Brand Design Lead

New York City, NY (On-site)

$200K/yr – $270K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and evolve the brand and creative direction across channels, turning objectives into distinctive concepts and building scalable brand systems that speed high quality output.

  • Own and evolve Forus’ visual identity across web, campaigns, content, events, video, sales materials, recruiting, and internal communications.
  • Lead major creative initiatives from concept through execution and partner with product design for a coherent brand experience.
  • Source and manage agencies and freelancers while applying AI tools to increase speed and expand output.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve Forus’ visual identity and creative direction across web, campaigns, content, events, video, sales materials, recruiting, and internal communications
  • Translate company, audience, and campaign objectives into creative concepts that are distinctive, clear, and commercially effective
  • Build the brand systems, templates, asset libraries, and guidelines that allow teams across Forus to create high-quality work quickly
  • Lead major creative initiatives from concept through execution, balancing strategic direction with hands-on design when needed
  • Partner closely with product design to create a coherent experience from the first brand interaction through the product itself
  • Source, brief, and direct agencies, freelancers, studios, and production partners while maintaining a consistently high creative bar
  • Use AI and emerging creative tools to increase the speed, range, and quality of what our team can produce

Requirements

  • 7–12 years of experience in brand design, creative direction, or visual design, ideally within a high-growth technology or consumer company
  • A portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft across brand systems, web, campaigns, content, and other digital and physical experiences
  • A strong point of view on design and the ability to clearly articulate the reasoning behind creative decisions
  • Experience building and evolving a brand system rather than only producing work within an established one
  • Experience directing agencies, freelancers, or internal creative contributors toward a unified vision
  • Track record of moving quickly, finding shortcuts, and going to unreasonable lengths to deliver on goals
  • High NPS with your former teammates

    Benefits

    • Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance.
    • Memberships for One Medical, Talkspace, Teladoc, and Kindbody.
    • Unlimited paid time off (PTO) and 16 weeks of parental leave.
    • 401K plan setup, FSA option, commuter benefits, and DashPass.
    • Lunch at the office every day and Dinner at the office after 7 pm.
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    Forus

    3.5 Glassdoor

    Profesionales, actividades, cuidados, instalaciones, consejos, facilidades... ponemos todo esto de nuestra parte. Y le sumamos un detalle más, nuestra positividad. O lo que es lo mismo, nuestro afán por hacer ver a cada uno de nuestros Forusers que son capaces, que son únicos, y que pueden alcanzar todas sus metas.Cuidarse, entrenar, descubrirse, conocer gente, compartir con la familia... Tenemos una manera propia de entender la vida en nuestros centros, generamos unos hábitos de vida sana que ayudan a encontrar un equilibrio global, y te ayudamos a alcanzar todas tus metas.Nuestros clientes son nuestra mayor ilusión, lo que hace que día a día nos esforcemos para lograr que cada Forus sea el centro de deporte, ocio y salud de referencia.Ofrecemos un amplio abanico de actividades y servicios deportivos y de ocio para personas de todas las edades y condición física. Y contamos para ello con los mejores profesionales, con el fin de dar a cada cliente exactamente lo que necesita.Actualmente, en Forus contamos con más de 60 centros deportivos entre España, Italia y Portugal.Síguenos en nuestras Redes Sociales:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Foruses- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forus_es/- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ForusDeporteyOcio

    Founded in 2010
    Madrid, Community of Madrid, ESP
    1.1K employees
    64% recommend to a friend

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    181.7K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    63.9%
    Direct
    27.5%
    Referral
    7.5%
    Social
    0.6%
    Paid
    0.5%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~1.2K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    3

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $20.3M
    Last Raise
    $20.3M
    Series Unknown, 9 years ago

    Funding History

    • Sep 2017
      Series Unknown • $20.3M