Brand Designer

• CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators
• border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly
• stay ahead of evolving threats.
• CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel
• Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle
• London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .
• Role Overview:
• As a Brand Designer at CHAOS, you will play a vital role in creating visually engaging designs and graphics that effectively convey complex information, concepts
• technical data. You are a strong communicator who will work with cross-functional teams of engineers, designers
• subject matter experts, rapidly iterating on ideas, addressing points of feedback
• finding compelling visual solutions. The ideal candidate can think strategically, push the standards of design higher, help build out our design guidelines
• execute quickly and efficiently. Projects include: brand asset management, slide decks, technical diagrams, illustrations, graphics, branding, layout and website design

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive brand identity systems including typography, color, imagery, and visual language
• Create brand guidelines and design systems that scale across digital, print, and environmental applications
• Create key brand assets and templates, graphics, illustrations, and visual assets for various projects, slide decks, proposals, marketing materials, and digital media
• Create systems and templates that help support our business development teams and increase the quality of future projects
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather project requirements, feedback, and technical details to ensure accurate and effective design solutions
• Transform complex technical data and information into clear and engaging visual representations, such as infographics and diagrams
• Exercise judgment and project management skills to balance priorities and communicate with teams to meet or exceed project deadlines; keep internal clients informed on projects and progress
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and quality of all design work produced
• Develop long-term design strategies, staying ahead of the curve on design technologies and how they can be applied to the needs of the team
• Partner closely with engineers, designers, and stakeholders to iterate on new concepts and effectively communicate messaging
• Partner with external agencies, freelancers, and vendors as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with leading brand identity work, working at scale, and working across many different mediums
• Proven track record leading projects from strategy through execution
• Ability to transform complex ideas into compelling narratives
• Mastery of design, typography, color theory, illustration, composition, and form
• Fluency in Figma and Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.)
• Ability to work strategically and effectively in a fast-paced environment and adapt to shifting priorities
• Excellent presentation and communication skills and stakeholder management
• Ability to work hybrid in either in San Francisco or Los Angeles (our HQ is currently in Hawthorne)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, art, architecture, or industrial design
• Experience with motion and animation
• Experience with photography and videography
• Experience with 3D software (Cinema4D or similar)
• U.S. Person status
• Why CHAOS?
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits : 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices
• The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity
• benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
• Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.
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