Brand Designer

About the Role

The Brand Designer will work closely with the Head of Design, marketing, DevRel, and sales teams to ensure all design work is on-brand, timely, and tailored for a developer audience. This is a high-variety role, with no two weeks looking the same, offering the opportunity to work on diverse projects and grow professionally in a remote-first environment.

Inngest values a culture of collaboration and mutual respect, with a small team of designers, engineers, and marketers who are passionate about building products that offer the best developer experience. As a Brand Designer at Inngest, you will be part of a team that cares deeply about its work and is committed to excellence.

What You Will Do

• Execute brand design across marketing, sales, and community channels, ensuring consistency and high quality.
• Develop digital designs, including ad creatives, landing pages, social graphics, email templates, blog visuals, sales decks, and long-form reports and guides.
• Design physical products such as swag (tees, stickers, hats) that developers will appreciate, understanding production constraints and vendor management.
• Create experiential designs for events, including booth graphics, signage, banners, badges, and conference materials.
• Build templates and systems to facilitate fast and efficient design work without compromising quality.
• Ensure brand consistency across all design work, with an understanding of where the brand system can evolve.
• Collaborate with the team to understand briefs and turn them into polished, on-brand work.
• Work with vendors for physical products, managing print and production processes effectively.

What We Are Looking For

• 3-5 years of experience in brand design, with a portfolio that showcases your ability to execute across various formats.
• Fluency in Figma, with comfort in using Illustrator and InDesign, and the ability to adapt brand systems across different formats.
• Experience in print and production management, including understanding of bleeds, dielines, CMYK, and the process of translating designs into physical products.
• Developer empathy, with a willingness to understand and cater to the needs and preferences of a developer audience.
• Excellent communication skills, both in writing and verbally, to collaborate effectively with the team and explain design decisions.
• Ability to work at speed without compromising quality, with a high level of organization and time management.

Nice to Have

• Experience with programmatic design and account-based marketing (ABM) programs, including designing for personalized landing pages and targeted ad variations.
• Familiarity with AI-augmented workflows and tools like Cursor, Claude, or Midjourney to enhance design capabilities.
• Skills in motion and animation, including After Effects, Lottie, or CSS animations, to bring designs to life.

Benefits and Perks

• Opportunity to work with a passionate team dedicated to enhancing developer experience.
• Remote work environment with flexibility and autonomy.
• Professional growth opportunities, including the chance to work on diverse projects and develop new skills.
• Access to the latest design tools and technologies.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Generous PTO policy.
• Remote stipend for home office setup and internet reimbursement.

• Ensure your portfolio showcases a variety of brand design work, including digital, physical, and experiential projects, to demonstrate your versatility.
• Highlight any experience with programmatic design and ABM programs, as these are highly valued in this role.
• Be prepared to discuss your understanding of developer empathy and how you incorporate it into your design decisions.
• Practice explaining your design process and decisions, as clear communication is key in this collaborative environment.
• Research Inngest and its products to understand the company culture and how your skills align with its mission.
• Consider showcasing any proficiency in AI-augmented design tools or motion graphics skills, as these are nice-to-have qualifications.
• Prepare questions about the team, the design process, and opportunities for growth within the company to ask during the interview.