Brand Designer

Energy Innovation Corp; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Generous benefits

Flexible schedule (Iowa City)

Job summary

Discovery in Iowa City, IA is seeking a Brand Designer to own design across product and marketing, collaborating with a fast-paced team in a loft-like setting. You will craft specs, lead sprint-driven work, and ensure accessibility and brand alignment across deliverables.

With 3+ years of experience and strong communication, you will mentor juniors, frame decisions for the local sales floor, and help shape the visual identity as the team grows.

Qualifications

• 3 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads.
• 3 years that taught you which corners can be cut.
• Comfort with a Discovery pace that rarely sits still.

Responsibilities

• Research trends and competitor work to keep Discovery's output ahead of the curve
• Hand engineering specs tight enough that the build matches the mock
• Sustain a 3-week sprint cadence without letting the work go generic
• Time the reveal in a launch film so the logo lands earned, not slapped on
• Ensure all deliverables meet brand, accessibility, and platform standards
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously without missing deadlines
• Run the critique that makes junior creative work braver, not safer
• Frame each design decision for the Iowa City, IA sales floor

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Written communication

Time management

Adaptability

Tools

Miro

Job description

Craft is a verb here, and as our newest Brand Designer in Iowa City, IA you'll be conjugating it with Stress Management and Miro every single day. What anchors this Iowa City job is ownership; the $62,000 - $89,000, the full-time hours, the 5-year ask all hang off that.

Key Responsibilities

• Research trends and competitor work to keep Discovery's output ahead of the curve
• Hand engineering specs tight enough that the build matches the mock
• Sustain a 3-week sprint cadence without letting the work go generic
• Time the reveal in a launch film so the logo lands earned, not slapped on
• Ensure all deliverables meet brand, accessibility, and platform standards
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously without missing deadlines
• Run the critique that makes junior creative work braver, not safer
• Frame each design decision in terms the Iowa City, IA sales floor can repeat

What You'll Bring

• 3 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• 3 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• Comfort with a Discovery pace that rarely sits still

From an Iowa City loft, Discovery has built a detail-loving reputation for solving creative problems others quietly gave up on. The unwritten rule in Iowa City is simple: leave the codebase kinder than you found it.

Your offer at Discovery: $62,000 - $89,000, a mentor, generous benefits, and the Iowa City, IA flexibility to grow on your own clock.

We are growing the Discovery team in IA and adding this position immediately.

We're looking for the person who reads creative job posts and thinks I could fix that.