Senior Brand Designer

Company Overview

With over 2 million developers worldwide, Netlify is leading the transition to modern Jamstack-based web development. By uniting the ecosystem of developer tools and technologies, Netlify makes it easier than ever to build, deploy, and scale web applications

We are excited to announce our most recent Series D fundraise of $105M led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from our existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, BOND, EQT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Mango Capital and Menlo Ventures with an overall $2B valuation.

Though our team is growing fast, we’ve managed to stay tight-knit while welcoming newcomers to the fold. We hail from around the globe with diverse backgrounds, we’re ~40% woman or non-binary, and are composed of 29 different nationalities.

We aim to create a company culture of empowerment where the best idea can come from anywhere, as we believe that empowered and engaged team members do the best work. We strive to be thoughtful, caring, and collaborative in our work within and across teams. We’ll be giving you the tools you need to succeed and looking to you for suggestions for improvement—not just in your daily job, but in many other aspects of building a company.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Brand Designer to help support marketing initiatives and needs by producing and overseeing digital and print solutions. You will also work closely with the Director of Brand Design to execute on Netlify’s visual identity and work with several teams on implementation and enablement. It’s a unique opportunity to establish the visual identity for a company with all of the ingredients to build an exceptional brand—a disruptive product, adored by users, an inclusive and capable team, an appetite to swing big, with buy-in and support from executive leadership.

What you’ll be doing

• Work with designers to establish a visual language that can be used across both brand and product applications
• Produce brand and marketing assets, which include the website and landing pages, social media assets, digital ads, presentation decks, eBooks, and newsletters
• Design merchandise for the company store and events
• Collaborate with product designers and marketers to maintain a cohesive brand
• Give and solicit feedback from other designers 
• Be an advocate for Design and the brand

Who we’re looking for

• 5+ years work experience (preferably in the B2B software industry)
• Proven work experience with a strong portfolio that demonstrates attention to detail, a refined aesthetic, and design thinking
• Proficient across disciplines, with an understanding of skill and execution requirements across visual design, user experience design, art direction, and brand positioning
• Ability to support growth campaigns and conversion efforts using human-centered design thinking. UX design experience preferred.
• Experience in branding work (brand development, brand refresh) and campaign development, big and small—from brand campaigns and tentpole ideas to seasonal campaigns and promotions
• Understanding of how to use consumer attitudes and strategic insights to drive creative thinking
• Experience with motion design preferred
• A good communicator with the ability to clearly articulate rationale for design decisions
• Strong understanding of design systems
• The ability to work autonomously in a remote work environment

Within 1 month, you’ll:

• Learn about the Netlify, the products, the organization, the brand
• Start building relationships with the teams you’ll be working with on a regular basis
• Actively participate in design critiques
• Execute materials, designing for campaigns and events, fulfilling marketing needs
• Help implement a new visual identity, including the redesign of netlify.com

Within 3 months, you’ll:

• Own the design execution of event and campaign-related materials 
• Design methods and tools that will enable the team to find and create design assets
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create a design system
• Work with designers on brand guidelines

Within 6 months, you’ll:

• Drive the continued effort on bolstering the visual identity by building enablement tools, an asset library, and contributing to the design system
• Examine design operations and collaborate on process improvements
• Help optimize workflow and self-service by iterating on processes and tools
• Help educate the organization about design practices and the brand

At Netlify, we are a growing company that is constantly evolving so the timeline is intended to show you what you can expect from the role. Keep in mind we're always iterating, learning, and growing thus expect these guidelines to continue to evolve as we expand. We're excited for you to join us on the journey!

About Netlify

Of everything we've ever built at Netlify, we are most proud of our team.

We believe that empowered and engaged colleagues do their best work. We’ll be giving you the tools you need to succeed and looking to you for suggestions to improve not just in your daily job, but every aspect of building a company. As a distributed-first organization we want to make sure wherever our team is we find inventive ways to collaborate, debate, and learn from each other.

To learn a bit more about our team and who we are, make sure to visit our about page.

Applying

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Please apply anyway!

When applying please include: A resume or short listing of your job history & skills. (A link to a LinkedIn profile would be fine). A cover letter explaining why you would enjoy working in this role and why you’d like to work at Netlify would be great, though not required & will not impact your application. When we receive your application we’ll get back to you about the next steps.

Netlify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are devoted to building a team of people with diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. We believe that the unique contributions of all Netlifolks is the driver of our success. We are all responsible for bringing on people from all walks of life. Driving equality empowers our team, enables us to innovate, and helps us maintain a more inclusive environment. We don’t discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, race, military/veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy status, or any other differences. If we can do anything to provide a better interview, i.e. accommodate a disability, then please let us know.