Senior Brand Designer

Summary

Join Aspire.io, a leading word-of-mouth commerce platform, as a Senior Brand & Marketing Designer! In this remote role, you will shape our visual brand identity across various touchpoints, from website design to marketing campaigns. You will collaborate with marketing and agency services teams to ensure a cohesive brand presence. Responsibilities include developing brand guidelines, creating high-performing advertising campaigns, and leveraging data to optimize designs. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience, strong proficiency in design software, and a compelling portfolio. Aspire offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, remote work flexibility, and paid parental leave.

Requirements

• 5+ years of brand and marketing design experience
• Strong proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Familiarity with Webflow, CSS, HTML, and responsive design
• Strong design skills across a range of mediums, from large scale graphics, presentations, animation boards, logos/lockups, brand identities, signage, patterns etc
• Experience working on performance marketing campaigns
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills - you can walk someone through your creative vision, and ask hard questions that lead to finding unique visual solutions
• A project management perspective - presenting concepts to stakeholders in a clear manner, managing feedback with a high level of comfort, and sticking to deadlines
• Flexibility to new or differing perspectives - transforming feedback from non-designers into collaborative conversations that lead to even stronger ideas for the betterment of the company
• A compelling portfolio showcasing a diverse range of strong visual designs, including branded campaigns, illustrations, motion design, responsive web design, and marketing collateral - with an emphasis on concept development and thoughtful execution

Responsibilities

• Shape visual identity of our brand as Aspire evolves as a company, ensuring a cohesive and compelling brand presence across all channels
• Drive the visual strategy and execution of Aspire's consumer-facing communications across web, email, app, and other product experiences
• Develop, systemize, and maintain comprehensive brand guidelines for both internal and external use, ensuring consistency in all brand expressions
• Partner with the Marketing team to create high-performing advertising campaigns that drive demand generation
• Work with agencies to deliver on-brand, best-in-class, and impactful creative every time
• Leverage analytics and performance data to iterate on designs, optimizing creative assets for engagement, conversion, and impact
• Strategize, prioritize, and execute multiple projects simultaneously and independently ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop creative solutions and execute them with attention to detail, keeping stakeholders informed and aligned
• Uphold a high standard of visual design, ensuring that every communication is thoughtful, clear, and visually delightful

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience developing brand direction into the full package
• Animation and/or video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere Pro)
• Thrive in a highly collaborative environment
• Are a natural-born innovator — you’re always looking to stretch the boundaries of what a company can do
• Take pride in being the gatekeeper of a brand
• Have a mix of a B2B and B2C background — we are a B2B platform working solely with B2C brands

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits – Full health, dental, and vision insurance to keep you covered
• Remote Work Flexibility – Work remotely as part of a high-energy, high-performing team
• 401(k) Plan – Save for your future with our competitive 401(k) retirement savings plan, including company matching
• Flexible PTO – Recharge and take time off whenever you need with our flexible paid time off policy
• Paid Parental Leave – Four months of fully paid leave for new moms and dads—one of the best policies in the industry
• Ongoing Training & Development – We invest in your growth with world-class training, coaching, and career acceleration opportunities