Brand Design Lead

About the opportunity

We are currently looking for a talented Brand Design Lead to help lead a newly developing creative team at Contentful. The ideal candidate will have both agency and in-house experience, building out corporate branding work for technology companies.

What to expect?

• Concept, develop, and deliver various brand artifacts across a variety of mediums; print, web, ads, presentations, photography, illustration, color development, typography usages, video, animation, etc.
• Work with Creative Director to strategically refine and evolve the Contentful brand and deliver updates through style guide and internal brand repository
• Direct designers across a wide variety of mediums; digital, print, ads, events, web experiences, and more.
• Work with product design leaders to establish visual consistencies between the experience of our brand and product experience for customers
• Review designers work and direct as needed to be “on-brand”
• Review and provide feedback on design work daily; from internal team members and agencies via Slack, email, and JIRA
• Work with Creative Director and project management to define new processes or improve existing ones
• Create branded assets and tools for stakeholders to use across the company (ie. deck templates)
• Attend strategic and tactical meetings to develop creative strategies 
• Inspire creative team members daily to be diligent, progressive, and inventive
• Research and uncover new ways to incorporate emerging and new media formats into client work and campaigns with trends, technologies, and best practices
• Collaborate with writers, UX/UI designers, art director and other creative positions in a constructive and positive manner that represents our core company values
• Work with product marketing and content team to create storyboards for video and animation projects
• Work cross functionally with the content team, campaign leaders, events managers, and other stakeholders throughout the company
• Quarterly travel to Contenful’s hub in Denver may be required

What you need to be successful?

• 4+ years brand lead or similar role, leading teams of experienced designers within a similar marketing setting
• 10+ years professional design experience
• A portfolio of well excited, impactful brand projects that you worked on from start to finish
• Hands-on working design skills in addition to experience directing larger multidisciplinary design teams 
• A strong background in graphic design, typography, illustration, storytelling, motion, video and similar disciplines
• Experience juggling multiple projects and working with team members to hit competing deadlines
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback to move the team and their work forward
• Curious about problems and ways to solve them
• Ability to create new ideas based off supplied strategies
• Comprehensive working knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
• Stellar communication and presentation skills
• Familiarity with JIRA is a plus

What's in it for you?

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share ownership and the success of our company
• We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, education days, and volunteer days
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for information, support, discussion, and counseling for life’s challenges
• Use your personal education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career. Join a free German class or one of our many internal learning initiatives!
• Use your physical fitness budget to get away from your desk and support your physical wellness
• Enjoy a full range of virtual events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties 
• A monthly phone/internet stipend and phone upgrade reimbursement after 2 years
• Plus, Contentful socks! And other amazing swag as part of company events. Oh yeah!

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Who are we?

Contentful is the leading content platform that powers digital experiences for over 30% of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of global brands. Our platform unifies content in a single hub, structures it for use in any digital channel and integrates seamlessly with hundreds of tools through open APIs. It lets deve