Sr. Brand Designer

We are a global AI research and technology company focused on building Universal Simulation systems. The research we are doing and the tools we are building are maturing rapidly and are quickly becoming the foundation for how we will all soon approach making anything. From images to videos, scripted media to documentaries, graphic design to architecture, interactive games to social media, new forms of learning and the future of entertainment itself. Everyone will be empowered to make anything. There will no longer be any barriers to entry.

Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Sr. Brand Designer that can help evolve and execute on Runway’s brand identity and design systems for both internal and external communications. Reporting to the Head of Creative, you will be responsible for everything from marketing websites, print materials, video art direction, promotional materials and miscellaneous creative projects.

As part of this role, you’ll get the opportunity to work across diverse brand touch points, both briefed and proactive. This role requires an entrepreneurial spirit, high sense of ownership and the desire to flex across multiple projects at once without missing a beat.

What you’ll do

• Execute on and extend existing brand design systems.
• We move quickly and so does our brand. You’ll need to be ready to solve for changing needs while still retaining the essence of our brand.
• Maintain and update all marketing materials (websites, print matter, video graphic overlays, etc.)
• Create bespoke design systems for events, projects and campaign executions
• Work closely with our developers to bring concepts and designs to life, constantly pushing Runway’s online presence to the forefront of design and development
• Ensure our brand standards are met across all touch points with a strong sense of art direction and taste
• Leverage Runway within your designs

What you’ll need

• Be comfortable working both collaboratively and autonomously
• Be comfortable working in an extremely fast-paced creative environment with evolving objectives, quick turn arounds and iterations.
• Ability to quickly adapt to working with multiple platforms and tools (digital, print, motion)
• Strong conceptual and aesthetic design skills as well as a depth of experience in branding, visual identity design, web design, graphic design and art direction
• An encyclopedic knowledge of the world’s best brands, advertising and design work
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong design and organizational skills
• High proficiency in Runway, Figma, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator. Familiarity with After Effects and Premiere Pro are a plus.
• Ability to design polished high-end results as well as fast prototyping
• Your portfolio demonstrates creative executions and strong conceptual design skills, competence using typefaces and layouts for both digital and physical.

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.

Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.