About Brains

Brains is an independent creative agency and proud B-Corp. We're a group of no-a**hole, roll-up-our-sleeves creatives, united by a mission to spark market and cultural impact and connect people around shared values and passions. We partner with mission-driven brands looking to rethink and rewrite industry norms.

Senior Designer

​​We are looking for a Senior Designer who can think conceptually but also execute flawlessly. This role is deeply hands-on—you’ll collaborate with Art Directors and Creative Directors to bring campaigns and brand worlds to life, ensuring that every piece of work is both strategically sound and visually powerful.

You’ll be responsible for creating and executing key campaign assets, helping define how a brand comes to life across channels, and pushing craft and design excellence. This role sits at the intersection of design, storytelling, and execution—we need someone who can build bold, memorable visual systems, bring campaign ideas to life through highly polished execution, and be a key player in shaping brand expressions.

Key Responsibilities:

Concept Development & Collaboration

• Work alongside Art Directors and Creative Directors to shape campaigns, develop concepts, and execute high-level creative work.
• Serve as lead designer on client accounts, demonstrating a deep understanding of their brand, business objectives, and target audience.
• Take big creative ideas and execute them into compelling visual assets—whether it’s key visuals, brand identity extensions, motion design, social content, or campaign toolkits.
• Help build and refine brand worlds—establishing design systems that feel immersive, cohesive, and adaptable.
• Collaborate closely with copywriters, strategists, and motion designers to create visually-led, story-driven brand campaigns.
• Bring fresh, unexpected creative ideas to the table that challenge conventions and push the brand forward.

Execution & Craft

• Be a hands-on designer who takes concepts and turns them into polished, high-quality deliverables.
• Execute across a wide range of creative formats, including campaign key visuals, digital & social assets, motion/animation concepts, presentation design, and more.
• Develop brand identity extensions and campaign toolkits—ensuring a brand’s look and feel translates across all touchpoints.
• Obsess over craft, detail, and execution—this is a role where precision matters.
• Adapt designs for different mediums, ensuring that every asset is impactful and on-brand across digital, social, print, and experiential applications.

Presentation & Client Engagement

• Clearly articulate design thinking to internal teams and clients, explaining how creative decisions support brand strategy and objectives.
• Help sell ideas visually—whether through compelling mockups, presentations, or concept boards.
• Work collaboratively with producers and external partners to ensure the best possible execution of the creative vision.
• Work within existing brand systems but also push the work forward with innovative thinking.
• Balance multiple projects while maintaining a strong focus on craft and execution.

Who You Are: 

• Strategic Thinker: You are a true creative problem solver, with a strong ability to translate brand strategy into compelling visual narratives. You understand how design supports business objectives and creates meaningful audience connections.
• Hands-On Creator: You are a doer, not just a thinker. You love rolling up your sleeves to bring concepts to life with high-quality execution across multiple formats.
• Brand World-Builder: You know how to shape a brand’s visual identity beyond a single campaign. You create systems that extend across touchpoints, ensuring brand consistency and longevity.
• Conceptually Driven: You thrive in a campaign-led environment, developing bold creative ideas that stand out while staying true to the brand’s essence.
• Detail-Oriented: You sweat the small stuff—typography, composition, motion, and color—because you know that craft makes all the difference in delivering standout work.
• Collaborative: You work seamlessly with Art Directors, Creative Directors, Copywriters, and Strategists, valuing input and iteration to push creative forward.
• Communicative: You can articulate design choices clearly, whether presenting to internal teams or clients. You confidently advocate for creative ideas while remaining open to feedback.
• Adaptable: You can shift between big-picture thinking and tactical execution with ease, keeping projects moving efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive: You take ownership of your work, anticipating challenges, problem-solving on the fly, and pushing for better creative outcomes.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a professional design role, ideally in an agency or fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. 
• Ability to create and execute boundary-pushing brand identities. 
• Strong conceptual thinking skills, with a portfolio of work showcasing your ability to translate concepts into compelling visuals. 
• Ability to take direction, collaborate effectively, and contribute creative ideas.
• Comfortable working with early-stage concepts and turning them into actionable solutions.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Bonus: Experience with sound design, editing, or product/UI animations.

Brains on Inclusion:
We hire great people from a wide breadth of backgrounds, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it makes our work, our company and our communities stronger. Brains is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, national origin or any other federal, state or local protected class.