\nWe are open to remote candidates.\n\nAt Metalab, we design some of the worldโs most beloved products. Founders at early-stage startups hire us to help build businesses from scratch, and leaders at global enterprises hire us to help launch new products.\n\nAs a Contract Brand Designer at Metalab, you will guide the brand design process from start to finish. You will be involved in, and ultimately responsible for all aspects of brand design, delivering stunning, product-ready brands. This is a remote contract position, so you must be comfortable managing the brand process using remote-friendly methods.\n\nWeโre looking for designers who love visual identity design and creative strategy and know how to advocate for their work. Weโre a product design agency, so you must understand what it takes to get a digital product out the door. If you have a portfolio with examples of your work in the wild, weโd love to talk to you.\n\nWeโre looking for product-literate people, who know that a great brand is the difference between a good experience and an exceptional one.\n\nWhat youโll do:\n\n\n* Guide the brand design process, from start to finish, owning all aspects of the brand design process.\n\n* Create inspiring, beautiful, and relevant brands that strengthen the products we make.\n\n* Complement and assist the product team, leveling up output by crafting a stunning, product-ready brand.\nWork closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, Client Partners, and clients to educate and inform them about brand design best practices.\nTranslate your design output into sound, actionable assets and documentation that both internal and external teams can use as a systematized source of truth.\nGuide our clients through a rigorous yet agile branding process, ensuring they understand what to expect every step of the way.\n\n* Be accountable for timelines, deliverables, and output with oversight and support from Brand leadership and project teams.\n\n\n\n\nRequirements:\n\n\n* 5+ years of experience designing products and brands that can be seen in the wild.\nProficient with design tools like Figma, Illustrator, and Photoshop.\n\n* Comfortable working on your own or in a team, communicating directly with stakeholders, and collaborating with Product Designers.\n\n* Experience in collaborative, highly iterative teams, where open communication and regular sharing of work are integral to the process.\n\n* You are passionate about storytelling and are effective when communicating concepts to internal and external stakeholders.\n\n* Confident in leading fundamental brand exercises, workshop activities, and sprint reviews.\nPresentation both written and in-person is a big part of what we do โ youโll be selling, revising, and presenting ideas directly to large stakeholder groups both internally and externally.\nYou enjoy increasing other peopleโs design literacy.\n\n* You are adaptable and enjoy evolving how you work to ensure productive weekly sprints.\n\n* You actively participate in feedback sessions and look forward to iterating on concepts.\n\n\n\n\nNice-to-haves:\n\n\n* Writing is a key part \n\n#Location\nRemote