Staff Brand Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish and maintain the craft standards for Mercury's brand.

• Oversee the most technically intricate and high-profile brand design projects from start to finish.

• Collaborate with a senior brand designer and creative leadership to co-guide the advancement of Mercury's creative vision.

• Provide hands-on oversight of craft quality across the Brand Studio's deliverables.

• Commission and direct external creative talent, including photographers, illustrators, and motion designers.

• Create brand system documentation and frameworks for decision-making.

• Mentor IC3 and IC4 designers through constructive critique, collaborative pairing, and direct feedback.

• Work alongside brand strategists, copywriters, PMMs, and leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in brand design, with a background in high-craft environments such as agencies, fashion, premium consumer brands, or design-oriented technology.

• An exceptional portfolio showcasing mastery of typography, layout, color, and composition across diverse brand contexts.

• A distinctive and well-defined aesthetic perspective.

• Proficiency in brand systems, with a strong understanding of how to create for scalability and consistency.

• Experience functioning at a staff level, demonstrating the ability to work independently, influence without formal authority, and make impactful decisions that affect an entire team’s output.

• Expertise in Figma and practical experience in contributing to or managing a design system.

• Excellent verbal and presentation skills.

• The discernment to know when to focus closely and when to take a broader view, with the discipline to balance both perspectives.

• A sense of curiosity, restraint, and a genuine enthusiasm for creating meaningful work.

🏝️ Benefits

• Base salary

• Equity (stock options/RSUs)