Staff Brand Designer

Responsibilities

• Set and uphold the craft standard for Mercury's brand — across campaigns, web, social, events, and every surface the brand touches.
• Lead the most technically complex and high-visibility brand design projects end-to-end, from brief through delivery.
• Partner with a staff-level brand designer and creative leadership to co-lead the evolution of Mercury's creative direction — defining and executing visual standards across typography, imagery, layout, and motion.
• Provide hands-on craft oversight across Brand Studio output — reviewing work, raising the quality floor, and helping the team make better decisions.
• Commission and art-direct external creatives: photographers, illustrators, and motion designers.
• Develop brand system documentation and decision-making frameworks that help the team move with confidence and consistency.
• Mentor IC3 and IC4 designers through critique, pairing, and direct feedback — elevating their craft through the work.
• Collaborate with brand strategists, copywriters, PMMs, and leadership on how Mercury shows up across all channels.

Requirements

• Portfolio demonstrating mastery of typography, layout, color, and composition across brand contexts.
• Clear aesthetic point of view developed through years of rigorous practice.
• Fluency in brand systems — building for scale and consistency, stewarding a brand through growth or change.
• 7–10+ years of brand design experience in high-craft environments: agency, fashion, elevated consumer, or design-forward tech.
• Experience operating at staff level: autonomous work, influence without authority, shaping team output.
• Proficiency in Figma and hands-on experience contributing to or owning a design system.
• Strong verbal and presentation skills.

Compensation

US employees in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle: $189,400 - $236,700 base salary
US employees outside of NYC, SF, LA, and Seattle: $170,400 - $213,000 base salary
Canadian employees: $179,000 - $223,700 base salary
Includes equity (stock options/RSUs) and benefits.