Digital Graphic Designer

Sans•Culver City, CA

10d•$90,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Digital Graphic Designer owns the visual execution of the Sans brand across digital channels, with a particular focus on email and paid social, as well as organic social and other lifecycle touchpoints. The role translates brand strategy into polished, on-brand design systems and assets that perform and scale across fast-moving, always-on channels. It reports to the Creative Director and partners closely with Brand, Growth, Product, Lifecycle, and eCommerce. The designer will lead lifecycle email redesign and ongoing iteration, design weekly campaign emails, develop reusable modular email templates, create paid and organic social assets, and build and maintain Sans’s Figma design system and component library. The role also applies and evolves the brand identity across digital surfaces and supports cross-functional teams with design direction and assets. The position is based in Culver City, Los Angeles, with Tuesday through Thursday in the office and Monday and Friday remote.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in design or equivalent work experience.
4–7+ years of experience in brand or visual design roles.
Deep expertise in Figma, including building and managing design systems and component libraries.
Strong portfolio of email and social design work, including lifecycle flows, campaigns, and template systems.
Experience designing for paid social and adapting brand expression across platforms while driving performance.
Comfort collaborating with external creatives or agencies to align on cohesive visual output.
Experience applying and evolving brand identities across digital surfaces.
Strong visual sensibility and a high bar for craft and brand cohesion.
Systems-thinking skills, with the ability to build scalable infrastructure rather than only individual assets.
Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
Collaborative, cross-functional approach, including working closely with Lifecycle, Brand, and Creative.
Self-directed and adaptable in a fast-moving startup environment.
Curiosity and commitment to evolving the work and personal skills.
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Video editing and motion graphics skills in support of email, social, and paid channels.
Direct-to-consumer, consumer, or startup experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the redesign of existing lifecycle email flows to reflect the Sans brand system, and own ongoing design and iteration as the brand evolves.
Design weekly campaign emails with strong typography, hierarchy, pacing, and visual restraint.
Develop reusable, modular email templates to support efficient production at scale while maintaining craft.
Design paid social creative that translates brand and campaign strategy into platform-appropriate, performance-oriented assets.
Collaborate with external creatives and designers to create a cohesive suite of paid social assets.
Partner with Growth and Lifecycle to iterate on creative based on performance.
Build and maintain the Sans Figma design system, including component libraries, design tokens, typography styles, color systems, and iconography.
Document and maintain the design system so it is accessible and usable by cross-functional teams, and evolve it as new surfaces, campaigns, and product lines emerge.
Partner with Brand to design organic social content for evergreen storytelling and launches, maintaining a consistent visual voice.
Apply the Sans visual identity across new and existing digital surfaces and identify opportunities to strengthen and extend the brand system.
Partner with the Creative Director to evolve the brand’s visual language.
Work with Lifecycle, eCommerce, Growth, and Brand to deliver design that performs and resonates.
Provide design direction and assets that help broader teams work quickly while maintaining quality and brand cohesion.