Brand Design Manager, Growth

Responsibilities

• Lead creative direction and execution across growth campaigns, paid social, digital experiences, email and lifecycle journeys, industry and growth marketing events, and account-based marketing.
• Manage and mentor the designers responsible for growth creative within the Brand Design team through active creative partnership, hands-on feedback, and close involvement in the work.
• Partner directly with producers to prioritize, resource, and balance work across designers and projects.
• Collaborate closely with growth, lifecycle, events, and account-based marketing partners to shape briefs and influence creative strategy from the earliest stages.
• Contribute to defining the “what” alongside stakeholders — not just executing the “how.”
• Help evolve and steward Brex’s visual identity and brand expression across channels and touchpoints.
• Translate complex business concepts into clear, compelling, and emotionally resonant visual storytelling.
• Maintain a high bar for craft across typography, layout, systems thinking, and visual execution.
• Present work confidently to stakeholders and articulate creative rationale in a thoughtful and persuasive way.
• Push creative boundaries through growth experiments and creative testing, using performance insights to guide iterations while keeping work strategically grounded and operationally effective.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in brand design within agency and/or in-house creative teams.
• Experience leading high-impact creative work while remaining deeply hands-on in execution and craft.
• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional concept-driven design work across campaigns, storytelling, brand systems, experiential, and digital experiences.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills with experience coaching, mentoring, or guiding designers through the work.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and contribute strategically to creative direction and brand development.
• High level of craft across typography, layout, visual systems, art direction, and storytelling.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate creative decisions and rationale.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
• Proficient in Figma.

Preferred

• Experience with AI visual creation tools (Nano Banana, Midjourney, etc.)
• Experience with motion and animation tools (After Effects, Jitter, etc.)
• Experience working on both B2B and B2C brands
• Experience leading integrated campaign or experiential work across multiple channels and audiences