Brand Designer

Common Arts; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Common Arts seeks a Brand Designer to evolve brand identities across print and digital touchpoints. You will shape visual systems, create brand books, and ensure cohesive brand expression across multiple studios.

You will collaborate with the Marketing Director and business development teams, driving strategy into compelling design while balancing creativity with clear structure in a hybrid, multi-office environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, visual communications, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional brand/graphic/visual design experience
• Portfolio demonstrating brand work across print and digital
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Experience with Figma and Framer is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve brand identities across print and digital touchpoints
• Create and maintain brand guidelines and brand books
• Apply brand systems consistently across media
• Support proposals, websites, social media, and campaign materials
• Translate brand strategy into strong visual solutions
• Ensure consistency and quality across brand communications
• Collaborate with Marketing, business development, and studio teams
• Participate in creative reviews and iterative design discussions
• Take projects from concept through final delivery

Skills

Brand identity

Typography

Visual systems

Presentation

Collaboration

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in design or visual communications

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Figma

Framer

Job description

Brand Designer

Marketing Department | Reports to Marketing Director, Visual Brand

Location:

Hybrid

This role is open to candidates based in Long Beach, San Diego or Scottsdale. Team members located near one of our offices will work in a hybrid capacity.

Company Overview

Common Arts is a multidisciplinary design firm working across architecture, interior design, urban design, and landscape architecture. We operate as one integrated company made up of several distinct studios, each with its own focus and voice: RDC, Studio One Eleven, Dyelot, and PDO.

Our Marketing department functions as an internal creative agency serving all studios under the Common Arts umbrella. The Brand Designer is a fully integrated member of the Marketing team, partnering closely with leadership, business development, and studio teams to shape how each brand shows up in the world while maintaining a clear, cohesive point of view across the firm. This role will design across all Common Arts brands and work within the Marketing department across studios, project types, and audiences.

About the Role

We are looking for a Brand Designer to help further develop and express the visual identities of our brands across a wide range of touchpoints. This role sits at the intersection of brand and graphic design and requires both strong visual craft and thoughtful, strategic decision-making.

You will collaborate closely with the Marketing Director, Visual Brand, as part of the core Marketing team, and work alongside marketing and business development partners to translate brand strategy into clear, compelling design. This role is hands-on and execution-focused, with opportunities to shape and evolve brand systems over time.

What You'll Do

• Develop and evolve brand identities, including logos, color palettes, typography, and visual systems
• Create and maintain brand guidelines and brand books that clearly document how each brand is expressed
• Apply brand systems consistently across print and digital media
• Support marketing and business development efforts across proposals, qualifications, websites, social media, presentations, and campaign materials, working in close collaboration with the Marketing Director and broader marketing team
• Translate brand strategy, mission, and audience insights into strong visual solutions
• Ensure consistency and quality across all brand communications
• Collaborate with marketing, business development, and studio teams to support firm-wide initiatives
• Participate in creative reviews, critiques, and iterative design discussions
• Take projects from concept through final delivery with attention to detail and execution

About You

• You have a strong design sensibility and a solid foundation in typography, hierarchy, composition, and visual systems
• You are comfortable presenting work, explaining your thinking, and refining ideas with feedback from senior leaders
• You can balance creative exploration with clarity, structure, and consistency
• You are organized, self-directed, and comfortable working across multiple brands and priorities
• You enjoy working collaboratively and are adaptable when navigating ambiguity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, visual communications, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional experience in brand, graphic, or visual design
• A portfolio demonstrating thoughtful brand work across print and digital applications
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Experience with Figma and Framer is a plus, but not required

Tools, Technology, and AI

We actively embrace new tools and technologies that improve how we work, including the thoughtful use of AI to support efficiency, exploration, and production. We expect designers to be transparent about how they use AI in their workflow and to apply it responsibly in service of strong design outcomes, not as a replacement for craft or judgment.

The base salary is estimated between $70,000 - $80,000 plus bonuses and benefits and is contingent on location & relevant experience.

Common Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer.