Brand Architect: AI-Driven Design Leader

Apkudo; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Apkudo is seeking a Brand Designer to own branding across decks, design system, and AI-enabled workflows. This hands-on IC role focuses on elevating visual identity, simplifying the platform story, and scaling brand through AI.

Build systems and standards that let all employees tell the story brilliantly. You will manage brand architecture, collaborate with teams, design premium sales presentations, and oversee an outsourced web agency to ensure brand fidelity while you craft templates and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of brand or graphic design experience in a fast-paced B2B or growth-stage company.
• Hands-on experience building workflows, templates, or tools using leading AI models and generative design tools.
• Proven ability to turn around high-stakes, custom sales presentations under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own, elevate, and enforce the Apkudo Brand Style Guide across digital, physical, and event formats.
• Design and build AI-powered workflows that enable non-designers to produce on-brand assets.
• Create premium, custom presentations for high-value sales opportunities and modular component libraries.
• Establish presentation parity workflows between Google Slides and PowerPoint.
• Manage relationship with outsourced web agency, translating brand intent into briefs.
• Design for premium customer experiences at events and hubs.
• Lead event design for Apkudo-hosted and industry events.

Skills

Brand system

Design architecture

AI workflows

Sales design

Figma

Adobe Illustrator

Google Slides

PowerPoint

Vendor management

Strategic autonomy

Tools

Webflow

Claude

ChatGPT

Job description

Apkudo is seeking a Brand Designer to own branding across decks, design system, and AI-enabled workflows. This hands-on IC role focuses on elevating visual identity, simplifying the platform story, and scaling brand through AI.

Build systems and standards that let all employees tell the story brilliantly. You will manage brand architecture, collaborate with teams, design premium sales presentations, and oversee an outsourced web agency to ensure brand fidelity while you craft templates and