Brand Designer, Retool
Growth
$63.8-140k
Salary varies depending on location
The application layer for AI
Job no longer available
The application layer for AI
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$63.8-140k
Salary varies depending on location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create the future of internal software by making software development for engineers simpler and more accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in visual design in an in-house or agency setting
- Experience and understanding of the formal elements of graphic design—including typography, color, layout, and composition with basic proficiency in Figma
- Passion for branding, demonstrable through a portfolio of strong work in a variety of contexts and execution with a focus on brand systems
- Experience working with motion designers to conceptualize animated visualizations as a part of a brand system–individual motion experience is a plus
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively
- A curiosity to stay educated on the latest design technologies and techniques, tempered by a desire to establish an original, opinionated style—not follow trends
- Experience collaborating with design, marketing and business partners to translate project needs, audience insights, and constraints into informed design decisions
- An ability to balance many simultaneous projects, independently prioritize work based on project objectives and business goals, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment
- Proactively seeks out feedback and highlights challenges and opportunities with their task
What the job involves
- Retool’s visual identity is very much in its infancy with massive potential to expand and grow in how it applies to various aspects of the business. As a brand designer you will play a key role in helping explore and define what that future looks like
- You’ll advocate for brand systems while still finding opportunities to break out and explore new territories, iterating through conceptual approaches for a brand that stands out in a sea of generic SaaS businesses
- We’re not interested in playing it safe—we want to win the hearts and minds of software developers
- This position sits within our Brand Design team and will play a critical role in further shaping Retool’s brand
- Partner with marketing to produce work across email marketing, events, landing page, social media, paid digital advertising, slide decks, reports, whitepapers, one-pagers, field marketing
- Extend and translate established brand systems into production-ready assets for strategic marketing initiatives
- Help explore and maintain a flexible brand system for Retool that scales
- Collaborate with the brand team to establish how Retool’s visual identity is strategically expressed across all experiences
- Act as a champion for the brand and how design is applied globally
- Present your work to cross-functional partners, understand their needs and translate them into design solutions
- Design through iteration, experimentation and learned user behaviors
- Ensure consistency in brand work across all marketing channels while seeking opportunities to experiment and grow the capabilities of our visual system
- Be an active participant in design at Retool, providing thoughtful feedback across design and product teams in critiques, reviews, and more
Our take
Retool allows developers to build internal applications quickly using a complete set of ready-made building blocks. These internal applications can be used to display company data from a range of sources, including Redis, Salesforce, Google Cloud, and Slack.
For a monthly fee, the platform enables companies to save time that they would have otherwise spent on developing their own internal applications. Retool brands itself as 'low-code,' meaning that it is easy to use and customize. There is a huge demand for systems that allow teams to analyze the data they already have. Retool already counts brands such as Amazon, Philips, Peloton, NBC, and Mercedes-Benz as customers.
Founded in 2017, the company is now valued at over $3.6B. Founded by Oxford graduate David Hsu, the management team includes ex-Stripe and ex-Airbnb employees with plenty of experience in taking a company from a start-up to a global brand.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jul 2022
$45m
SERIES C
Dec 2021
$20m
SERIES C
Total funding: $165.3m
Company benefits
- Your health: Our healthcare plans include flexible, competitive options for medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and disability benefits.
- Your fuel: Fully snack-stocked kitchens at every turn, with breakfast, lunch and dinner provided at our San Francisco and New York offices.
- Your growth: We provide a $1,200 annual stipend that can be utilized for all learning-related expenses, including books, conferences, classes, and more.
- Your family: Access to comprehensive family planning services, generous paid parental leave for new parents, and a remarkable $10,000 lifetime benefit towards fertility support.
- Your time: Flexible freedom for a healthier you: take the time off that you need, when you need it! Discover flexible PTO and our 4 week Work From Anywhere policy to rejuvenate on your time.
- Your sidekick: Bring your favorite sidekick to work and enjoy our dog-friendly offices!
- Your future: Plan for your future. We offer enrollment and matching up to 4% for our US-based employees.
- Your wellbeing: Enjoy a suite of perks and memberships that enable you to thrive both personally and professionally.
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
David Hsu
(Founder & CEO)David studied Philosophy and Computer Science at the University of Oxford, before founding Retool in 2017. He has served as CEO ever since.
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