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Lead Brand Designer

Lead Brand Designer owns visual storytelling and brand systems at Checkr, setting art direction, building scalable templates, and directing creative across campaigns and channels. Requires 7+ years of tech/B2B brand experience and mastery of Figma, Adobe CC, and AI tools.

167k – 196kSan Francisco, CABrand DesignHybrid7+ YOE

About the role

What you'll do

Brand systems and standards: Build templates and reusable assets that other teams can confidently work from, and develop and enforce brand standards across the organization

Art direction: Set visual direction across projects, directing photography, establishing tone, and giving feedback that elevates the work

Tools and AI-assisted workflow: Work fluently in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, and AI-assisted tools to accelerate production without compromising craft

Contractor and freelance direction: Direct and QC the work of contractors and freelancers to ensure quality and brand alignment

Creative production and craft: Produce outstanding creative across multiple mediums and channels, applying expert visual communication, typography, layout, and storytelling, with a sharp eye for detail and brand consistency

Cross-functional partnership: Partner with marketing to shape how brand shows up across programs and channels, and present design rationale clearly to everyone from peers to senior executives

Prioritization and ownership: Hold quality high across multiple projects, move with urgency, and take ownership of getting to the right answer even when the brief needs work

What you bring

  • 7+ years of in-house or agency experience on tech or B2B brands
  • A strong point of view, high craft standards, and the confidence to present and defend your work to senior leadership
  • An outstanding portfolio showing mastery of typography, layout, storytelling, and art direction
  • Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, plus experience using AI-assisted tools to accelerate production
  • A systems-minded approach to building templates and reusable assets other teams can rely on
  • Experience developing brand standards and directing contractor or freelance creative work
  • Comfort in fast-moving environments where the brief isn't always perfect
  • An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes

What We Offer

  • A fast-paced and collaborative environment
  • Learning and development allowance
  • Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
  • Flexible PTO policy
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • In-office perks: lunch five times a week, commuter stipend, snacks and beverages
  • Relocation stipend may be available for hub locations

Skills

FigmaAdobe Creative CloudTypographyLayout DesignArt DirectionBrand SystemsBrand StandardsVisual StorytellingAi-Assisted Design ToolsContractor Direction

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