Brand Designer

Cohere; Toronto; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced brand designer to shape and maintain a compelling brand presence. This role offers the chance to lead the brand design process, ensuring visual consistency and integrity across various platforms. You will collaborate with a talented team of researchers and engineers, contributing to innovative AI solutions. With a strong emphasis on creativity and craft, this position allows you to mentor junior designers and make a significant impact on brand strategy. Join a dynamic environment that values diversity and fosters an inclusive culture while working on cutting-edge projects.

Benefits

Open and inclusive culture

Weekly lunch stipend

Full health and dental benefits

Parental Leave top-up

Personal enrichment benefits

Remote-flexible work

6 weeks of vacation

Qualifications

• Experience leading brand design processes and maintaining brand integrity.
• Strong portfolio showcasing design skills and impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead brand design to ensure visual consistency across all platforms.
• Collaborate with team members to maintain cohesive brand identity.

Skills

Brand Design

Visual Identity

Typography

Layout Skills

Color Theory

Problem-Solving

Mentoring

Education

4–7 years of experience in brand design

Agency experience

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Animation tools (Rive, Lottie)

Job description

Who are we?

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

Join us on our mission and shape the future!

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced brand designer to join our team. This role demands creative ideation, rapid iteration, and a love of craft and polish. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of brand strategy and visual identity, as they will be responsible for shaping and maintaining Cohere's brand presence across various platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the brand design process, ensuring visual consistency and brand integrity across all touch points.
• Collaborate with product managers, researchers, engineers, and other team members to maintain a cohesive brand identity.
• Work with stakeholders on the design team and beyond to gather insights to inform brand strategy and design decisions.
• Maintain brand guidelines, style guides, and visual assets. Prototype and test new brand concepts through design tools and user feedback. Mentor and guide junior designers, contributing to the growth of the design team.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in brand design, preferably in both tech and non-tech industries. Agency experience is also welcome.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your typographic and layout skills, knowledge of color theory, design process, problem-solving skills, and the impact of your work.
• Proficiency in modern design software including Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite line of products.
• Additional image-making competencies such as illustration or 3D work is a plus.
• Experience with animation tools such as Rive or Lottie is also a plus.

If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply! If you want to work really hard on a glorious mission with teammates that want the same thing, Cohere is the place for you.

We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

• An open and inclusive culture and work environment
• Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
• Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months for employees based in Canada, the US, and the UK
• Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
• Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco and London and co-working stipend
• 6 weeks of vacation

Note: This post is co-authored by both Cohere humans and Cohere technology.