Brand Design Lead

1w1 week ago

Descript

San Francisco, US · Full-time · $140,000 – $180,000

About this role

As Brand Design Lead at Descript, you will shape and advance our brand identity. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, define and execute strategies across prospect- and customer-facing surfaces. Manage agency relationships to expand reach and deepen affinity with our customer community.

Continuously up-level the brand’s visual language by enacting best practices for a distinctive sensibility. Blend strategy and craft to tackle unbounded design problems and develop standards for fast, consistent decisions. Produce designs and assets for web, social media, email, events to support growth and product launches.

Enable scale by serving as a design partner for external agencies on growth and sales programs. Build relationships within the Marketing team and beyond, collaborating thoughtfully and mentoring creative marketers. Anticipate misalignments proactively to keep teams aligned.

Join a team of 150 with a proven CEO and backing from OpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital. Descript builds an intuitive AI-powered editing tool for video and audio with strong product-market fit. Influence the company’s direction while enjoying generous healthcare, catered lunches, and flexible vacation.

Requirements

10+ years as a Brand Designer, ideally in startup and/or SaaS setting
Proficiency in marketing technology platforms, operations, tools including website CMS and social media formats
Hunger for going deep on technical products and their users
Proven organizational and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder communication
Thoroughness and pragmatism with a keen eye for detail without compromising deadlines
Multitasking ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize as needed
Ownership and initiative to make progress amid ambiguity and dynamism

Responsibilities

Continuously up-level the brand’s visual language by enacting best practices for expressing a distinctive brand sensibility
Blend strategy and craft to tackle unbounded design problems and develop standards for consistent decision-making
Produce designs and assets for web, social media, email, events to shape narrative and support growth efforts
Enable scale by serving as a design partner for external agencies on growth and sales programs
Build relationships within the Marketing team and beyond, mentoring other creative marketers