Senior Experiential Brand Designer

Uncover; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Senior Brand Designer to lead experiential programs across physical, digital, and hybrid environments. You will translate brand and product strategy into scalable design systems, visuals, and presentations for global audiences.

The role requires leading complex programs with senior partners, mentoring designers, and shaping the experiential discipline while maintaining a user-first mindset and data-informed storytelling.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experiential, environmental, brand, or integrated design experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in art, design, or a related field.
• A portfolio demonstrating concept-to-production work across events, environments, installations, keynotes, or other immersive brand experiences.
• Experience leading large-scale conferences, trade shows, executive or customer events, or comparable IRL and hybrid experiences.
• Strong visual design, art direction, and storytelling skills across physical and digital media.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex work while influencing designers, agencies, contractors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Sound judgment in incorporating stakeholder feedback while protecting the core creative idea and quality bar.
• Familiarity with motion design systems and how to apply them consistently across contexts.
• Deep understanding of design principles: layout, grid systems, typography, color, iconography, and photo art direction.
• Exposure to designing for live event environments: LED walls, stage visuals, real-time rendering, and large-format displays.
• Proficiency with design collaboration tools, including Figma and Keynote, and a systems-thinking approach to extending design systems across shared patterns.
• Working knowledge of emerging AI tools and how they fit into a professional creative production workflow.
• Strong track record delivering high quality work independently, and in close collaboration with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design of experiential programs, from early concepts and storytelling through detailed design, production, and launch.
• Translate Stripe’s brand and product strategy into compelling physical, digital, and hybrid experiences for global audiences.
• Create scalable visual identities, design systems, and toolkits for events and environments that extend Stripe’s evolving brand.
• Partner closely with producers, marketers, product teams, and senior stakeholders to define goals, make tradeoffs, and deliver work on time and at a high bar.
• Art direct agencies, fabricators, contractors, and other external partners; provide clear feedback and uphold quality through execution.
• Design keynote and presentation systems that make complex ideas feel clear, cohesive, and engaging.
• Help evolve the Experiential Design discipline by sharing craft knowledge, improving team practices, and mentoring other designers.

Skills

Brand design

Experiential design

Art direction

Storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

UI/UX awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in design

Tools

Figma

Keynote

Job description

Stripe is seeking a Senior Brand Designer to lead experiential programs across physical, digital, and hybrid environments. You will translate brand and product strategy into scalable design systems, visuals, and presentations for global audiences.

The role requires leading complex programs with senior partners, mentoring designers, and shaping the experiential discipline while maintaining a user-first mindset and data-informed storytelling.