Brand Designer

Navan; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Navan in San Francisco is seeking a senior Brand Designer to elevate our visual identity across marketing channels. You’ll own creative direction for brand, design digital assets, print collateral, social graphics, and decks, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You bring 5+ years in brand design, expert use of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and a strong sense of typography and color. You’re proactive, collaborative, and excited to push the Navan brand forward with AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of brand design experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating design excellence across channels.
• Strong understanding of typography, color theory, and layout.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Navan brand and maintain a cohesive visual identity across marketing touchpoints.
• Design and produce marketing materials: digital assets, print collateral, social graphics, and decks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand alignment with business goals.
• Stay current with industry trends and design techniques to improve brand quality.
• Manage multiple projects with deadlines and high-impact deliverables.
• Partner with brand copywriters to align copy and design.

Skills

Brand design

Creative thinking

Communication

Presentation

AI tools

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Google products

Job description

Navan started as a radical disruptor in a boring and complacent industry. Now, we’re a major player in corporate travel & expense, leading the category with truly impressive proprietary tech. On the backbone of the best product in the market, we’re building a world class brand.

Our creative team punches above its weight. You’ll join a group of marketers and creatives to build Navan’s visual identity and execute across our marketing channels. We’ll look to you to craft designs for all stages of the customer journey, supporting brand, social, demand gen, lifecycle, internal projects and more. You’ll flex from everyday work to high visibility, high impact projects.

Your portfolio should showcase creative ideation and execution of stellar design work. We’re looking for someone who can take initiative, be scrappy when needed, and is excited to push this brand forward. You should be able to understand our industry and brand, then translate to work for different audiences and channels.

Join us! We have serious momentum in the market and an incredible roster of smart folks making it happen every day.

What You’ll Do

• Develop the Navan brand and maintain a cohesive visual identity, ensuring consistency across all marketing touchpoints.
• Design and produce high-quality marketing materials, including digital assets, print collateral, social media graphics, and presentation decks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency and alignment with overall business goals.
• Stay current with industry trends, design techniques, and emerging technologies to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of our brand design.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and deliverables exceed expectations.
• Partner with our brand copywriters to marry copy and design for creative excellence.

What We’re Looking For

• A robust portfolio showcasing design and creative excellence.
• 5+ years of experience in brand design.
• Expertise in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google products.
• Strong understanding of typography, color theory, and layout design.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale.
• A creative thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Appetite for streamlining workflows and creative innovation with AI tools.
• Animation and art direction skills are a plus.

The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity. For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.

Pay Range: $94,500 USD - $210,000 USD

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