Brand Designer

Reports to: Creative Director

We're seeking a talented Brand Designer to join our team as a freelancer, with the potential for full-time employment. This role offers the opportunity to shape and evolve our visual identity across multiple channels and touchpoints, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to bring our brand vision to life.

We want someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can balance creativity with structure. Your work will be instrumental in shaping the Mane brand, so we're seeking a driven designer with a keen eye for detail and an eagerness to create impactful, innovative work.

Responsibilities

• Design for a variety of digital and print mediums, including ads, emails, social media, events, PR, packaging, campaigns, and product launches.
• Develop cohesive and engaging brand assets across diverse media touchpoints that resonate with and delight our audience.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in marketing, product development, PR, and more to execute within a DTC environment.
• Own projects from concept through launch, ensuring alignment with brand standards and objectives.
• Support photoshoots from pre-production through post-production, contributing creative input and execution.
• Manage quick-turn tasks while balancing longer-term projects with competing deadlines.
• Stay informed on industry trends, social media virality, and design innovations to ensure Mane remains at the forefront of creative excellence.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a brand designer (in-house start-ups preferred, agency experience will also be considered), with a proven track record of building and evolving a brand.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; motion design and photography skills are major pluses, and illustration skills are preferred.
• Strong ability to context-switch between consumer tones across various marketing channels.
• A detail-oriented mindset with excellent self-project management skills and a commitment to over-communication.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to accept and integrate feedback quickly and effectively.
• A passion for pushing creative boundaries, learning new skills, and driving the brand forward.

Mane Haircare is a subsidiary of Mane Addicts. Mane Addicts reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Mane Addicts may require an employee to perform duties outside his/her normal description.

ABOUT MANE

Founded in 2023 by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, Mane is the brainchild of Mane Addicts, a beauty website founded in 2014 dedicated to hair as a medium for identity, education, and self-expression. The company provides consumers with top quality hair care products including, hot tools, brushes, clips, hair ties, headbands and corresponding accessories that are expert-vetted and deliver high-performance results for beginners, experimenters and hair stylists. Mane's products are priced between $12-$125 USD and available on HeyMane.com, Sephora.com and at Sephora stores across the U.S. and Canada. Find us at @mane_

Mane is an Equal Opportunity Employer.