Brand Designer

About Tailscale

Tailscale is building the new Internet by delivering software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices, no matter where they are. From hobbyists to multinational corporations, teams of every size use Tailscale each day to protect their networks, share access to internal tools, and more. We're building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe, like it used to be. Founded in 2019 and fully distributed, we're backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital.

Job Description

We’re looking for a full-time Brand Designer to join the growing Design team at Tailscale. You’ll work closely with marketing, product, developer experience, and engineering to define, build and support the Tailscale brand across multiple channels from events, swag, tutorials, diagrams, presentations, our website, social media, and more. Tailscale is a technical product, but ease of use and great user experience are our strongest differentiators. Design plays a critical role in making Tailscale accessible, straightforward, and trustworthy to a wide audience (everyone from hobbyists to seasoned IT professionals).

We’re a fully-remote company and are looking for a creative, strategic thinker who enjoys collaborating with highly technical teams and is comfortable working asynchronously.

Responsibilities

• Define and improve our brand’s visual vocabulary; help develop and execute a brand strategy.
• Understand the product and help us tell a coherent, compelling visual story through vibrant, impactful design.
• Communicate and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Translate complex technological concepts into intuitive visualizations and diagrams.
• Define and maintain brand guidelines and standardize their use across Tailscale marketing, company materials, and products.
• Build upon our visual identity and help shape our design system through contributions to our typography, color palette, illustration, and iconography.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to own the process from ideation to delivery of the final product.
• Communicate openly, supporting and championing innovation and inclusivity.
• Meet and learn from our users and come up with ways to make their interactions with Tailscale even more delightful.
• Help define and analyze the effectiveness of brand strategy to identify areas for improvement.
  
  

Requirements

• Experience executing brand design projects from ideation to production and driving consensus among stakeholders of different backgrounds.
• Desire and ability to learn complex technical subjects and translate them to easy-to-understand visuals for a wide audience.
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent visual and typographic skills.
• Ability to give and receive constructive design feedback and work independently.
• Flexibility to adjust to the dynamic nature of a startup.
  
  

It is nice if you have:

• Experience with technical subjects and information architecture.
• Experience creating visual material for complex SaaS technology solutions at a B2B or enterprise technology company.
• Experience crafting, maintaining, and standardizing the use of brand guidelines.
• Front-end development skills.
  
  

As a company, we strive to maintain fair and equitable compensation practices within our team across all roles and all levels. We use San Francisco market data to establish our pay ranges.

US Pay Ranges

$122,000—$153,000 USD

Frequently cited statistics show that people who identify with historically marginalized groups are likely to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to help us break that statistic!

What We Offer

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self. We recognize the impact of diverse voices and backgrounds on the growth of our people, product, and company. And that flexibility in how and when you work empowers our team to integrate work and life.
• A competitive total compensation package. This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
• All-remote with the opportunity to work from anywhere—enjoy a change of scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person social events, and leverage our corporate co-working program to visit WeWork (or other similar spaces near you).
• Connect with other Tailscalars IRL. Attend our annual company retreat, participate in team/department off-sites, or use your individual travel budget to meet up with team members in Canada, the US, or the UK.
• Support for your personal and professional development. Grow your career thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
• Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration. Our flexible, paid time off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether moving homes or travelling the world! We encourage all Tailscalars to take 4-6 weeks of vacation annually.
• A build-your-own home office setup. You choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $1000 USD to customize your workstation to make it your own.
• Generous parental leave program from your first day. We care about your life outside of work and encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups for up to 26 weeks.