Who you are

• If you care about narrative. If you believe design is what makes products unforgettable. If you want to shape how one of the industry’s most respected product design studios shows up in the world, we’d love to talk
• A narrative thinker. You see structure, pacing, and emotional arcs in design
• A brand or graphic designer with strong digital / product literacy. You understand UX, systems, motion design and what it takes to ship digital products
• Obsessed with craft and quality. You notice what others miss
• Comfortable owning creative direction while collaborating cross-functionally
• Confident presenting and defending design decisions to internal stakeholders and leadership
• Energized by feedback and iteration
• Curious about new tools, formats, and technologies, including AI
• 5+ years of experience in brand, visual, graphic, or digital design
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong visual design work and narrative-driven storytelling
• Experience designing marketing websites, case studies, social assets, or campaign work for digital products or services
• Mastery of Figma and fluency in the Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong motion and interaction sensibilities. Experience with tools like After Effects, Lottie, Rive, Blender, or similar tools is an asset
• Experience building scalable brand systems that extend across product and marketing
• Ability to translate strategic thinking into clear, compelling visual systems
• Strong presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Experience working at a product design agency or in a high-growth startup
• Motion, 3D, or experimental digital storytelling skills
• Comfort writing or shaping strategic and creative copy
• Research shows that women and other marginalized groups tend to only apply for a job when they meet every single criteria. Does this role sound like it was made for you, yet you don’t check every box? Reach out anyways!

What the job involves

• Now, we’re looking for a Senior Brand Designer own the direction of our visual brand and to help us tell those stories
• This is not a traditional marketing design role. It’s a narrative-driven brand design position embedded within our marketing team. Your job is to translate product thinking, design craft, and strategic impact into visual stories that earn attention and drive new business
• You’ll own and evolve how Metalab shows up in the world. From case studies and launch moments to showreels, landing pages, campaigns, and social storytelling, you’ll craft the visual narratives that showcase our work at the level it deserves
• You are a designer who believes great storytelling is design. You sweat the details, understand product deeply, and you know how to turn complex flows, systems, and strategy into clear, compelling, emotionally resonant stories
• This role reports directly to Marketing and works closely with Brand, Product Design, Client Partners, and Leadership. You’ll be deeply connected to the wider design team, with opportunities for mentorship and continued growth
• This role ensures our story is told with the same level of intention, craft, and ambition as the products we design
• Own the creative strategy and visual direction for all Metalab marketing initiatives
• Translate complex product work into compelling, story-driven visual narratives
• Craft high-impact case studies, landing pages, showreels, campaign assets, social content, and thought leadership visuals
• Evolve and safeguard the Metalab brand across every public touchpoint
• Collaborate with product designers and client teams to extract the strongest stories from our work
• Guide motion direction and interaction storytelling across web and video
• Ensure everything we put into the world reflects the quality, craft, and ambition of our client work
• Experiment with emerging tools and formats, including AI-assisted workflows, to push our storytelling forward
• Raise the creative bar internally and contribute to the broader design culture at Metalab

Benefits

• Remote & IRL: We've been doing remote work since '06 and wouldn't have it any other way — and make space for quality time in-person to stay connected
• 4.5 day weeks We take half-day Fridays because there's life outside of work
• Unlimited time off: Unlimited PTO (really). We want everyone to be healthy and get time to give back
• Zero timesheets: We are focused on the results and quality of our work — not on counting hours
• Learning & Growth: Custom opportunities to invest in your career growth
• Flex hours & locations: For a schedule that's one-size-fits-you
• Equity program: Make an impact on the world's leading products and sometimes have a stake in them, too
• Health & wellness coverage: Both mental and physical benefits so you can be your best on and off the screen
• Parental leave: We give 16 weeks of paid and protected leave for primary caregivers