Brand Designer

Tailscale

Brand Designer creating customer-facing visual systems and campaigns for Tailscale, a company building secure software to interconnect people and devices. Owning polished creative across web, marketing, events, and product touchpoints.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $117,750 - $153,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in brand and visual design, with a strong portfolio showcasing skills in color theory, typography, and storytelling. Proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, with a focus on creating production-ready designs for digital and print media.

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Brand DesignVisual DesignFigmaAdobe Creative CloudDigital Marketing

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Hard Skills

Color TheoryAccessibilityTypographyLayoutStorytellingProduction-Ready DesignTemplate CreationDesign SystemsCreative ProcessesCross-Functional Collaboration

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationPresentation SkillsAttention to DetailConstructive FeedbackCuriosity

Industry Keywords

Brand SystemsDigital MarketingWeb DesignCampaign DesignInternal Communications

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own brand design projects from creative brief through final delivery with limited guidance
Design high-quality creative assets across web, campaigns, events, social media, presentations, product marketing, and internal communications
Apply and thoughtfully extend Tailscale's visual identity across new formats and channels
Create reusable templates, design systems, and creative processes that improve consistency and efficiency
Partner with Growth, Web, Product Marketing, Content, and Developer Relations to deliver cohesive customer experiences
Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders and incorporate feedback
Balance multiple projects while consistently delivering polished, production-ready work
Contribute ideas that improve the quality, scalability, and effectiveness of creative work
Report to the Team Lead

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional experience in brand, marketing, or visual design
Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional design foundations: color theory, accessibility, typography, layout, and storytelling
Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud
Experience designing for digital marketing, websites, campaigns, and brand systems
Strong understanding of production-ready design across digital and print
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with minimal oversight
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketers, writers, developers, and other designers
Strong attention to detail with a high bar for quality and consistency
Comfortable giving and receiving constructive design feedback
Actively seeks opportunities to refine processes, improve project organization, and make collaboration more effective through thoughtful recommendations
Curious by nature, with a desire to learn about the technical world of networking
Accessible and inclusive hiring process; accommodations available upon request

Benefits

Comp & perks

An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self
Competitive total compensation package including base salary and an equity incentive plan
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
Remote-first work environment with flexible work arrangements
Virtual and in-person social events
Corporate co-working program
Employer-funded retirement contributions matching employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of eligible compensation
Annual company retreat and team off-sites
$1,500 USD annually for professional development
Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities
Flexible paid time off program
Company-owned laptop choice of Mac or PC
Monthly home internet reimbursement
$500 USD workstation customization allowance
Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents