Brand Designer

Hawthorne, CA (Hybrid)

$110K/yr – $145K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead brand identity and design system work at scale, shaping visuals across digital, print, and environmental media.

  • Own end-to-end brand identity, guidelines, templates, and assets across multiple mediums.
  • Must-have: mastery of design, typography, color theory, and proficiency in Figma and Adobe Suite.
  • Standout: cross-functional collaboration with engineers, stakeholders, and external partners to scale projects.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive brand identity systems including typography, color, imagery, and visual language
  • Create brand guidelines and design systems that scale across digital, print, and environmental applications
  • Create key brand assets and templates, graphics, illustrations, and visual assets for various projects, slide decks, proposals, marketing materials, and digital media
  • Create systems and templates that help support our business development teams and increase the quality of future projects
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather project requirements, feedback, and technical details to ensure accurate and effective design solutions
  • Transform complex technical data and information into clear and engaging visual representations, such as infographics and diagrams
  • Exercise judgment and project management skills to balance priorities and communicate with teams to meet or exceed project deadlines; keep internal clients informed on projects and progress
  • Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and quality of all design work produced
  • Develop long-term design strategies, staying ahead of the curve on design technologies and how they can be applied to the needs of the team
  • Partner closely with engineers, designers, and stakeholders to iterate on new concepts and effectively communicate messaging
  • Partner with external agencies, freelancers, and vendors as needed

Requirements

  • Strong familiarity with leading brand identity work, working at scale, and working across many different mediums
  • Proven track record leading projects from strategy through execution
  • Ability to transform complex ideas into compelling narratives
  • Mastery of design, typography, color theory, illustration, composition, and form
  • Fluency in Figma and Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.)
  • Ability to work strategically and effectively in a fast-paced environment and adapt to shifting priorities
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills and stakeholder management
  • Ability to work hybrid in either in San Francisco or Los Angeles (our HQ is currently in Hawthorne)

Preferred

  • Bachelor's degree in design, art, architecture, or industrial design
  • Experience with motion and animation
  • Experience with photography and videography
  • Experience with 3D software (Cinema4D or similar)
  • U.S. Person status

Benefits

  • Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
  • Additional benefits : 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
  • Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
  • Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
  • Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices
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CHAOS Industries

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems that give the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. CHAOS Industries’ products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDNTM), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

Founded in 2022
Los Angeles, California, USA
146 employees (5 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.4%
Direct
47.8%
Referral
6.3%
Social
15.9%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~154

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$1B
Last Raise
$510M
Series D, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Series D • $510M
  • Apr 2025
    Series C • $275M
  • Nov 2024
    Series B • $145M

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