Brand Designer, Growth (Contract)

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$45/hr – $75/hrMid LevelContract

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Air’s creative work by owning the design system for performance ads, shaping strategic hooks and messaging with the marketing team, and building a living test-and-learn framework that scales proven concepts across channels.

  • Creative ownership: craft unmistakable display and video ads across Meta and new channels with consistent Air identity.
  • Strategy & testing: push concept development, brief-writing, and rapid iteration on hooks and headlines, documenting learnings in a living log.
  • Growth path: expand into broader brand design work like product marketing, events, and social as impact grows.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design display ads across static and video formats. Own the design of performance creative across on Meta and emerging channels. Every ad should feel unmistakably Air.
  • Contribute creative strategy—not just execution. Collaborate with the content and marketing team on concept development: hooks, headlines, messaging angles. Push back on weak ideas. Help write the brief before you pick up a tool.
  • Build a creative testing engine with the growth team. Work with Performance Marketing on a concept → variant → measure → scale framework. Maintain a living creative log that captures what's working and why — not just a folder of finished files.
  • Grow into more. As you ramp up, there's real room to take on broader brand design work—product marketing, events, social. We'd want to grow this role with someone who earns it.

Requirements

  • Strong design fundamentals - layout, typography, color. You know what good looks like and can execute it consistently.
  • Video and motion experience - comfortable producing or directing short-form video creative. Motion chops are a plus; exceptional static work can compensate.
  • Copy instinct - you don't need to be a copywriter, but you should have opinions about headlines and know when a hook isn't landing. A sense of humor mixed with a strong understanding of customer pain points is the Air equation.
  • Idea generation - brings creative concepts to the table, not just executions. Comfortable pushing back and advocating for a direction. Works quickly, doesn’t over-(or under-)think, observes our audience feedback and iterates.
  • Tools - Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Premiere, or similar video/motion tools.
  • Based in NYC - available to work in-person typically Tuesday through Thursday at our New York office.
  • The role requires in-office attendance at least 3 days/week in New York City.

Benefits

  • Growth and Impact: Join a rapidly scaling company with a mission to transform the creative ops space. Your work will have a direct, tangible impact on our ARR growth.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: We offer competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with dependent coverage. You’ll also enjoy a generous work-from-home stipend, professional development reimbursement, and unlimited vacation days.
  • Commitment to Diversity: We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and strive to create an inclusive culture that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and experiences.
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Air

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Air is a Creative Ops System for creative teams. Our product automates the mindless tasks that creatives and marketers do every day to manage content and unlocks creativity through image recognition, automated versioning, and approval workflows. We launched in March 2021 and have raised +$70m from world-class venture capital groups including Avenir, Tiger Global, Headline Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, WndrCo, and Slack Ventures.

Founded in 2017
New York, New York, USA
236 employees (15 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
477.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$29K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.6%
Direct
69.7%
Referral
6.9%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~236

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
0.7 years

Funding

Total Funding
$63M
Last Raise
$12M
Series A, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2020
    Series A • $12M
  • Feb 2019
    Seed • $4.5M
  • Nov 2017
    Pre Seed • $1.5M

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