Senior Brand Design Recruiter

Ramp•New York, NY

5d•$165,000 - $265,000

About The Position

Ramp is seeking a Brand Design Recruiter to build the team behind the company’s brand. The recruiter will partner with Brand and Creative Studio leaders to define hiring needs, identify designers with strong visual craft, and guide candidates through a thoughtful process from initial conversation to offer. The role calls for knowledge of creative talent, the ability to assess portfolios, and skill in building relationships with candidates who may not be actively looking. The recruiter will bring market insight to hiring discussions, keep searches moving, and provide candidates with a clear and personal experience. The recruiter will own hiring for full-time designers and freelance creative talent, source candidates through portfolios, design communities, referrals, and events, and translate creative briefs into focused searches. They will coordinate with creative leaders, hiring managers, Talent, and other partners to align on priorities, feedback, and decisions.

Requirements

At least 5 years of recruiting experience, with a strong record of hiring brand or visual design talent.
Understanding of creative disciplines including identity, art direction, campaigns, web, and motion, and the ability to assess portfolios beyond job titles.
A record of finding and closing designers who were not actively applying through portfolio research, communities, referrals, and tailored outreach.
Experience building pipelines for both full-time designers and freelance creative talent, often on different timelines.
Ability to manage several searches and stakeholders using clear briefs, useful candidate evidence, and accurate pipeline data.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for an in-house creative studio, brand team, or design agency.
Experience building a trusted bench of freelance designers and creative specialists.
Experience bringing designers together through events, portfolio reviews, or referral programmes.
Practical experience using AI tools to research and engage creative talent.

Responsibilities

Own recruiting for full-time designers and freelancers who shape Ramp’s brand.
Find creative talent through portfolios, design communities, referrals, and events.
Partner with Brand and Creative Studio leaders to turn creative briefs into focused searches and define what great looks like.
Provide candidates with a fast, personal experience from first conversation through offer and close.
Bring creative leaders, hiring managers, Talent, and other partners together around priorities, feedback, and decisions to keep searches moving.

Benefits

Flexible PTO.
Centralized home-office equipment ordering.
Health and wellness stipend.
Budget for intra-office travel.
Weekly coffee stipend.
United States: 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for the employee, with partial coverage for dependents.
United States: One Medical annual membership.
United States: 401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp.
United States: Fertility HRA of up to $10,000 per year.
United States: Parental leave of up to 16 weeks (birthing and bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay.
United States: Pet insurance.
United States: In-office perks including lunch, snacks, and drinks.
Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF, if needed.
Canada: Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life.
Canada: Life, AD&D, and disability coverage.
Canada: Fertility drug coverage of up to $4,000 lifetime.
Canada: Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP).
Canada: Parental leave of up to 16 weeks (birthing and bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay, with additional time available at reduced pay.
Canada: Employee Assistance Program and virtual care through Lumino Health.
United Kingdom: Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite.
United Kingdom: Virtual GP and at-home care via eMed x Livi.
United Kingdom: Workplace pension through Penfold, with salary sacrifice option.
United Kingdom: Parental leave of up to 16 weeks (birthing and bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay, with additional time available at reduced pay.