Brand Designer, Axios

• You are a mid-level designer with a strong portfolio showing an understanding of the design craft, including typography, color, layout, etc
• You are comfortable designing for print, web, experiential environments and on-stage live graphics
• You are able to design and deliver projects following creative direction and brand guidelines
• You can work on all stages of design, from ideation to execution of finalized assets
• You are able to execute on a creative direction and come up with new ideas or concepts
• You think about the future with your designs having a clear sense of scalability and the ability to fit within a system
• You are able to present work to stakeholders, take feedback graciously and defend your ideas when needed
• We are a remote team, so you are well organized and always communicative
• We are a small team working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You show initiative and flexibility to help our team work smarter and to meet our deadlines
• Everything you do is designed to the highest standard, both in concept and execution
• 3+ years design experience at an agency or in-house
• A strong portfolio showing brand design work (both applying existing branding guidelines and creating new brands from scratch) across multiple mediums
• Proficient in design software (Adobe creative suite, Figma, etc)
• Experience self-managing projects with some degree of ambiguity, with minimal direction
• Comfortable presenting work to different stakeholders (from teammates to leadership)
• A clear sense of design work process, from briefing to execution

Desirable

• We are looking for a talented, multi-disciplinary Brand Designer who will work within a collaborative team that supports many other departments in the company, including our Axios Live (live events) and Growth teams
• You will be leveraging, storytelling, layout, typography and motion, to help our team design high-quality deliverables that are clear, smart and engaging
• You will work in a constantly evolving environment to protect, refine and grow the Axios brand
• Design a variety of assets (both digital and in print), making sure they are consistently on brand
• Ideate, iterate and refine new brands and visual identity systems that live within the larger Axios brand
• Design within existing brand systems, evolving and refining them when necessary
• Think of the Axios brand holistically, identifying and flagging when something feels off
• Update and contribute to our brand guidelines
• Self-manage your projects, navigating ambiguity, communicating with stakeholders, respecting deadlines
• Collaborate with other team members and on occasion provide feedback and guidance to more junior team members
• Update information on landing pages using Webflow