Senior Brand Designer, Skydio
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The hourly wage range for this position is $80.00-$90.00 per hour
Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
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Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
The hourly wage range for this position is $80.00-$90.00 per hour
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for a multifaceted design generalist—someone who pairs strong conceptual thinking with exceptional craft and can move fluidly between big ideas and detailed execution
- You’re a versatile, detail-driven designer with a strong point of view and a deep appreciation for craft
- You’re comfortable owning projects end-to-end, collaborating across disciplines, and adapting quickly as priorities evolve
- Your portfolio demonstrates both conceptual strength and polished execution across digital and physical experiences
- 5+ years of brand or graphic design experience, either in-house, at an agency, or both
- A portfolio showcasing a range of work—brand systems, campaigns, digital experiences, events, and physical collateral
- Strong conceptual thinking paired with meticulous design execution
- High fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), plus comfort working in Google Slides and Keynote
- Experience collaborating with and guiding external partners such as agencies, fabricators, or production vendors
- A high bar for quality and consistency, with an eye for detail that elevates every deliverable
- A flexible, resilient mindset—you embrace iteration and thrive in fast-moving environments
- A self-starter who can manage multiple projects independently, balancing timelines and stakeholders with ease
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced Senior Brand Designer to help shape how Skydio shows up in the world—crafting clear, compelling, and memorable visual experiences across a wide range of touchpoints for the leader in autonomous flight
- This role will begin as a full-time (40 hours/week) contract position, with the potential to evolve based on business needs and mutual fit
- As our Senior Brand Designer, you’ll help shape and evolve Skydio’s visual identity across brand, product, and marketing experiences
- You’ll translate complex, cutting-edge technology into clear, compelling, and distinctive expressions and solutions that show up consistently—and beautifully—wherever our brand lives
- You’ll be part of a highly collaborative creative team, working closely with creative directors, marketers, and cross-functional partners to bring the Skydio brand to life across:
- Web and digital experiences
- Brand and product launches
- Campaigns, social, and paid media
- Events, environments, and experiential design
- Merchandise, packaging, and physical collateral
- Presentations and internal communications
- Design across a wide range of brand and marketing deliverables—from concept through final execution
- Collaborate closely with Creative, Product, GTM, and Engineering partners to translate ideas into impactful visual experiences
- Help raise the overall bar for brand execution through strong taste, feedback, and attention to detail
- Partner with vendors—providing art direction and hands-on design as needed
- Present design work clearly and confidently to stakeholders, incorporating feedback iteratively
Our take
A leader in autonomous flight, Skydio builds drones that can track and film targets while avoiding obstacles. Its products have a wide range of applications, most notably for businesses that need to undertake inspections in unsafe places. The drones are also valuable to search and rescue efforts, police forces, and the US army.
Backed by a range of top investors and strategic partners (including Andreesen Horowitz, Levitate Capital, and Next 47) Skydio sets itself apart from its competitors by marketing its products predominantly to businesses. With technology such as 3D scanning and a 360-degree superzoom mode, its drones have a wide range of applications and functionality.
The company raised funding in 2023, which has boosted its valuation to over $2B. It has since focussed on R&D, developing and launching the X10 model which is designed for first responders and the military, as well as enhancing its remote control and thermal imaging capabilities. On top of this it's also been awarded two contracts to expand the use of advanced autonomous drones across key operational units by the US Air Force. As the largest American drone company, there is no reason Skydio shouldn't remain a key industry actor for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2024
$170m
SERIES E
Feb 2023
$230m
SERIES E
Total funding: $741m
Company HQ
Western Hills, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Adam Bry
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied at MIT, they spent a year and a half at Google as a Software Engineer. They left this position in February 2014 to co-found Skydio.
Abraham Bachrach
(Co-FOunder & CTO)Earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and was a Software Engineer for Google's Project Wing.
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