Job Description
Title: Senior Manager, Brand Design
Location: U.S. Remote; BC & ON, Canada
At Webflow, our mission is to bring development superpowers to everyone. Webflow is the leading visual development platform for building powerful websites without writing code. By combining modern web development technologies into one platform, Webflow enables people to build websites visually, saving engineering time, while clean code seamlessly generates in the background. From independent designers and creative agencies to Fortune 500 companies, millions worldwide use Webflow to be more nimble, creative, and collaborative. It’s the web, made better.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Manager, Brand Design to join our design leadership team. Your role will extend beyond shaping our visual language and brand; you will also contribute to the development of our team members and influence the approaches we take in our design practices. You’ll foster creativity and collaboration to help elevate our craft and expand our concepts. You will also partner with marketers, writers, operations and product managers to breathe life into marketing campaigns and ensure a cohesive and unified brand system. As a member of our Brand Studio team you’ll be instrumental in helping shape a world-class brand. At Webflow, we take pride in and obsess over design and craft to deliver a professional experience for everyone at every touchpoint this role will play a big part in leading that charge.
About the Role
- Location: Remote-first (United States; BC & ON, Canada)
- Full-time
- Exempt
- Our cash compensation amount for this role ranges from $166,000 – $228,000 for most US locations and $184,000 – $253,000 for US locations with a higher cost of labor. All figures cited above are in $USD and pertain to workers located in the United States. Pay is based on several factors including market location, and may vary depending on job related experience, knowledge, qualifications, and skills.
As a Senior Manager, Brand Design on the team, you’ll:
- Develop cohesive yet flexible creative strategies that can translate across various channels and mediums
- Conceptualize and develop creative concepts alongside your team for integrated brand/advertising campaigns
- Encourage the team to push new thinking and expand interpretations of the brand expression to meet changing company needs
- Ideate and drive creative work that effectively communicates the brand’s message
- Collaborate with marketing team members, copywriters, operations, education and content team to bring everything from an ebook launch, product announcement, or brand campaign to life
- Partner closely with with marketing team on projects from brief development through aligned feedback and proactive updates achieve our shared goals
- Effectively allocate resources and manage workloads to maximize team productivity and work/life balance
- Collaborate with design leadership to evolve processes, tools and systems to ensure the creation of consistent and innovative work
- Align design initiatives with the broader business strategy and goals
- Provide mentorship and guidance to team members for career development and growth
- Foster a collaborative and supportive team culture where members make each other better
In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, at Webflow we will support you in identifying your interests and aspirations and help incorporate them into your role.
About you
You’ll thrive as a Senior Manager, Brand Design if you:
- Have 10+ years in brand design with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in brand design and campaign work
- Have 3+ years directly managing designers, focusing on mentorship and growth
- Lead with empathy, vision and team engagement
- Demonstrate systematic and strategic design thinking to create thoughtful and impactful brand campaign work
- Think outside the box, generate original ideas, and approach challenges with creativity
- Encourage new thinking and brand expression interpretations
- Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams
- Have an openness to receiving and incorporating feedback from team members, leadership and stakeholders
- Proactively seek out scalable solutions that solve common pain points related to craft, communication, or team output
- Care about the details and have an extremely strong sense of design sensibilities, from high-level strategic direction to production details
- Can independently own and execute on projects from definition to launch
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to convey design concepts, provide feedback, and foster collaboration
- Have strong organizational skills and manage multiple deadlines
- Work well within ambiguous and dynamic environments
- Are genuinely excited and motivated by Webflow’s mission
