Brand Designer

New York City, NY (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end brand design for tech startups, turning concepts into cohesive identities and scalable systems that fluidly extend from logos and typography to websites, decks, and launch materials.

  • Brand System Ownership: Create identities, typography, color, and guidelines that scale across digital and real-world touchpoints.
  • Delivery & Craft: Manage multiple explorations with precision, ensuring cohesive implementation across websites, decks, and collateral.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of brand identities from concept through execution, including logos, typography, color systems, and full brand guidelines
  • Design websites in Figma that translate brand strategy into strong digital experiences
  • Create client-facing design assets across pitch decks, marketing collateral, social graphics, launch materials, and other brand touchpoints
  • Extend brand systems across real-world applications to ensure the work feels cohesive beyond the initial identity
  • Present and communicate work directly to clients, helping them make confident creative decisions
  • Balance multiple design explorations with high-level craft and attention to detail
  • Partner with creative directors, strategists, and PMs to ensure design outcomes align with client goals
  • Drive visual consistency across brands, websites, decks, and marketing design projects

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience in brand design (agency or studio preferred)
  • A strong portfolio that showcases:
  • Brand identities created from scratch (not just refreshes or marketing visuals)
  • Website design that feels modern, clean, and built for tech/startup audiences
  • Confidence in client communication — you can present work, explain rationale, and guide non-designers through decisions
  • Strong grasp of typography, layout, and composition with a modern, tech-forward aesthetic
  • Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating with a team in a fast-paced environment
  • This role must be based in the US.

Preferred

  • Experience in Webflow or hands-on website building
  • Motion, 3D, or illustration skills
  • Marketing design experience across campaigns, social, or advertising
  • Comfort working in unstructured, high-growth environments

Benefits

  • Remote-friendly, flexible, and entrepreneurial environment
  • Healthcare, PTO, 401K
  • Clear growth path as we scale
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Nen Creative

Design studio that empowers early-stage companies to tell their story and build their vision. Capabilities include brand identity, pitch deck design/development, websites, and UI design. Clients include Pear VC, Andreessen Horowitz, LA-Tech Week, Wildr, Mantis VC, and more.

Founded in 2022
New York, New York, USA
20 employees (13 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.8%
Direct
49.5%
Referral
5.8%
Social
15.5%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~19

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (35% of company)