Brand Designer

Energy Innovation Corp; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive insurance

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Retail Technologies, based in Irvine, CA, is seeking a storyteller-designer Brand Designer to carry ideas from napkin to launch. The mid-level role offers hybrid flexibility, trust, and real influence after 3 years on the team.

You will shape the unboxing moment, research trends, and push a single visual idea across web, print, and the Irvine storefront while partnering with copywriters to align visuals with tone.

Qualifications

• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements.
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating.
• Hands-on command of Illustration, with Decision Making as a close second.
• Equal parts Layout Design depth and Design Thinking curiosity.
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Working understanding of both Illustration and Layout Design in real-world settings.

Responsibilities

• Shape the unboxing moment Irvine buyers screenshot and share unprompted.
• Research trends and competitor work to keep Retail Technologies's output ahead of the curve.
• Pull through one deeply-curious visual idea across web, print, and the Irvine, CA storefront.
• Partner with copywriters to align visuals with messaging and tone.
• Frame each design decision in terms the Irvine, CA sales floor can repeat.
• Translate Affinity Diagramming research findings into a visual the whole floor can act on.
• Translate a founder's gut feeling into a system someone else can extend.
• Wring narrative clarity from a feature list three product managers fought over.

Skills

Illustration

Layout Design

Design Thinking

Communication

Adaptability

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Storytelling

Job description

Retail Technologies is looking for a storyteller-designer — a Brand Designer who can carry an idea from napkin to launch. Everything about this mid-level Brand Designer post says trust — $92,000 - $123,000, hybrid flexibility, and 3 years rewarded with real say.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape the unboxing moment Irvine buyers screenshot and share unprompted
• Research trends and competitor work to keep Retail Technologies's output ahead of the curve
• Pull through one deeply-curious visual idea across web, print, and the Irvine, CA storefront
• Partner with copywriters to align visuals with messaging and tone
• Frame each design decision in terms the Irvine, CA sales floor can repeat
• Translate Affinity Diagramming research findings into a visual the whole floor can act on
• Translate a founder's gut feeling into a system someone else can extend
• Wring narrative clarity from a feature list three product managers fought over

What You'll Bring

• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
• Hands-on command of Illustration, with Decision Making as a close second
• Equal parts Layout Design depth and Design Thinking curiosity
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working understanding of both Illustration and Layout Design in real-world settings

Retail Technologies is a slow-to-anger, customer-obsessed creative company proudly built in Irvine, CA. Nobody at Retail Technologies will hover over your shoulder; we hand you the keys and trust you to drive.

We offer $92,000 - $123,000, performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape how and where you work.

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