Brand Design Lead — Shape AI Visual Identity & Systems

Ch; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Relocation bonus

Housing bonus

Meals stipend

Equinox membership

Laundry reimbursement

Wellness reimbursement

Health insurance

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Brand Designer in San Francisco to own the evolution of our brand identity across campaigns, web, social, and events.

You will translate complex ideas about AI, talent, and work into clear visual systems and assets, including landing pages, decks, graphics, ads, and event collateral.

Collaborate with marketing, product, recruiting, and leadership to bring Mercor’s story to life across channels and build scalable brand guidelines as we grow.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design, brand systems, typography, layout, and storytelling.
• Passion for building brands that feel distinctive, polished, and culturally relevant.
• 4+ years in brand, visual, or graphic design, ideally at fast-moving startups, agencies, or high-bar creative teams.
• Experience designing across web, social, campaigns, decks, and marketing surfaces.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously, take ambiguous ideas, and turn them into excellent creative work.
• Strong taste, attention to detail, and ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Bonus: Experience designing for AI, marketplaces, recruiting, fintech, or other complex technical products.

Responsibilities

• Own the evolution of Mercor’s brand identity across every external and internal touchpoint, from campaigns and launches to web, social, and events.
• Translate complex ideas about AI, talent, and work into clear, compelling visual systems.
• Create polished, high-impact brand assets, including landing pages, decks, social graphics, ads, illustrations, event collateral, and product marketing visuals.
• Develop and maintain a distinctive, modern visual language.
• Partner closely with marketing, product, recruiting, and leadership to bring Mercor’s story to life across channels.
• Help build a scalable brand system, templates, and guidelines that make the company look consistently excellent as we grow.
• Bring strong taste, speed, and originality to a fast-moving team with a high creative bar.

Skills

Brand design

Visual design

Typography

Layout

Storytelling

Autonomy

AI brand experience

Tools

Figma

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Brand Designer in San Francisco to own the evolution of our brand identity across campaigns, web, social, and events.

You will translate complex ideas about AI, talent, and work into clear visual systems and assets, including landing pages, decks, graphics, ads, and event collateral.

Collaborate with marketing, product, recruiting, and leadership to bring Mercor’s story to life across channels and build scalable brand guidelines as we grow.