Checkr
Lead Brand Designer
San Francisco, California, United States · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$167k-$196kDetected 14 days ago
FigmaAdobe Creative SuitePhotographyLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Checkr's Brand Studio is the creative engine behind how the company shows up across every channel and touchpoint.
- This role is for someone who pairs creative mastery with a systems mindset, makes decisions informed by customer insight, and can hold the quality bar high across a lot of moving pieces at once.
Responsibilities
- Brand systems and standards: Build templates and reusable assets that other teams can confidently work from, and develop and enforce brand standards across the organization
- Cross-functional partnership: Partner with marketing to shape how brand shows up across programs and channels, and present design rationale clearly to everyone from peers to senior executives
- A systems-minded approach to building templates and reusable assets other teams can rely on
- Experience developing brand standards and directing contractor or freelance creative work
- Build templates and reusable assets that other teams can confidently work from, and develop and enforce brand standards across the organization
- Partner with marketing to shape how brand shows up across programs and channels, and present design rationale clearly to everyone from peers to senior executives
- We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
- At Checkr, we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection.
- Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences.
Nice to have
- 7+ years of in-house or agency experience on tech or B2B brands
- A strong point of view, high craft standards, and the confidence to present and defend your work to senior leadership
- An outstanding portfolio showing mastery of typography, layout, storytelling, and art direction
- Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, plus experience using AI-assisted tools to accelerate production
- Comfort in fast-moving environments where the brief isn't always perfect
Skills
- Work fluently in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, and AI-assisted tools to accelerate production without compromising craft
- getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date.
- Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.
Compensation
- For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.
- OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA)
- $167,000 - $196,000 USD
Benefits
- Learning and development allowance
- Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
- Flexible PTO policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
- In-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.
- A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.
This listing is sourced directly from Checkr's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.