Brand & Marketing Designer

Sandboxx•Middleburg, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Sandboxx is the leading platform dedicated to finding and building technology solutions throughout a service member's military life cycle. We're looking for people with drive and initiative who are excited about making great technology and a positive attitude for our service members. Come help us build meaningful solutions for the military community! About Sandboxx Sandboxx is the industry-leading platform connecting military recruits with their support system through physical mail, in-app messaging, and a rapidly growing online community. Every week, tens of thousands of recruits send letters that forge unbreakable bonds with family and friends—and drive thousands of new users into our ecosystem. This is a full-time W2, in-office position based in Middleburg, Virginia. We offer a generous relocation stipend to make your move smooth and stress-free. Our office is dog-friendly, your four-legged friends are welcome here! About the Role Our brand lives in every letter a recruit sends, every in-app experience, every marketing campaign, and every pixel in our community. You’ll be the creative force behind it all—owning visual storytelling across email graphics, web graphics, presentation decks, layout design, our Figma-based design system and brand guidelines, mockups, and letter templates. Your work will ensure every asset, digital or print, feels unmistakably Sandboxx. And this isn’t just “make it look pretty.” You’ll build and maintain the systems, templates, software, and guidelines that let our small team punch above its weight. Your work will shape how millions of military supporters, new service members and partners experience our brand. While we offer the flexibility to hire remote talent for the right fit, we have a strong preference for in-person collaboration at our Middleburg, VA headquarters and offer an enhanced compensation package for candidates willing to be onsite. Why We’re Hiring For This Role Now We’re constantly rolling out new offerings, and need a single creative owner to weave them seamlessly into our look and feel across multiple devices Our email and web channels have fallen out of sync—templates are outdated and assets are inconsistent, so it’s time for a full visual refresh Our blog, website and in-app creative needs attention: they’ve been neglected and aren’t optimized for AI discovery or SEO, which means we’re missing out on organic growth We want a true guardian of our brand—a designer who will build and maintain a living Figma library and clear guidelines so the rest of the team can crank out on-brand work without waiting in a queue As we rebuild paid-social and drip campaigns, every graphic—from ad creatives to newsletter headers—must reflect our mission of connecting military families with precision and heart We’re constantly hungry for fresh creative across every channel—emails, ads, social, letters—and we simply don’t have the bandwidth to produce it at the speed our business demands

Requirements

A stickler for GREAT design—with obsessive attention to detail, pixel‑perfect execution, and a relentless drive for visual excellence
Strong project‑management skills and ability to juggle multiple deadlines
Excellent communication and collaborative mindset
Experience designing digital templates and UI assets for web and mobile
You’re a stickler for GREAT design—with obsessive attention to detail, pixel‑perfect execution, and a relentless drive for visual excellence
You’ve spent 7+ years designing for both print and digital—working at a SaaS, consumer brand, or agency where your work drove real business impact.
Figma (or Sketch) and Adobe Creative Suite are your daily playgrounds, and you know how to set up libraries, components, and version control.
You’ve built or maintained a design system before—creating reusable components, naming conventions, and documentation that teams actually follow.
You communicate clearly—whether you’re giving feedback in Figma, writing style guidelines, or presenting concepts to non-designers.
You thrive in a fast-paced, remote-first environment and can juggle multiple projects without letting quality slip.

Nice To Haves

Have led the visual evolution of a brand at scale—rolling out a design system across email, in-app, web, print, and swag at a high-growth company
Are comfortable adding simple motion to your work—basic video editing or animation chops for social clips, email headers, or in-app promos
Know your way around merch production—selecting materials, working with vendors, and managing the end-to-end creation of apparel, stickers, and promo items
Have dabbled in HTML/CSS for email templates or microsites and understand the constraints of each channel
Have experience designing for direct-mail or print-on-demand, including bleed, die-lines, and vendor handoffs
Are proficient in Canva and can build on-brand templates that empower non-designers to iterate quickly
Know how to collaborate with growth marketers on ad creative A/B tests and read basic performance reports (CTR, CPM).
Prior work with military, veteran, or family‑support organizations
Prior work with lifestyle, apparel, or veteran‑support brands
Agency management or freelancer management experience
Startup or high‑growth environment exposure
Basic motion‑graphics skills (After Effects) for simple animations
Familiarity with HTML/CSS and handoff processes to front‑end teams
3-5 years as a brand or marketing designer with a portfolio emphasizing layout‑driven work
Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Figma

Responsibilities

Own all visual design for mail inserts, digital ads, social assets, email templates, sales decks, and event graphics—end to end.
Maintain and evolve our visual guidelines—typography, color, iconography—and enforce consistency across all materials.
Design in‑app UI assets and mockups including app splash screens, icons, illustrations, etc. that align with our mobile experience.
Create and maintain a living design system and template library so non-designers can execute on-brand assets without breaking the bank.
Partner with Marketing, Product, Ad Operations and Sandboxx News to produce on-brand infographics, explainers, and one-pagers that distill complex benefits into simple visuals.
Collaborate with Growth to A/B test ad creatives, track performance, and iterate quickly on what resonates with our audience.
Support the team by designing booth layouts, signage, and swag that leave a lasting impression on recruits and supporters.
Lead design for all merchandise and swag—apparel, stickers, mugs, lapel pins, and more—ensuring each item feels true to Sandboxx’s brand and mission.
Collaborate on slide decks and dashboards, ensuring visual clarity and engaging layouts for stakeholder reporting.
Lead and manage freelance relationships to scale output without sacrificing quality.