# Staff Brand Designer

**Company:** [Mercury](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mercury)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Brand Design
**Salary:** $170k – $237k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Figma, Typography, Layout, Brand Systems, Motion Design, Design Systems, Composition, Color Theory
**Posted:** 2026-05-13

> Leads complex brand design projects, upholds craft standards, and evolves visual identity across all channels at a fintech company. Requires 7-10+ years experience, mastery of typography/layout/composition, and Figma proficiency.

## Job Description

## 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.

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