Lead Brand Designer
Lead brand designer responsible for evolving the company’s identity and delivering brand, campaign, marketing, and in-product creative. Requires 6–8 years of design experience, a strong portfolio, autonomy, and fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Help solidify and evolve Novig’s brand identity as the company scales, and serve as its design steward.
- Own design concepts from art direction through execution across brand, campaign, and marketing work.
- Act as a strategic design lead and partner with product, marketing, and leadership.
- Identify opportunities to improve the brand and independently develop solutions.
- Partner with product design on icons, illustrations, promotional assets, and branded in-app experiences.
- Direct contract designers on overflow work.
Requirements
- 6–8 years of design experience at top brands, studios, agencies, startups, or in-house teams.
- World-class portfolio demonstrating strong visual judgment and craft.
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- Strong range across print and digital design.
- Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Willingness to work occasional nights and weekends in connection with live sports.
Nice-to-haves
- Motion design experience.
- Experience directing contract or freelance designers.
- Experience building or evolving a brand identity from the ground up.
- Interest or experience in sports, betting, prediction markets, or other regulated categories.
Compensation & Benefits
- $160,000–$200,000 base salary.
- Meaningful equity.
- 100% health premium coverage.
- 99% dental and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with 4% company match.
- HSA with $1,080 annual company contribution.
- $50 monthly transit contribution.
- Lunch and dinner stipends when working from the New York City office.
Skills
Brand Identity, Art Direction, Print Design, Digital Design, Product Design, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Motion Design, Illustration, Icon Design
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