Brand Designer

At the root of great products and great design is deep understanding. That’s where dscout comes in. Companies that care about experiences rely on our products, services, and expertise to make accessing human insight easily and broadly accessible. We are building a smart and driven team, and we would love for you to join us.

We are looking for a Brand Designer who is motivated by the challenge of collaborating with creative leadership and key partners to guide, craft, contribute, and maintain dscout’s ever growing brand design system. Your work will help connect and communicate with internal employees, prospective clients, and current customers through storytelling, compelling internal and external communications, plus digital and physical brand experiences. The opportunity for impact is grand, and we are looking for a candidate who is eager to make a difference.

What you will do (let’s call them Responsibilities):

• Be an advocate for consistent and cohesive design for all dscout brand experiences
• Conduct conceptual exploration, establish design directions, and execute design solutions for a variety of internal and external initiatives 
• Manage multiple projects, re-prioritize when necessary, and ensure they are delivered on time
• Collaborate with and provide guidance to freelance animators, designers, illustrators, and video producers to ensure a cohesive brand experience
• Work cross-functionally with our larger marketing team, product design, sales, and our agency partners to create work that aligns with dscout’s business goals

What you need to have (we can call them Desired Skills and Background):

• 2 years of experience as a brand designer (either agency and/or in-house)
• Experience working with common industry software (we’re a Mac-based org, use Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro, Trello, and the Google Workspace day to day, and have access to a host of additional tools)
• You are a conceptual and systems thinker. You understand when to innovate, but also when it is time to embrace the system constructs to deliver a great brand experience efficiently.
• You have sharp design fundamentals, obsess about the details, polish your work and constantly ask the question, “Is this how it should be?”
• Collaboration is important. You are a team player who can interact with all levels of the company, give and receive feedback all while demonstrating effective communication, both written and spoken

We do our best to write realistic, accurate job descriptions, but we also recognize that great talent comes in many forms and from many backgrounds. Not sure if you meet all of the above bullets? Please apply anyway!

Note: As a result of COVID-19, the dscout team has decided to work remotely for the time being. However, we are now interviewing, hiring, and onboarding remotely for all open roles! While our office is temporarily open for teammates who feel comfortable coming in, no current or future employees will be required to come back into our office at this time. 

What will you get?

Here at dscout, we are a team of passionate research, sales, technical, marketing, design, success, and operations professionals. We are driven by the power of research—how in-context insights from real people can build products and services that are more people-centric. We value learning, sharing, and building. We deeply value being a diverse and inclusive team and company, and we are looking for team members who align with that belief. We are proud of what dscout is today and we are excited to build our future with you. 

In addition to joining a smart and passionate team, you will get:

• A strong compensation package with bonus structure. Your success is tied to company success. We are all in this together.
• An incredible set of core benefits as well as a 401k with match, flexible PTO policy, and generous company holidays. We are committed to supporting our team. 
• Exposure to the inner workings of a growing company, including open, transparent communication within our team. You will know what is happening and why it matters.
• An education stipend. We are committed to helping build your future.
• A beautiful workspace along the Chicago Riverwalk, that is temporarily open for teammates who feel comfortable coming in and working from there. Read more about our new office space here!

dscout is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We do not discriminate based on identity- race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender identity and expression, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged or sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.