# Visual/Brand Design Lead

**Company:** [Mercor](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mercor)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Brand Design
**Salary:** $150k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** brand design, Visual Design, graphic design, Typography, layout, brand systems, Storytelling, web design, social media design, illustration, Product Marketing, marketing campaigns, design templates, design guidelines, AI
**Posted:** 2026-08-04

> Leads Mercor’s visual brand identity across campaigns, web, social, events, and marketing surfaces, translating complex AI and talent concepts into compelling design systems. Requires 4+ years of brand, visual, or graphic design experience and a strong portfolio.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the evolution of Mercor’s brand identity across external and internal touchpoints, including campaigns, launches, web, social, and events.
- Translate complex ideas about AI, talent, and work into clear, compelling visual systems.
- Create polished, high-impact brand assets, including landing pages, decks, social graphics, ads, illustrations, event collateral, and product marketing visuals.
- Develop and maintain a distinctive, modern visual language.
- Partner with marketing, product, recruiting, and leadership to bring Mercor’s story to life across channels.
- Build a scalable brand system, templates, and guidelines that maintain consistent quality as the company grows.
- Bring strong taste, speed, and originality to a fast-moving team with a high creative bar.

## Requirements
- Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design, brand systems, typography, layout, and storytelling.
- Passion for building distinctive, polished, and culturally relevant brands.
- 4+ years of experience in brand, visual, or graphic design, ideally at fast-moving startups, agencies, or high-bar creative teams.
- Experience designing across web, social, campaigns, decks, and marketing surfaces.
- Ability to operate autonomously, take ambiguous ideas, and turn them into excellent creative work.
- Strong taste, attention to detail, and ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality.

## Nice-to-Have
- Experience designing for AI, marketplaces, recruiting, fintech, or other complex technical products.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Generous equity grant vested over 4 years.
- Up to $15,000 relocation bonus.
- $10,000 housing bonus for employees living within 0.5 miles of the office.
- $1,500 monthly meal stipend.
- Free Equinox membership.
- $200 monthly laundry reimbursement.
- $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.

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