goodmaven - Staff Brand Designer

• Lead design execution across key surfaces including social, web, CRM, campaigns, presentations, events and physical activations. • Work closely with the head of brand to translate strategy and creative direction into concept-driven, high-quality design that communicates complex ideas clearly. • Design with multi-platform support in mind, ensuring brand expression scales across channels, formats and devices while staying premium and consistent. • Evolve and refine the visual identity system - creating templates, guidelines and reusable assets that help the team move fast without losing quality. • Collaborate with cross-functional partners like Product, Marketing, Sales and other Design teams to ensure brand consistency at every touchpoint. • Contribute to creative briefs and kick-offs, helping define goals, audiences,constraints, and how we’ll measure success. • Maintain a high bar for craft through feedback, critique and hands-on iteration - raising quality through example. • Support and mentor more junior designers through guidance, feedback and practical craft coaching. • 6+ years of relevant professional experience in brand and communication design, with a portfolio showing exceptional craft and taste. • Experience in-house at a startup/fast-paced organisation, or in an agency/studio background. We value designers who can adapt across environments. • Strong understanding of typography, identity systems, composition and art direction - with the ability to execute across mediums. • Experience creating and maintaining scalable brand systems that support consistent execution. • Strong collaboration and communication skills - able to explain design decisions clearly to team peers and partners. • Strong organisational skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. • Ideally, some experience in fintech or financial services (or similarly complex/regulated domains), with the ability to simplify complex narratives into clear brand expression.