Brand Designer, Graphic & Web

About The Company

SandboxAQ is a pioneering organization that integrates brand, creative, and product design into a unified team embedded within the various Business Units it supports. The company operates at the forefront of innovation across multiple domains including life sciences, chemistry, financial services, navigation, AI operations, and cybersecurity. SandboxAQ fosters a lean, hands-on design culture where each designer owns their work from strategy through execution. As a rapidly evolving company, SandboxAQ offers a unique opportunity to build brand practices from the ground up, driving the creative vision in a highly technical and multidisciplinary environment.

About The Role

SandboxAQ is seeking a Staff Brand Designer to join its central Design team, reporting directly to the VP of Design. This is a critical role responsible for crafting and executing the visual identity and brand vision of SandboxAQ across diverse industries. The Staff Brand Designer will lead the development of a cohesive parent brand and create distinct visual expressions for each domain while ensuring overall brand unity. This role requires hands-on ownership of the corporate website, including design, build, launch, and maintenance, as well as the creation of scalable design systems and workflows. The ideal candidate will be a senior design leader with experience establishing brand and web practices from scratch and a strong ability to translate complex scientific and technical concepts into clear, compelling visuals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in brand systems, graphic design, and web design.
• Hands-on proficiency with modern CMS or visual web platforms such as Webflow, HTML/CSS.
• Proven track record building design systems, brand kits, templates, or asset libraries adopted by non-designers.
• Ability to design across visually distinct domains while maintaining brand coherence.
• Experience working with complex scientific and AI subject matter, translating technical concepts into visual designs.
• Demonstrated capability to build brand and web practices independently from the ground up.
• Active use of AI tools in design workflow.
• Strong communication skills to present and defend design ideas effectively.
• Highly desirable: experience with motion, animation, interactive web/UI design.
• Preferred: experience in science, deep tech, healthcare, or other technically demanding industries.
• Baseline knowledge of SEO and accessibility standards.
• Print and production experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set and evolve the creative direction and brand architecture for SandboxAQ and its sub-brands.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive design system including visual identity, components, and guidelines.
• Own the end-to-end design, build, launch, and maintenance of sandboxaq.com and related web properties.
• Create high-quality design assets such as conference graphics, brochures, one-pagers, infographics, and executive materials.
• Build scalable design processes, templates, and asset libraries to enable company-wide self-service of design resources.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product designers, marketing, creative media, and go-to-market teams to shape design solutions early in the process.
• Manage external design partners and vendors, ensuring high standards and alignment with brand vision.
• Continuously innovate design workflows, incorporating AI-assisted tools and scalable systems.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with performance-based incentives or bonuses where applicable.
• Equity participation opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with generous employer premium contributions.
• Retirement savings plans with company matching.
• Paid parental leave and inclusive family-building benefits.
• Fully remote work environment with flexible paid time off and company-wide seasonal breaks.
• Support for flexible work arrangements to promote sustainable performance.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth through cross-functional collaboration and internal development programs.

Equal Opportunity

SandboxAQ is committed to fostering a culture of belonging and respect, where diverse perspectives are actively sought and valued. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities during the application process. We strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive and contribute to solving complex challenges.