Staff/Lead Brand Designer
About Gigs
Gigs is building the operating system for mobile services—a platform that allows tech companies to easily integrate global connectivity into their products. Founded with backing from Ribbit Capital, Google, and Y Combinator, Gigs has grown to a team of over 150 people across the US and Europe. Our mission is to bridge the gap between traditional telecom and modern tech, enabling businesses to launch mobile services seamlessly.
The Role
We are seeking an exceptional creative leader to define and drive Gigs' brand into its next phase. This role requires a balance of hands-on creativity and strategic leadership, focusing on how Gigs presents itself to the world. Key responsibilities include:
- Own Gigs' rebrand strategy and set the creative direction for brand evolution across all channels, formats, and verticals.
- Contribute high-quality executions, elevating the bar for the entire team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and GTM teams to ensure brand consistency.
- Manage relationships with external agencies and freelancers, providing briefings, feedback, and quality control.
- Maintain and evolve Gigs' brand governance, setting standards for internal teams and external partners.
- Create templates and systems to enable the team to deliver at speed while maintaining quality.
What You Will Do
As a principal-level player, you will:
- Own Gigs' rebrand strategy and set the creative direction for brand evolution across all channels, formats, and verticals.
- Contribute high-quality executions, raising the bar for the whole team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and GTM teams to ensure brand cohesion across every surface and touchpoint.
- Own relationships with external agencies and freelancers, including briefing, feedback, and quality control.
- Maintain and evolve Gigs' brand governance, setting the standards that keep internal teams and external partners shipping consistently.
- Iterate on the design foundation and scale the design language of a fast-growing generational scale-up.
- Create templates and systems that let the team deliver at pace without sacrificing quality.
What We Are Looking For
We seek someone with:
- Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
- Strong motion design and/or 3D skills (e.g. After Effects, Blender, etc.) and the ability to bring assets to life.
- Experience working with website CMS design tools.
- Agency or scale-up experience, showcasing resilience and adaptability across diverse, fast-moving projects.
- A proven track record leading large-scale design initiatives, including at least one end-to-end rebrand.
- Experience scaling a brand design function, including building systems, raising standards, and growing team capability.
- Having owned a brand at a company that went through significant growth or a major product evolution.
- Fintech industry familiarity is beneficial; mobile and web UI understanding is a plus.
Work At Gigs
At Gigs, we prioritize in-person collaboration. Our culture is designed around spending meaningful time together, and we support flexibility where it makes sense. Regular time in our hubs, as well as occasional travel for team workshops, customer meetings, and Gigs Republic, our bi-annual company off-site, is expected. Our offices are designed to feel like home-inspired workspaces, with plants, thoughtful tools, and small, tight-knit teams that make collaboration feel natural, energizing, and effective.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and stock options.
- Stipends for your home office or work setup.
- A budget for learning and development to fuel your career.
- A free phone and international data plan.
For more information about our benefits, hubs, and what it's like to work at Gigs, check out our Careers page.