Sr. Brand Designer

Must Have's:

Skills: Leadership, Consultant and Doer (80% is more guiding the team what do to).

Agency experience is a must with 7 years minimum experience at companies such as:

Apple

Google

Interbrand

FutureBrand

Prophet

Landor

Brand Union

Lippincott

Siegel + Gale

R/GA

SYPartners

Huge

IDEO

Cognizant Design sample colleges:

• Rhode Island School of Design

• School of Visual Arts

• Academy of Art University

• Savannah College of Art and Design

• Ringling College of Art and Design

• Parsons School of Design

• Yale

JD:

We’re looking for an ace Senior Brand Designer to join our design team for 4-6 months to fill in for an employee on family leave, with opportunity for extension. It’s a chance to have a big impact how our visual identity is interpreted and extended across both design guidelines and digital and physical marketing touchpoints for the employees and clients of this 340,000-person, Fortune 200 company. Collaboration and innovation are at the heart of everything Cognizant does. The brand team is no exception. In this role, you’ll work closely with brand strategists, fellow designers, writers and marketers to push our visual identity and deliver design that resonates.

You will:

• Concept, evolve, and deliver design that will live in high-visibility projects.

• Synthesize information from various sources, including stakeholders, self-directed research, and marketing content to create a clear, engaging, and well-structured design narrative.

• Collaborate across our organization to bring the Cognizant brand to life in multi-channel brand experiences, such as:

o Office design

o Thought leadership and content marketing (videos, podcasts, articles, digital applications)

o Corporate website and intranet

o Advertising campaigns

o Social media

o Events

o Employee experiences

• Explore extending our identity through new approaches to color, pattern and motion.

• Help drive the brand vision through design explorations and creative learnings, and present those ideas to stakeholders across the company.

• Lead and participate in creative briefs and critiques, ensuring that designs meet brand objectives and expectations.

• Manage multiple projects from conception to completion under tight deadlines.

The ideal candidate …

• Has a minimum of 7 years’ experience in brand design within a fast-paced agency or in-house design team.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in graphic design or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Is passionate about bringing a high level of creativity and innovation to B2B marketing.

• Is a charismatic communicator who knows exactly how to get people on board with their bold ideas.

• Is driven to innovate brand strategy and expression and raise the bar with every project.

• Completed classic training in and practical understanding of composition, typography and information hierarchy, and designing to a grid.

• Can share a strong portfolio with examples of applying a brand to a range of marketing touchpoints like offices, environments, digital, swag, you name it. The ability to push the boundaries of a visual identity without breaking it is a plus.

• Has proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other design software, of course. Proven use of generative AI in the creative process is a plus.

• Has excellent communication and collaboration skills to ideate creative ideas with the creative team and present them convincingly to key stakeholders.

• Can solve problems creatively and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining quality.

• Is a lifelong learner, eager to push the boundaries of design and branding.

• Enjoys collaborating with others, embodying Cognizant’s values by treating people with respect within and outside the team and the company.

• Names their layers.