Staff Brand Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Establish and maintain TRM’s brand craft standards across campaigns, websites, social media, events, thought-leadership reports, and marketing materials.

• Oversee intricate, high-profile brand design initiatives from initial brief to final delivery.

• Collaborate with creative and marketing leadership to advance TRM’s creative vision and set visual standards for typography, imagery, layout, and color.

• Convert complex blockchain intelligence, investigations, and risk topics into infographics, data visualizations, and shareable graphics.

• Provide direct craft oversight by evaluating work, raising quality benchmarks, and enhancing design decisions.

• Develop and manage scalable brand systems and documentation.

• Commission and direct external agencies, illustrators, and motion designers.

• Mentor and uplift designers through critique, collaboration, and direct feedback.

• Propel TRM’s AI-native design practice through AI-assisted concept development, iteration, and production.

• Work in partnership with brand strategists, copywriters, product marketing, and leadership across all channels.

• Challenge the limits of briefs, embrace creative risks, and experiment with new formats.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–8+ years of brand design expertise in agency, editorial, elevated consumer, or design-centric tech environments.

• Exceptional portfolio showcasing proficiency in typography, layout, color, and composition within various brand contexts.

• Distinct aesthetic perspective and the ability to articulate design quality.

• Proficient in creating and managing scalable brand systems.

• Demonstrated capacity to produce clear, engaging data visualizations, infographics, and editorial designs from complex information.

• Experience at a staff level, working independently, influencing without direct authority, and shaping the output of an entire team.

• Extensive knowledge of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, across both digital and print mediums.

• Familiarity with digital and web design, component libraries, and collaboration with developers.

• Strong verbal, written, and presentation abilities.

• Practical experience utilizing generative AI tools in genuine creative projects, with an eagerness to keep learning.

• A sense of curiosity, restraint, and a passion for impactful work.

• Submission of a portfolio is mandatory.

• Skills in motion design, animation, and 3D design are advantageous but not required.

• True coding and web development experience are not mandatory; some basic coding and AI design involvement are included.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for an equity plan.

• Competitive benefits, which vary by country and local employment regulations.

• Wellness programs available.

• Paid time off, varying by country and local employment requirements.

• Remote work arrangement in a distributed-first environment.