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Brand Designer

You'll own the visual identity — typography, illustration, motion, the Brainback book. Editorial sensibility required.

Design Remote (US/EU)Full-timeSenior

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teamDesign
senioritySenior
employmentFull-time
locationRemote (US/EU)

we read every application ourselves

What you’ll do

Own the Brainback visual system across web, product, and social.
Design illustrations, motion, and printed materials.
Maintain and evolve the brand book.
Partner with product design on Learn mode and dashboard surfaces.

What you bring

5+ years brand design in-house or at a top-tier studio.
Portfolio shows editorial sensibility, not just SaaS templates.
Fluent in Figma, motion tools of your choice.

Bonus, not required

Experience with variable fonts.
Have designed a product's illustration system from scratch.

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