Brand Design Manager, Growth

Brex • San Francisco, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Brex is seeking a Manager, Brand Design (Growth) to join its cross-disciplinary Design team and lead the designers responsible for growth creative. The team aims to build a category-defining brand and move key business metrics through high-quality creative. Reporting to the Executive Creative Director, this is a hands-on creative leadership role focused on shaping creative direction and strategy with marketing partners while remaining closely involved in execution.

The role leads growth creative across paid social, digital marketing, email and lifecycle marketing, industry and growth marketing events, and account-based marketing campaigns. The manager will guide projects from concept through execution, mentor designers through active creative partnership and feedback, and work with producers to prioritize and resource projects. The position also helps evolve Brex’s visual identity, translates complex business concepts into compelling visual storytelling, and uses creative experiments and performance insights to inform iterations.

The role is based in Brex’s San Francisco, Seattle, or New York office in a hybrid work environment. Employees are required to work in the office three days per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Up to four weeks per year of fully remote work is available as a perk.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in brand design within agency and/or in-house creative teams.
• Experience leading high-impact creative work while remaining hands-on in execution and craft.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional concept-driven design across campaigns, storytelling, brand systems, experiential work, and digital experiences.
• Leadership and collaboration skills, including experience coaching, mentoring, or guiding designers through the work.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and contribute strategically to creative direction and brand development.
• Strong craft across typography, layout, visual systems, art direction, and storytelling.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to clearly articulate creative decisions and rationale.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in Figma.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI visual creation tools such as Nano Banana or Midjourney.
• Experience with motion and animation tools such as After Effects or Jitter.
• Experience working on both B2B and B2C brands.
• Experience leading integrated campaigns or experiential work across multiple channels and audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative direction and execution across growth campaigns, paid social, digital experiences, email and lifecycle journeys, industry and growth marketing events, and account-based marketing.
• Manage and mentor growth creative designers through active creative partnership, hands-on feedback, and close involvement in their work.
• Partner with producers to prioritize, resource, and balance work across designers and projects.
• Collaborate with growth, lifecycle, events, and account-based marketing partners to shape briefs and influence creative strategy from the earliest stages.
• Help define the creative direction and strategy alongside stakeholders, not just execute it.
• Evolve and steward Brex’s visual identity and brand expression across channels and touchpoints.
• Translate complex business concepts into clear, compelling, and emotionally resonant visual storytelling.
• Maintain high standards for typography, layout, systems thinking, and visual execution.
• Present work to stakeholders and explain creative rationale thoughtfully and persuasively.
• Run growth experiments and creative testing, using performance insights to guide iterations while keeping work strategically grounded and operationally effective.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment combining office work with the flexibility of working from home.
• Up to four weeks per year of fully remote work.
• Equity and other forms of compensation may be included in the total compensation package, depending on the position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed