Employment type: Freelance
Level: Senior-level
Location: Anywhere/Remote
About Day Job: Website, Instagram.
Day Job is a creative studio headquartered in Los Angeles with around 20 full-time employees. We conceptualize brands from the beginning, and launch them into the world. We work largely in consumer spaces, branding or rebranding for companies like Recess, Fly By Jing, David, Grindr, A24, and The BBC.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Brand Designer to help develop thoughtful, hard-working brand systems for our clients.
This role focuses on building strategically grounded identity systems that are both visually distinctive and highly usable across real-world applications. The right candidate combines strong visual taste with structured thinking—able to translate strategy into clear design systems that scale across packaging, digital, marketing, and product environments.
You’ll work closely with Creative Directors and the broader design team to develop brand concepts, refine identity systems, and carry work through production. This role also includes opportunities to present work directly to clients, mentor junior designers, and contribute to the continued evolution of the studio’s design standards and processes.
Responsibilities
Brand System Design
Able to develop bold, strategically grounded brand identity systems with minimal direction. Comfortable translating brand strategy into cohesive visual systems that function across typography, color, imagery, layout, and graphic language.
Design Craft
Strong fundamentals in typography, hierarchy, layout, and composition. Demonstrates refined color sensibility and consistent attention to detail, producing work that feels confident, clear, and intentional.
Brand Thinking
Understands how identity systems translate across packaging, digital products, marketing, and content environments. Able to design flexible systems that maintain brand clarity while adapting to different contexts.
Workflow & Autonomy
Able to take a brief, ask the right questions, and move work forward independently. Comfortable managing multiple projects, iterative feedback, and deadlines while maintaining well-organized files and documentation.
Client Communication
Comfortable presenting work to clients and clearly articulating design rationale. Able to navigate complex conversations, respond to feedback constructively, and maintain confidence in creative decisions.
Taste
Strong visual references and cultural awareness across multiple industries. Consistently produces work that feels considered, restrained, and intentional.
Mentorship & Team Contribution
Supports and mentors Designers and Junior Designers, providing thoughtful feedback in partnership with Creative Directors. Contributes to the studio’s evolving design standards, workflows, and creative culture. Occasionally leads internal training sessions or workshops.
Bonus Points
Motion design, illustration, or web design experience.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of agency experience in brand design.
- Proficiency in figma and adobe.
- Proven ability to lead brand projects from concept through production.
- Strong storytelling skills — able to communicate ideas clearly both visually and verbally
- Fluency in design software and prototyping tools, with awareness of print and packaging production requirements
Day Job is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.