Brand & Marketing Designer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Own all visual design for mail inserts, digital ads, social assets, email templates, sales decks, and event graphics—end to end.
• Maintain and evolve visual guidelines—typography, color, iconography—and enforce consistency across all materials.
• Design in‑app UI assets and mockups including app splash screens, icons, illustrations, etc. that align with the mobile experience.
• Create and maintain a living design system and template library so non-designers can execute on-brand assets without breaking the bank.
• Partner with Marketing, Product, Ad Operations and Sandboxx News to produce on-brand infographics, explainers, and one-pagers that distill complex benefits into simple visuals.
• Collaborate with Growth to A/B test ad creatives, track performance, and iterate quickly on what resonates with the audience.
• Support the team by designing booth layouts, signage, and swag that leave a lasting impression on recruits and supporters.
• Lead design for all merchandise and swag—apparel, stickers, mugs, lapel pins, and more—ensuring each item feels true to Sandboxx's brand and mission.
• Collaborate on slide decks and dashboards, ensuring visual clarity and engaging layouts for stakeholder reporting.
• Lead and manage freelance relationships to scale output without sacrificing quality.

Requirements

• A stickler for GREAT design—with obsessive attention to detail, pixel‑perfect execution, and a relentless drive for visual excellence.
• Strong project‑management skills and ability to juggle multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and collaborative mindset.
• Experience designing digital templates and UI assets for web and mobile.
• 7+ years designing for both print and digital—working at a SaaS, consumer brand, or agency where your work drove real business impact.
• Proficiency in Figma (or Sketch) and Adobe Creative Suite, with experience setting up libraries, components, and version control.
• Experience building or maintaining a design system—creating reusable components, naming conventions, and documentation.
• Ability to communicate clearly—giving feedback in Figma, writing style guidelines, or presenting concepts to non-designers.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, remote-first environment and can juggle multiple projects without letting quality slip.

Nice to Have

• Led the visual evolution of a brand at scale—rolling out a design system across email, in‑app, web, print, and swag at a high-growth company.
• Comfortable adding simple motion to work—basic video editing or animation for social clips, email headers, or in‑app promos.
• Knowledge of merch production—materials, vendors, and end-to-end creation of apparel, stickers, and promo items.
• Dabbled in HTML/CSS for email templates or microsites and understand channel constraints.
• Experience designing for direct-mail or print-on-demand, including bleed, die-lines, and vendor handoffs.
• Proficiency in Canva for building on-brand templates for non-designers.
• Ability to collaborate with growth marketers on ad creative A/B tests and interpret performance reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related discipline
• Equivalent practical experience also considered—demonstrated skill matters more than credentials
• 3-5 years as a brand or marketing designer with a portfolio emphasizing layout‑driven work
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Figma

Benefits & Perks

• Equity incentive plan
• 401k with matching and sharing
• Top-tier health insurance and family benefits
• Flexible paid vacation
• Paid parental leave