Job Description
Job Description
PerkSpot is searching for a Lead Brand Designer to join our Creative team! Founded in 2006, we are on a Mission to Save Our Members Money by providing exclusive access to the best discounts available - anywhere. We ensure employees see offers curated to their interests, allowing them to save on electronics, home goods, meal delivery, mortgages, travel, and all the other little—and big—things that will make life a bit easier.
The Lead Brand Designer plays a pivotal role in leading the design direction across multiple projects and ensuring the brand’s design is consistent and aligned with its vision. You will design highly-crafted and scalable solutions for our various consumer and B2B channels. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, adept at digital design, possesses strong illustration skills, and has a passion for creating visually compelling brand experiences. You are driven to build a brand that our customers love and demand.
This position is required to be in the office 3 days a week on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday. Our offices are located in River North just north of downtown Chicago, IL.
What you’ll accomplish:
- Visual Rebranding: Work closely with the Creative Director to lead the visual identity and design strategy for the PerkSpot Brand. Craft beautiful brand experiences through branding, visual design and communication design to push the brand forward.
- Digital Design Expertise: Demonstrate proficiency in digital design, including responsive web design and engineering hand-off processes. Stay abreast of industry trends and implement best practices to create visually appealing and user-friendly digital assets and experiences.
- Illustration Mastery: Utilize strong illustration skills to bring creative concepts to life. Create unique and captivating illustrations that enhance the brand's storytelling and resonate with the target audience.
- Brand Consistency: Maintain and enforce brand consistency across all touchpoints, ensuring that design elements align with the established brand guidelines. Work closely with other teams to implement design standards consistently.
- Creative Advocacy: Articulate decision-making processes to stakeholders, having the agency to stand up for creative decisions, and push them through to execution. Advocate for the creative vision and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
- Collaborative Leadership: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partners including marketing, product, copywriting and UX, to ensure a cohesive and integrated approach to brand design.
- Design System Development: Contribute to the development and maintenance of a comprehensive design system that facilitates efficient and consistent design workflows. Implement design systems that scale with the company's growth.
- Creative Problem-Solving: Demonstrate the ability to approach design challenges with creativity and innovation. Proactively identify opportunities to elevate the brand through design solutions.
What we’re looking for:
- 7+ years’ experience designing for an in-house creative department. Experience with a startup environment is preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Graphic Arts, Advertising or Fine Arts highly preferred, but will accept additional experience in lieu of formal education
- Proven experience as a Lead Brand Designer or similar role.
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of design projects, with an emphasis on branding, digital design, and illustration.
- Proficiency in industry-standard design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Figma).
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate and present design concepts effectively.
- Up-to-date with industry trends and a passion for continuous learning.
About PerkSpot:
PerkSpot is the trusted employee discount platform that provides meaningful, personalized savings on the things that matter most. Our approach is simple, inspiring others to love where they work by offering the steepest, most intentional discounts on over 1,000 reputable brands. From local deals to big-name nationwide offerings, our 98% retention rate speaks for itself.
We are an established company with a strong foundation, growing consistently and steady. What does that mean for you? The opportunity to hit the ground running and see the impact of your work! As a leader in the industry, we’re committed to doing more - developing better products, reaching more employers, and getting more members engaged with our platform. Our passion is to make every place a great place to work, starting with our own.
Your first few months as a PerkSpotter:
Providing value doesn’t have to wait, from day one we are open to your big ideas. In your first few months, you will..
- Meet the team! We think our people are pretty great so we want to ensure you’re introduced to all of the right team members to help you succeed. You’ll spend quite a bit of time with our Creative Director, UX Designers, as well as our product and marketing teams!
- Get to know PerkSpot! Immerse yourself in the business, engage with internal stakeholders, and participate in monthly company-wide All Hands meetings.
- Sharpen your skills! You will become very familiar with the technology and tools that we use; Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and JIRA, just to name a few.
- See your impact! Lead the design direction across multiple projects and ensure the brand’s design is consistent and aligned with PerkSpot’s brand vision.
- Participate in company-wide events! Whether it’s office miniature golf or a raffle gameshow, company culture is at the forefront of our business.
The pay:
PerkSpot offers competitive industry rate salaries with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity and across teams and levels. The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $120,000 base salary plus a $4,000 annual bonus.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary, matching 401K, and company paid disability.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance is effective on your first day of employment!
- Time off is required. We want our team members to rest, relax, and recharge, so we encourage employees to take 20 days off each year. Plus, we offer 8 paid company holidays and our office is closed from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day.
- Summer Fridays are great and are an annual tradition between Memorial Day and Labor Day every year.
- To help you get a jump start on company holidays, we close at 1 pm the day prior to each company holiday as “holiday eve.”
- Tenure is valued and rewarded. In addition to PTO, we offer a paid Sabbatical for up to 3 months to employees at 5 years and 10 years of service.
- Commuting can be expensive – we get it. So, we provide a monthly transportation stipend and free lunch every Wednesday.
- Connection and relationship building is everything. We offer regular outings, virtual events, fun community-interest Slack channels, and occasional happy hours.
How to apply:
All applications will be kept strictly confidential. Please submit a resume and cover letter telling us how you stack up to the qualifications, plus any other information you feel would be relevant to PerkSpot. Don’t be afraid to show your spark and personality!
All positions require a full background screening.
PerkSpot is an equal opportunity employer. Offering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment is a priority at PerkSpot. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
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