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Graphic Designer

Rocket Lab 🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States

$90,000 - $115,000 Full-time Senior

Create high-impact visual content across digital, print, and physical formats, including mission patches, vehicle livery, and event graphics. Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to translate complex aerospace technology into engaging branded assets and storytelling.

Responsibilities

  • Create high-impact visual content across digital, print, and physical formats, including mission patches, vehicle livery, and event graphics. Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to translate complex aerospace technology into engaging branded assets and storytelling.

Requirements

  • Requires 5+ years of professional graphic design experience and a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and a strong portfolio in brand design and merchandise production are essential.

Benefits

  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Medical plans (HMO, PPO, HDHP)
  • HSA company contribution
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Paid vacation
  • Sick time
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Dependent care accounts
  • Paid parental leave
  • Disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Subsidized EV charging
  • Onsite fitness centers
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Complimentary snacks and beverages
  • Employee discount on merch store

Key Skills

Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Brand design Merchandise production Mission patch design Vehicle livery design Event graphics Digital illustration Print production Typography Color theory Storytelling Collaboration with engineers Vendor management Attention to detail Time management Creative problem solving Figma 3D rendering basics Motion graphics basics Design systems User‑centered design

About Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab builds, launches, and operates rockets and spacecraft for our global customers. Our Electron launch vehicle is the world’s most frequently launched orbital small rocket, our HASTE rocket is progressing America’s hypersonic capabilities on suborbital missions, and our larger Neutron rocket is currently in development. From across the United States, Canada, and New Zealand, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures individual spacecraft components to entire satellites constellations for missions to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

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