Brand Designer and Illustrator

Runpod; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Equipment stipend

Equity in growth

Job summary

Runpod is hiring a Brand Designer and Illustrator to shape Runpod’s visual system across product launches, campaigns, events, and more. You’ll expand an original illustration library and translate complex AI infrastructure into clear, engaging visuals.

You’ll collaborate with the Brand team and Senior Video Producer, delivering production-ready assets, diagrams, and print materials for various channels while upholding Runpod’s distinctive look across a remote-first team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design experience, either in-house or at an agency.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates original illustration work, thoughtful design decisions, and a distinctive visual style.
• Experience turning complex or technical subjects into clear, engaging visuals.
• Strong skills in technical diagramming and illustration, information design, or visual storytelling.
• Experience working within an established brand system while finding ways to evolve and improve it.
• Proficiency in Figma, with a strong understanding of typography, composition, layout, and color.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience designing for print and events, including preparing production-ready files and working with vendors.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects independently, prioritizing work, and meeting deadlines.
• Experience using AI-assisted design tools for creative exploration and iteration, with good judgment about when they add value.

Responsibilities

• Create illustrations and visuals that make complex technical concepts understandable.
• Expand illustration library and ensure a consistent visual language across channels.
• Design clear diagrams and architecture visuals balancing accuracy with storytelling.
• Create visuals for product launches, campaigns, landing pages, social media, ads, and presentations.
• Support marketing with assets for emails, sales materials, and events.
• Design print materials and collaborate with vendors for production-ready files.
• Expand reusable design components and templates for efficiency.
• Collaborate with Senior Animator on storyboards and assets for animation.
• Manage personal projects, communicate progress, and meet deadlines.
• Explore AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency while keeping Runpod distinct.

Skills

Design experience

Illustration portfolio

Visual storytelling

AI tools

Ownership & detail

Time management

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Runpod is the AI Developer Cloud. More than one million developers, from indie researchers to teams running frontier models in production, use Runpod to experiment, train, fine-tune, deploy, and scale AI on one platform. The platform has processed more than 20 billion inference requests. We closed a $100M Series A in June 2026. We're at an inflection point for AI infrastructure, and we're building the platform the next generation of developers will depend on.

Learn more in our CEO's funding announcement: https://www.runpod.io/blog/one-million-developers.

We're a small, remote-first team. We take ownership seriously, move fast, and ship work that more than a million developers rely on every day. We're looking for people who care deeply, build with urgency, and want to matter at scale.

We're looking for a Brand Designer and Illustrator to contribute to how Runpod looks and feels. This is a hands-on role where you'll work across product launches, campaigns, events and more. You’ll join the Brand team within Marketing, working closely with our Senior Video Producer to bring ideas to life. Runpod's products can be complex and abstract, and we want to make them easier to understand through thoughtful, original visuals. You'll help expand an illustration library that feels distinctly Runpod, not another collection of generic cloud and AI imagery.

The right person for this role loves the craft of design, brings fresh ideas, and enjoys turning technical concepts into something simple and engaging. You’ll help shape our visual system and create work that reaches more than a million developers.

Responsibilities:

• Create illustrations and visuals that make complex technical concepts easier to understand, from GPUs and serverless computing to clusters and AI infrastructure.

• Expand Runpod's illustration library, creating a consistent visual language across our website, campaigns, product launches, social media, and events.

• Design clear, engaging technical diagrams and architecture illustrations that balance accuracy with visual storytelling.

• Create visual assets for product launches, marketing campaigns, landing pages, social media, paid ads, and presentations.

• Support marketing initiatives with creative assets for email campaigns, sales materials, and events.

• Design and prepare print materials, including event signage, booth graphics, and swag, working with vendors to ensure everything is produced correctly.

• Expand reusable design components, illustration libraries, and templates that help the team create consistent content more efficiently.

• Collaborate with the Senior Animator on storyboards and visual concepts, preparing design assets that are ready for animation.

• Manage your own projects and timelines, communicate progress clearly, and deliver high-quality work on schedule.

• Explore new creative tools and AI-assisted workflows to improve efficiency while keeping our work original and unmistakably Runpod.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of design experience, either in-house or at an agency.

• A strong portfolio that demonstrates original illustration work, thoughtful design decisions, and a distinctive visual style.

• Experience turning complex or technical subjects into clear, engaging visuals.

• Strong skills in technical diagramming and illustration, information design, or visual storytelling.

• Experience working within an established brand system while finding ways to evolve and improve it.

• Proficiency in Figma, with a strong understanding of typography, composition, layout, and color.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.

• Experience designing for print and events, including preparing production-ready files and working with vendors.

• Comfortable managing multiple projects independently, prioritizing work, and meeting deadlines.

• Experience using AI-assisted design tools for creative exploration and iteration, with good judgment about when they add value.

• Someone who takes ownership, pays attention to the details, and brings fresh ideas to the table.

• Successful completion of a background check.

What You’ll Receive:

• The base pay range for this role is $99,700 -$132,900 USD. Where your offer lands within this range depends on your skills and experience, as shown in your interviews. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity.

• Meaningful equity in a fast-growing company. This role includes RSUs, so as your impact drives our growth, you share in the upside.

• Medical, dental, and vision plans. with 90% of premiums covered for you and your dependents.

• 401(k) with a company match and no waiting period.

• Flexible PTO, so you can take the time you need to recharge.

• Remote-first for most roles, with a collaborative team that works mainly in Slack.

• $1,200 home office and equipment stipend, so you're set up with the right gear from day one.

• A passionate team on the cutting edge of AI infrastructure, where culture, learning, and ownership are at the heart of how we scale.

Runpod is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and upholding the principles of equality and respect for all individuals. We believe that diversity in all its forms enhances our team. As an equal opportunity employer, we are building an inclusive workforce at every level. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome every qualified candidate eligible to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.