Brand Designer

USA (Remote)

$170K/yr – $220K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 hr ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end brand design for PlanetScale across web, events, and campaigns, shaping visual identity, design systems, and developer-focused assets.

  • Lead visual brand development across digital, print, and experiential channels
  • Create scalable design systems and templates for rapid production
  • Collaborate with marketing and events to craft on-brand experiences

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Visual Brand Development
  • - Design web graphics including technical diagrams, illustrations, and interactive visual assets that simplify complex database concepts.
  • - Create compelling visual systems for campaigns, product launches, and marketing initiatives.
  • - Design for multiple formats and contexts: digital, print, experiential, and merchandise.
  • In-Person Experiences
  • - Design booth graphics, signage, and environmental branding for conferences, meetups, and community events.
  • - Collaborate with the events team to create memorable, on-brand experiences that stand out
  • - Design merch that developers actually want to wear and use.
  • - Create branded collateral including banners, posters, stickers, and promotional materials.
  • Website and Digital Assets

Requirements

  • A strong portfolio demonstrating versatile design skills across digital, print, and experiential design.
  • Deep understanding of design fundamentals: typography, color, composition, and visual hierarchy.
  • You've figured out where AI actually helps in a design workflow and built process around it.
  • Comfortable working in both brand and production modes. You can think big picture and execute in the details.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to both articulate design decisions and understand direction.
  • Self-directed and able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
  • Collaborative spirit with the ability to incorporate feedback while maintaining creative vision.
  • Experience designing for technical or developer-focused brands.

Preferred

  • Experience designing for technical or developer-focused brands.
  • Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other design tools.
  • Comfortable using AI to build a working first draft of a page rather than handing off a static mockup.
  • Understanding of design systems and component-based thinking.
  • Enthusiasm for learning about databases, infrastructure, and developer tools.
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PlanetScale

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PlanetScale brings you the fastest Postgres and MySQL (Vitess) databases available in the cloud. Get horizontally sharded MySQL with Vitess, and sharded Postgres with Neki (coming soon).Our blazing fast NVMe drives unlock unlimited IOPS, bringing data center performance to the cloud. We offer a range of deployment options to cover all of your security and compliance requirements — including bring your own cloud with PlanetScale Managed.

Founded in 2018
San Francisco, California, USA
96 employees (2 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend
86% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$170K/yr – $220K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
2.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$105M
Last Raise
$50M
Series C, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2021
    Series C • $50M
  • Jun 2021
    Series B • $30M
  • May 2019
    Series A • $22M

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Monthly Visitors
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Traffic Source Mix
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31.8%
Direct
46.6%
Referral
7.6%
Social
11.4%

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Brand Designer

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