Senior Brand Designer, Sofar Ocean
$125-160k
Ocean data monitoring
Open for applications
Ocean data monitoring
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$125-160k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To connect the world's oceans to the people who depend on them (all of us).
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field
- 7+ years of experience in a marketing design role, preferably in a fast-paced startup or tech company
- Strong understanding of design principles, typography, color theory, and layout
- Ability to think through complex design challenges and navigate ambiguity
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to adapt quickly and work independently in a fast-paced environment with shifting constraints
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Figma, Webflow, Frame.io
- Experience with prototyping and motion design is a plus
What the job involves
- Provide design leadership, vision, and strategy to evolve and elevate the brand's visual identity as we continue to grow
- Develop innovative ways to bring our story to life, exploring, proposing, and designing strategic concepts from beginning to end
- Define, implement, and maintain brand guidelines, including color palettes, typography, and visual styles, to ensure consistent branding across all channels
- Produce high-quality, compelling visual assets that effectively communicate our story across web, social, email, events, print, and other marketing platforms
- Design and optimize our website to deliver an intuitive, visually engaging user experience across all devices
- Develop sell sheets, pitch decks, and other sales tools that clearly communicate our value proposition
- Collaborate with the content team to provide design support for videos, blog posts, reports, whitepapers, and other content marketing initiatives
- Stay current with design trends and best practices to continually enhance the quality and impact of our marketing efforts
- Work with external agencies or freelancers as needed to support larger design projects or specialized design needs
Our take
Drastically changing weather and climate is one of the foremost issues of our time. And as we work to limit the impact of the climate crisis, we need trustworthy banks of data on how these changes have manifested, and what trajectory our world is on. This is where Solar Ocean comes in, with its global network of ocean-monitoring buoys.
It is the largest network of its kind, with thousands of solar-powered ‘spotters’ across the world’s oceans delivering over 200,000 updates every day. Its product is used primarily by climate scientists, but also has important applications in shipping, weather forecasting and maritime research as well.
Sofar is the largest network of its kind, and even though its spotters aren’t as sophisticated as similar government-funded ones, the sheer scale of its data collection makes its forecasts far more accurate. Recent funding is being put towards further extending its network and developing its data services.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2022
$39.4m
LATE VC
Nov 2021
$39m
SERIES B
Total funding: $85.7m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental plan
- Volunteering program
- Home office stipend
- Hybrid work schedule (for most roles)
- Flexible time off (including World Oceans Day!)
- A strong internal community of ocean-lovers!
Company values
- Oceans First: We have one planet. If we have to choose between more profit or better oceans, we choose the ocean
- Grab an Oar: We pride ourselves on being proactive, taking responsibility, and always making things better
- Team Wins: We can only accomplish this mission together. Respect and help others, always
- Challenge with Heart: Vocal but open to others’ ideas. Listen, discuss, and commit
- Ship for Impact: Build for the mission, be pragmatic, and move fast. Ocean health can’t wait
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Evan Shapiro
(CTO)Previously Co-founded Bad Rabbit Consulting, Spoondrift and Knit Health. At Knit Health they were also CTO, and at Spoondrift they worked as a Technical Architect.
Tim Janssen
(CEO)Former Assistant Professor of Oceanography at San Francisco State University. They were a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Naval Postgraduate School, and worked as an Independent Research Scientist & Principal Investigator at Theiss Research & NorthWest Research Associates.
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