Senior Brand Designer

Vast is looking for a versatile Senior Brand Designer reporting into the Senior Director, Brand Design, who can move across a wide range of projects and formats without losing quality or momentum. One week that might be event graphics, the next a presentation system, key art, or an RFP layout. This role is rooted in strong brand design craft and the range to apply it anywhere.

You'll work within an established design system alongside brand design, comms, events, and marketing ops, helping the brand show up consistently and at a high level across everything we produce. You should be as comfortable concepting as you are rolling up your sleeves on production when the work calls for it.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach, CA location.

Responsibilities:

• Design across a broad mix of projects: events, presentations, RFPs, illustrations, graphics, and key art
• Work within and extend our design system, proposing improvements where you see gaps
• Create high-quality layouts, typography systems, and visual assets
• Translate strategy and messaging into clear, compelling creative
• Jump into production work when priorities demand it, without treating it as someone else's job
• Maintain brand consistency and quality across all touchpoints
• Present work and rationale clearly to stakeholders
• Manage multiple fast-moving projects at once and keep the work orderly

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-7 years of brand design experience across a variety of project types and formats
• Portfolio showing range: brand systems, campaigns, presentations, event or environmental graphics, and production-ready work
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), plus Figma and Google Workspace
• Strong typography, layout, color, and visual storytelling
• Ability to think conceptually and systematically
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Agency or high-growth brand environment experience
• Experience contributing to or building brand guidelines and systems
• Versatile, you take on whatever the work requires, from concept to final files
• Craft-obsessed, sharp eye for detail and visual excellence
• Systems-aware, you work within a design system and make it stronger
• Self-directed and communicative, you keep work organized and people informed

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
• Specific certifications, as appropriate

Pay Range: California

$121,900-$173,000 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast's ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.