Brand Design Manager, Growth

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

Reporting into the Executive Creative Director, you’ll lead the designers responsible for Brex’s growth creative across paid social, digital marketing, email and lifecycle marketing (LCM), industry and growth marketing events, and account-based marketing (ABM) campaigns. You’ll bring exceptional brand craft to work that attracts new customers and deepens engagement, using growth experiments and creative testing to learn what works.

What it asks for · 9

• 8+ years of experience in brand design within agency and/or in-house creative teams.
• Experience leading high-impact creative work while remaining deeply hands-on in execution and craft.
• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional concept-driven design work across campaigns, storytelling, brand systems, experiential, and digital experiences.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills with experience coaching, mentoring, or guiding designers through the work.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and contribute strategically to creative direction and brand development.
• High level of craft across typography, layout, visual systems, art direction, and storytelling.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate creative decisions and rationale.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
• Proficient in Figma.

Also a plus

• Experience with AI visual creation tools (Nano Banana, Midjourney, etc.)
• Experience with motion and animation tools (After Effects, Jitter, etc.)
• Experience working on both B2B and B2C brands
• Experience leading integrated campaign or experiential work across multiple channels and audiences

What the job covers

• Lead creative direction and execution across growth campaigns, paid social, digital experiences, email and lifecycle journeys, industry and growth marketing events, and account-based marketing.
• Manage and mentor the designers responsible for growth creative within the Brand Design team through active creative partnership, hands-on feedback, and close involvement in the work.
• Partner directly with producers to prioritize, resource, and balance work across designers and projects.
• Collaborate closely with growth, lifecycle, events, and account-based marketing partners to shape briefs and influence creative strategy from the earliest stages.
• Contribute to defining the “what” alongside stakeholders — not just executing the “how.”
• Help evolve and steward Brex’s visual identity and brand expression across channels and touchpoints.
• Translate complex business concepts into clear, compelling, and emotionally resonant visual storytelling.
• Maintain a high bar for craft across typography, layout, systems thinking, and visual execution.
• Present work confidently to stakeholders and articulate creative rationale in a thoughtful and persuasive way.
• Push creative boundaries through growth experiments and creative testing, using performance insights to guide iterations while keeping work strategically grounded and operationally effective.

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• creative19×
• brand10×
• experience10×
• growth10×
• marketing10×
• design9×
• designers9×
• craft5×
• execution5×
• visual5×
• campaigns4×
• lead4×
• partner4×
• systems4×
• account-based marketing3×
• brand design3×

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