Remote Brand Designer jobs – Senior Brand Designer (Full‑Time, Remote) – West Sacramento, California – $90k‑$120k – Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Brand Strategy

TITLE:Remote Brand Designer jobs –Senior Brand Designer (Full‑Time, Remote) – West Sacramento, California – $90k‑$120k – Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Brand Strategy --- ### A snapshot of the role We’re a mid‑size consumer‑tech company that grew from a garage startup to a $150 M revenue business in the past three years, and we’re now polishing the visual language that powers every product, marketing campaign, and partner touch‑point. Because we’ve just secured a $30 M Series C round earmarked for “brand experience,” we need a senior creative mind to own our remote brand design strategy from concept to delivery.You’ll be based wherever you feel most productive—your home office, a co‑working space in West Sacramento, California, or a seaside cabin—but you’ll still be an integral part of the design squad that meets in the virtual “studio” every morning at 10 am PT. If you love turning brand narratives into visual systems that actually get noticed on social, on‑site, and in‑app, keep reading. --- ### Why we’re hiring now Last quarter, the product team launched three new features that shifted our target audience from early adopters to mainstream consumers.The marketing funnel widened, and the analytics team showed a 27 % dip in brand recall across the US, especially in key markets like West Sacramento, California. The leadership team decided to allocate a dedicated senior designer to rebuild consistency, raise our visual IQ, and protect the brand equity we’ve built. The role exists to: 1. Close the gap between our product UI and the broader brand language. 2. Scale the brand system to support a 40 % increase in campaign volume planned for the next 12 months.3. Mentor junior designers and bring a strategic, data‑driven mindset to every deliverable. --- ### What you’ll own (day‑to‑day) - Brand system stewardship – Keep the brand guidelines (PDF, Sketch Library, and live style guide in Contentful) up‑to‑date, ensuring every designer, copywriter, and developer in the remote team can pull the right color, typography, or icon set within 48 hours of request (our SLA). - Creative production – Lead end‑to‑end design for campaigns, landing pages, motion graphics, and packaging concepts.Typical output includes 10‑15 new visual assets per week, ranging from static ads in Adobe Photoshop to 30‑second video loops created in After Effects. - Cross‑functional collaboration – Run weekly syncs with product managers, growth marketers, and the sales enablement crew to translate business goals into visual stories. You’ll sit in the same Slack channel as the PMs in West Sacramento, California while they sprint on feature roadmaps. - Brand research & insights – Partner with the analytics team to measure visual performance (click‑through, brand lift, time on page) and adjust the system accordingly.Last year we saw a 12 % lift in conversion after a brand refresh; you’ll be tasked to replicate that growth. - Mentorship – Conduct design critiques for a junior team of 4, and run a monthly “Brand Deep‑Dive” workshop that helps newer teammates understand the why behind each pixel. --- ### Who you’ll work with - Design Lead (in West Sacramento, California) – Oversees the entire visual direction, meets with you daily via Zoom to prioritize work. - Product Marketing Manager (Remote, based in Austin, TX) – Supplies the brief, shares market research, and expects deliverables on a two‑week sprint cadence.- Front‑End Engineer (Seattle, WA) – Implements the design tokens you create in Figma and ensures they translate perfectly to code. - Copy Lead (Remote, New York, NY) – Co‑creates storytelling arcs for email, social, and PR assets. - Data Analyst (Chicago, IL) – Provides the performance metrics that guide your iterative improvements. You’ll be part of a 12‑person design collective that reports to the VP of Brand & Experience. The team’s composition is 60 % remote, 40 % co‑located in West Sacramento, California for quarterly “design‑retreats” that combine brainstorming, team building, and a bit of local pizza.--- ### Tools and tech stack we live in 1. Figma – Primary UI/UX and brand asset collaboration platform. 2. Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop – For vector creation and photo manipulation. 3. Adobe InDesign – Layouts for print collateral, investor decks, and e‑books. 4. After Effects – Motion design for social stories and product demos. 5. Sketch – Legacy assets still being migrated; you’ll help decide when to sunset. 6. InVision – Prototyping and handoff for developers. 7. Miro –Remote whiteboarding during brainstorming sessions.8. Notion – Central knowledge base for brand guidelines, design systems, and project briefs. 9. Trello – Kanban board tracking the flow from “Idea” to “Live.” 10. Slack – Daily communication; you’ll be part of the #brand‑design channel. 11. Google Workspace – Docs, Sheets, and Slides for stakeholder presentations. 