Senior Brand Designer & Systems Thinker (Hybrid)

UNAVAILABLE; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness options

Agency perks

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Colle McVoy in Minneapolis is seeking a Senior Designer who thrives as a systems thinker and cultural contributor, blending conceptual creativity with strategic thinking to craft cohesive brand experiences across touchpoints.

You will translate strategy into living brand systems, collaborate across disciplines, and push for innovative, emotionally resonant work from identity through campaigns, environments, motion, digital experiences, and emerging platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, ad school credentials and/or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of industry experience.
• Exceptional portfolio with demonstrated versatility across all media.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Create thoughtful, innovative, and culturally resonant design solutions across brand, campaign, digital, environmental, social, motion, and experiential applications
• Develop design systems and brand worlds that extend beyond logos and visual identity into cohesive multi-platform experiences
• Collaborate closely with designers, strategists, copywriters, art directors, technologists, and account teams to bring ideas to life
• Push work beyond expected solutions, exploring multiple pathways in pursuit of distinct and meaningful creative outcomes
• Present ideas and design rationale clearly and confidently to internal teams and, at times, clients
• Lead portions of projects independently
• Contribute to the evolving culture, vision, and creative ambition of the department
• Stay connected to contemporary culture, design, technology, AI, and emerging creative behaviors that can inspire new ways of thinking
• Embrace feedback as part of the creative process and continuously refine both the work and your craft

Skills

Typography & layout

Brand thinking

Creative problem solving

Multi-project management

Presentation skills

Communication

Brand systems understanding

Emerging tech awareness

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Ad school credentials

Equivalent experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

Colle McVoy in Minneapolis is seeking a Senior Designer who thrives as a systems thinker and cultural contributor, blending conceptual creativity with strategic thinking to craft cohesive brand experiences across touchpoints.

You will translate strategy into living brand systems, collaborate across disciplines, and push for innovative, emotionally resonant work from identity through campaigns, environments, motion, digital experiences, and emerging platforms.