Staff Brand Designer
About The Position
Brex is seeking a Staff Brand Designer to join its Design team, which is a cross-disciplinary group of creatives including product designers, brand designers, content design, operations, and marketing strategists. The team's mission is to build a category-defining brand and meaningfully move key business metrics by delivering world-class creative. The Staff Brand Designer will be responsible for driving the evolution of Brex's brand identity system, pushing the visual language forward while maintaining cohesion across all touch points. This role will be instrumental in defining how the brand shows up in the world, from establishing new design patterns and brand expressions to reimagining the visual identity for the next phase of growth. This is a strategic and hands-on role that requires close collaboration with Marketing leaders, Web and Product teams, and creative partners to ensure the brand identity is distinctive, scalable, and reflects the company's ambition. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who can envision the big picture while obsessing over the craft details that bring a brand to life.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in brand design or art direction, with a strong focus on identity systems and brand evolution
- A portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, system design, and high-quality execution across identities and campaigns
- Deep expertise in typography, color, composition, and building scalable visual systems
- Strong ability to articulate design decisions and build alignment with cross-functional partners and senior stakeholders
- Experience working across multiple workstreams in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with comfort prototyping and iterating quickly
- Practical experience using AI tools in the creative process with sound judgment on when and how to apply them
Nice To Haves
- Motion, video, or illustration experience applied to brand systems or campaigns
- Experience art directing complex brand work with external creative partners
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve Brex’s brand identity system, including visual language, typography, color, illustration, and brand patterns
- Define and maintain brand standards that balance consistency with creative flexibility across teams and channels
- Translate company strategy and brand vision into clear, compelling visual direction in partnership with leadership
- Design and deliver new brand expressions that advance the identity while preserving recognition and equity
- Lead high-impact brand work beyond the core system, including special campaigns, sub-brands, and select product or service launches
- Art direct and contribute to brand campaigns, collaborating with external partners and internal teams to ensure exceptional craft
- Provide guidance and feedback across the organization to raise the quality and effectiveness of brand execution
Benefits
- Equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
