

What You'll Bring

Experience

• 4–7+ years of experience as a Production Designer, Visual Designer, or similar role in an in-house brand, agency, or hybrid environment.
• Strong experience producing assets for marketing and growth teams across multiple channels.
• Experience preparing files for print, OOH, and environmental production is a plus.

Skills

• Expert-level executional design skills: layout, typography, color, and visual consistency.
• Deep understanding of production workflows for digital, print, and physical environments.
• High proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Comfort working within established brand systems and templates.
• Familiarity with motion, video, or 3D workflows is a plus (but not required).
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted creative tools (e.g. Gemini, Midjourney, Runway, Krea) is a plus.

Who You Are

• Curious, creative and resourceful
• Detail-oriented and craft-obsessed
• Hands-on and execution-focused
• Fast, reliable, and highly organized
• Comfortable with feedback and iteration
• Calm under pressure in high-velocity environments
• Motivated by bringing ideas to life with excellence
• Proud of the invisible work that makes brands feel effortless

Portfolio Requirement

Please include a digital portfolio showing:

• Production-focused marketing and growth assets
• Scaled adaptations of brand campaigns across formats
• Examples of print, OOH, or environmental work (if applicable)
• At least one project demonstrating end-to-end production execution
• Any relevant personal or experimental projects

What Else You Need to Know

The starting cash range for this role is $115,000-140,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!