Brand Designer

Mercury is a financial technology company that helps startups spend less time banking and more time building. We believe that the key to our success revolves around thoughtful design. Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.

• Set and uphold the craft standard for Mercury's brand — across campaigns, web, social, events, and every surface the brand touches
• Lead the most technically complex and high-visibility brand design projects end-to-end, from brief through delivery
• Partner with a staff-level brand designer and creative leadership to co-lead the evolution of Mercury's creative direction
• Provide hands-on craft oversight across Brand Studio output
• Commission and art-direct external creatives: photographers, illustrators, and motion designers
• Develop brand system documentation and decision-making frameworks
• Mentor IC3 and IC4 designers through critique, pairing, and direct feedback
• Collaborate with brand strategists, copywriters, PMMs, and leadership
• Shape how Brand Studio uses AI in its craft

• A portfolio that demonstrates mastery of typography, layout, color, and composition
• A clear and deeply held aesthetic point of view
• Fluency in brand systems
• 7–10+ years of brand design experience, with a background that includes high-craft environments: agency, fashion, elevated consumer, or design-forward tech
• Experience operating at a staff level
• Proficiency in Figma and hands-on experience contributing to or owning a design system
• Strong verbal and presentation skills
• A considered point of view on AI's place in high-craft design

• Total rewards package includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits
• US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $189,400 — $236,700 USD