Branding Designer w/ Design Systems

About the role

Our client, a leading pet insurance and pet services brand, is seeking a Senior Brand Designer / Art Director to help shape and elevate the brand across a broad range of creative and digital experiences. This is a highly hands-on role for a conceptually strong creative who can set visual direction, develop compelling brand work, and take projects from initial idea through final execution. The ideal candidate brings strong brand and digital experience, excellent creative instincts, and a demonstrated ability to incorporate AI tools into their creative workflows.

Pay rate range: $70–$75/hour.

Responsibilities

• Lead the visual development of brand campaigns and creative initiatives across digital, social, web, email, advertising, and other customer touchpoints.
• Establish creative direction and develop concepts that strengthen and evolve the brand identity.
• Create high-quality design work from concept through final production, remaining hands-on throughout the process.
• Develop and refine visual systems that can scale across campaigns, digital experiences, and marketing channels.
• Partner with marketing, copy, product, and creative teams to translate business objectives into compelling creative solutions.
• Incorporate AI tools into creative workflows to improve efficiency, streamline repetitive tasks, support research and exploration, and enhance the overall design process.
• Help establish thoughtful, scalable design systems and visual frameworks that maintain consistency across digital experiences.
• Present creative concepts and visual direction to stakeholders, clearly articulating the thinking behind design decisions.
• Manage multiple projects with varying scopes while maintaining a high level of craft and attention to detail.
• Stay current on emerging design technologies and identify opportunities to improve creative workflows and processes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in brand design, art direction, visual design, or a related creative discipline.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating brand development, art direction, digital design, and integrated campaign work.
• Strong experience creating and evolving visual identities for consumer-facing brands.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Demonstrated experience incorporating AI tools into design and creative workflows, with a focus on improving the creative process and production efficiency.
• Experience developing or contributing to design systems and scalable digital design frameworks.
• Strong conceptual, typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills.
• Ability to independently lead projects from concept through production.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to confidently collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Highly adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working across a wide variety of creative challenges.

Benefits

Solomon Page offers a comprehensive benefit program for hourly employees, including medical, dental, 401(k), direct deposit, and commuter benefits to our employees, including freelancers.