Senior Brand Designer

Red Thread Innovations; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Red Thread Innovations is seeking a highly skilled Senior Brand Designer to collaborate with our UX, product, and engineering teams on discrete projects, shaping the look and feel of our digital products and brands. You will deliver polished, scalable visual solutions and contribute to design systems, ensuring accessibility and visual excellence across assignments.

The role suits senior freelancers who thrive in fast-paced environments, ramp quickly on new problems, and deliver expert-level

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a visual designer.
• Strong understanding of UI principles, interaction patterns, and visual hierarchy across web and mobile.
• Able to produce expert-level, polished designs with attention to detail.
• Proficient in typography, color theory, spacing, iconography, and visual rhythm.
• Experience contributing to and maintaining design systems while ensuring consistency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the visual execution of assigned projects with high polish and consistency.
• Create production-ready UI and visual designs balancing aesthetics and feasibility.
• Collaborate closely with UX, product, and engineering teams to deliver cohesive experiences.
• Contribute to and extend established design systems as needed.

Skills

Brand design

UI design

Visual design

Figma

Tools

Figma

Design systems

Job description

About Red Thread Innovations

Red Thread Innovations (RTI) is a digital innovation firm with the singular mission of building meaningful digital products that delight consumers and transform businesses. Our vision is to be the global leader in digital product development, with the largest portfolio of successful products that empower people worldwide to lead their best lives. As a company, we’re a dynamic team of experienced strategists, researchers, designers, and engineers united by a shared passion for innovation and technology.

Within RTI, we operate through two complementary arms:

• Innovation Advisory: Partnering with leading corporations, social enterprises, and nonprofits to solve meaningful problems for their customers—delivering measurable business value through technology-driven solutions.
• Ventures: Researching, incubating, and launching moonshot ideas with the potential to impact millions, if not billions, of people globally.

As part of our model, we maintain a network of trusted freelance and contract designers who we engage on a project-by-project basis as new opportunities arise. We are currently looking to expand this network with experienced Senior Brand Designers who can be called upon to support high-impact work across RTI’s Advisory and Ventures portfolios.

There are immediate project opportunities available , which will include Red Thread Innovations' repositioning, client projects and internal ventures products, working with various project teams on brand design and visual style

Please note we are not looking to hire recruiters or other agencies.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled, detail-oriented Senior Brand Designer to collaborate with our teams on discrete projects, helping shape the look, feel, and quality of our digital products and brands. You will work closely with UX designers, product leaders, and engineers to create polished, intuitive, and scalable visual solutions that elevate user experiences and align with strategic goals.

This role is ideal for senior-level freelancers who thrive in fast-moving environments, can quickly ramp up on new problem spaces, and consistently deliver expert-level visual craft.

We offer you opportunities to:

• Lead the visual execution of assigned projects, setting a high bar for UI quality, polish, and consistency
• Create refined, production-ready UI and visual designs that balance aesthetics, usability, and technical feasibility
• Collaborate closely with UX, product, and engineering teams to deliver cohesive, end-to-end experiences
• Contribute to and work within established design systems , while thoughtfully extending visual languages when needed
• Apply strong visual thinking and design rationale to influence product and brand direction
• Support a range of work, including product UI, brand systems, and motion/visual storytelling (depending on project needs)
• Incorporate feedback efficiently and iterate quickly in response to project goals, constraints, and timelines
• Uphold RTI’s standards for accessibility, visual consistency, and design excellence across deliverables

As an ideal partner, you have/are:

• 5+ years of experience as a visual designer, with a strong focus on digital product and UI design
• Deep understanding of UI principles, interaction patterns, layout systems, and visual hierarchy across web and mobile platforms
• Demonstrated ability to produce expert-level, highly polished designs with exceptional attention to detail
• Strong command of typography, color theory, spacing, iconography, and visual rhythm
• Experience working within and contributing to design systems while maintaining scalability and consistency
• Advanced proficiency in industry-standard design tools (e.g., Figma) and modern design workflows
• Ability to quickly understand complex requirements and translate them into elegant, intuitive visual solutions
• Strong collaboration and communication skills when working with cross-functional partners
• Comfort giving and receiving thoughtful design critique in service of better outcomes
• A portfolio that clearly showcases UI excellence, visual craft, and end-to-end design work

Traits we truly value

• Intentionality : We obsess over solving the right problems the right way. We strive to be partners, not vendors. We elevate humanity through the relationships and products we build.
• Passion : We’re passionate about many things – delivering great digital products powered by exceptional engineering, delighting our partners and users, and nurturing teams that are fired up about unlocking the positive potential of technology.
• Innovation : We don’t just see things as they are; we see them as they can be. We approach challenges with curiosity, creativity, and courage. We have the audacity to envision possibilities beyond perceived constraints.
• Ownership : We make magic happen when we’re self-motivated to show up for our teams and partners, stand behind our commitments, learn from our mistakes, and strive for excellence.
• Collaboration : We’re a team of innovators, designers, and engineers bound by our desire to take on meaningful challenges, foster enduring partnerships, deliver value to our stakeholders, and bring out the best in one another.
• Empathy : We approach people and problems with utmost compassion. We listen more than we talk. We understand the “why” before the “how.” We walk in your shoes.