12. Contentful (CMS) – Where the live style guide lives; you’ll push updates via API. We keep the toolkit lean but flexible—if you discover a better plugin or workflow, we’re open to piloting it.--- ### Success is measurable We judge performance on three concrete pillars: | Metric | Target (12 mo) | Current Baseline | |--------|----------------|------------------| | Brand consistency score (internal audit) | 95 % | 82 % | | Time‑to‑asset delivery (average hours from brief to final) | ≤24 h for static, ≤48 h for motion | 36 h / 72 h | | Conversion lift (campaign‑specific) | +15 % YoY | +7 % YoY | Each quarter you’ll present a “Brand Impact Report” that visualizes these numbers and tells the story behind any spikes or dips.--- ### About the company – our vibe in West Sacramento, California Founded in 2018 in a tiny loft on Main Street, West Sacramento, California, we grew into a data‑driven consumer platform that now serves over 4 M active users worldwide. We’re not a giant corporate machine; we still hold weekly “Lunch‑and‑Learn” sessions where the founders share their current challenges. Our headquarters in West Sacramento is a modest 4,000‑sq‑ft office with a rooftop garden, but the bulk of our talent works remotely.Our brand values—Clarity, Craft, and Community—guide everything from the way we write code to how we design a logo. We believe good design is a conversation, not a monologue, and we invest in the people who keep that conversation honest. --- ### What we offer (beyond the paycheck) -Salary: $90k‑$120k, depending on experience, plus quarterly performance bonus tied to the brand metrics above. - Equity: 0.05 %‑0.15 % stock options on a four‑year vesting schedule. - Remote‑first flexibility – No mandatory office days, but we fund an annual $1,200 “home‑office stipend” to help you create a productive environment.- Health & Wellness – Medical, dental, vision, plus a $300 monthly mental‑health allowance. - Learning budget – $2,000 per year for courses, conferences, or tools (e.g., MasterClass, Skillshare, or a premium Figma plugin). - Paid time off – 20 days + company holidays; we encourage “unplug” weeks after big launches. - Community – Quarterly brand retreats in West Sacramento, California (think hiking, design sprints, and local craft brews). --- ### A human moment > “I’ll never forget the first time I showed a teammate a brand mockup on my kitchen table, and they pinged me from the office across the street in West Sacramento saying, ‘That’s the look we’ve been trying to articulate for months!’ It felt like the whole company finally got a visual language we all understood.Moments like that keep me excited to design every day.” – * Lena,Senior Motion Designer* --- ### Who you are (the ideal fit) -Experience: 4‑7 years in brand design, with at least two years leading a brand system for a consumer‑oriented company. - Portfolio: Demonstrates a breadth of work—logo systems, UI elements, motion, print—showing clear rationale and measurable results. - Strategic mindset: Comfortable discussing brand ROI, interpreting analytics, and translating business objectives into visual solutions.- Tool fluency:Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; experience with Motion design (After Effects) is a plus. - Collaboration chops: Proven record of working cross‑functionally in remote environments, using Slack, Notion, and Miro to keep the conversation alive. - Mentorship: Enjoys giving constructive feedback and growing junior talent. If you are the kind of designer who sees a brand as a living organism, can balance big‑picture strategy with pixel‑perfect execution, and love the idea of shaping the visual future of a fast‑growing company while staying anchored in West Sacramento, California, we want to hear from you.--- ### 1. Submit your resume and portfolio (PDF or a live link) through our applicant portal. 2. Write a brief cover note (200‑300 words) explaining why the brand challenges we described resonate with you and how you would tackle the first 90 days. 3. Optional: Include a short (1‑minute) video introducing yourself—this helps us get a sense of your personality before the interview. Our hiring process typically moves quickly: - Screening – 2‑day review of application by the Design Lead. - Portfolio interview – 45‑minute video call with the Design Lead and VP of Brand.- Take‑home exercise – A 4‑hour brand refresh brief (you’ll receive the same brief we gave our internal team). - Final interview – A 30‑minute conversation with the CTO to discuss cross‑functional workflows. We aim to make a decision within three weeks of receiving your complete application. --- ### Closing thoughts Design is the first impression, the silent salesperson, the emotional bridge between a product and a person. In our company, based in the heart of West Sacramento, California, we treat every visual element as a promise to our users – a promise we intend to keep, refine, and celebrate.If you’re ready to own that promise, mentor the next generation of brand designers, and help us turn data into delightful experiences, hit “Apply” now. We look forward to meeting the creative mind that will help us write the next chapter of our brand story. Apply tot his job