Brand Designer

Tailscale

Brand Designer creating cohesive campaigns, web, and product-marketing assets for Tailscale’s secure networking software. Extending visual systems and managing projects from concept through delivery.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$163,480 - CA$205,020 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 layout. Proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, with a focus on creating production-ready designs for digital and print media.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Brand DesignFigmaAdobe Creative CloudDigital Marketing DesignCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Visual DesignColor TheoryTypographyLayoutStorytellingProduction-Ready DesignTemplate CreationDesign SystemsCreative ProcessesAccessibility

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 closely with Growth, Web, Product Marketing, Content, and Developer Relations to deliver cohesive customer experiences
Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders and thoughtfully incorporate feedback
Balance multiple projects while consistently delivering polished, production-ready work
Contribute ideas that improve the quality, scalability, and effectiveness of creative work

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self
A competitive total compensation package including base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles)
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family
Remote-first work environment
Virtual and in-person social events
Corporate co-working program to visit WeWork or similar spaces
Employer-funded retirement contributions matching 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
$1500 USD annually for professional development
Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities
Flexible paid time off
Company-owned laptop, with 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