Brand Designer

Tailscale

2d•$117,750 - $153,000•Remote

About The Position

Tailscale is looking for an experienced Brand Designer to help bring our brand to life across every customer touchpoint. You'll create thoughtful, high-quality creative that helps people understand our products, builds trust with technical audiences, and supports some of our most important marketing initiatives. This role reports to the Team Lead and partners closely with Brand, Growth, Web, Content, Product Marketing, and Developer Relations. You'll own projects from concept through execution, contribute to the evolution of our design systems, and help us scale creative output without sacrificing quality. We're looking for someone who cares deeply about craft, thrives in collaborative environments but is able to work autonomously while requiring minimal direction, and enjoys solving complex communication problems through thoughtful design.

Requirements

3+ years of professional experience in brand, marketing, or visual design
Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional design foundations: color theory, accessibility, typography, layout, and storytelling
Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud
Experience designing for digital marketing, websites, campaigns, and brand systems
Strong understanding of production-ready design across digital and print
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with minimal oversight
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketers, writers, developers, and other designers
Strong attention to detail with a high bar for quality and consistency
Comfortable giving and receiving constructive design feedback
Actively seeks opportunities to refine processes, improve project organization, and make collaboration more effective through thoughtful recommendations.
Curious by nature, with a desire to learn about the technical world of networking.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing for B2B SaaS or developer-focused products
Familiarity with design systems and component libraries
Motion design or animation experience
Illustration or icon design experience
Basic understanding of HTML/CSS and web design constraints
Experience supporting experimentation, conversion optimization, or growth marketing initiatives
Experience working in fast-paced startup or scale-up environments
Experience art-directing or mentoring junior designers

Responsibilities

Own brand design projects from creative brief through final delivery with limited guidance
Design high-quality creative assets across web, campaigns, events, social media, presentations, product marketing, and internal communications
Apply and thoughtfully extend Tailscale's visual identity across new formats and channels
Create reusable templates, design systems, and creative processes that improve consistency and efficiency
Partner closely with Growth, Web, Product Marketing, Content, and Developer Relations to deliver cohesive customer experiences
Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders and thoughtfully incorporate feedback
Balance multiple projects while consistently delivering polished, production-ready work
Contribute ideas that improve the quality, scalability, and effectiveness of our creative work

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission (for quota-based roles)
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period (health, vision, dental, etc.)
Remote first company with flexibility in work location
Virtual and in-person social events
Corporate co-working program access
Employer-funded retirement contributions (dollar-for-dollar match up to 0.75% of eligible compensation)
Annual company retreat, team off-sites, and in-person collaboration opportunities
Support for personal and professional development ($1500 USD annually for professional development, mentorship, coaching, internal promotion opportunities)
Flexible, paid time off program
Home office setup including company-owned laptop, monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD for workstation customization
Paid parental leave program (20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents)