Brand Design Lead

About AngelList :

We exist to accelerate innovation by increasing the number of successful startups in the world. We want to give more people the opportunity to participate in the venture economy by building the financial infrastructure that makes it possible for more people to invest in world changing startups, and build tools for startups that help them run their operations so they can focus on building.

AngelList is the nexus of venture capital and the startup community. We support over $171B+ assets on our platform, and we've driven capital to over 13,000 startups. 57% of top-tier U.S. VC deals involve investors on AngelList.

While our scale is large, our ambitions are even larger - we're innovating on the financial infrastructure for venture investors and the startups they invest in. Come build with us.

About the Role :

AngelList is seeking a Brand Design Lead to oversee our team of Brand Designers in a player-coach role. In this pivotal position, you'll be instrumental in shaping and evolving AngelList's brand identity as we move upmarket while driving the growth of our go-to-market (GTM) efforts. You'll contribute to building and executing a comprehensive marketing strategy aimed at increasing brand awareness, launching impactful campaigns that influence our pipeline, and fostering collaboration across Product and the broader GTM teams.

As a coach, you'll lead and mentor a lean team of talented Brand Designers and Design Technologists. Your role will focus on strategically evolving the AngelList brand to reinforce its position as the market innovator and leader in private market software solutions. Beyond managing the external brand, you'll work closely with cross-functional leaders to integrate the brand into the heart of our business, shaping product experiences, and driving company growth.

As a player, you'll actively contribute to key projects that elevate the AngelList brand. This includes leading brand awareness campaigns, overseeing and evolving AngelList.com, exploring opportunities for sub-brands, and designing for events and annual conferences. Collaborating with teams across marketing, sales, product, and people operations, you'll ensure the AngelList mission and innovation are effectively communicated.

This role is essential in advancing our mission to accelerate innovation across private markets and will report to our Head of Marketing.

You will :

• Cultivate the team strategy and career growth of our exceptional IC designers and design technologists, fostering a culture of creativity and innovation.
• Develop and refine design processes, set impactful quarterly team goals, and work closely with the team to bring projects to fruition, aligning efforts with broader company objectives and key Brand Design initiatives.
• Take creative ownership of the AngelList brand, shaping its voice and growing our reputation as a cutting-edge, institutional-level software provider for fund managers, investors, and founders across private markets. Serving as a foundational leader in AngelList's evolution upmarket, refining our visual identity across our core brand, AngelList, and exploring opportunities for potential sub-brands.
• Collaborate closely with an exceptionally talented Marketing team-including design, product marketing, marketing operations, and growth marketing-to establish AngelList as a leading brand at every touchpoint of the prospect and customer experience. This includes creating branded materials such as landing pages, customer stories, marketing campaigns, events, and more.
• Bring expertise in technical environments, with a deep understanding of web and mobile client-side development processes, ensuring seamless collaboration with engineering teams.
• Partner with leadership to build a healthy and collaborative work and Design culture

You have :

How success will be measured in this role :

If you don't tick every box above, we'd still encourage you to apply. We're building a diverse team whose skills balance and complement one another.

AngelList has offices in two hub cities : San Francisco and New York City that you can choose to work from. We're focused on hiring within these hubs and people hired from these hub offices are expected to come into the office twice per week (Tuesdays and choice between Wednesday or Thursday).

Compensation : The compensation for this role consists of a competitive base salary, benefits, and equity package. The base salary for this role is $230,000+ annually but actual will vary based on a number of factors including a candidate's professional background, experience, and location. Additional details about our Total Rewards package will be provided during the recruitment process.

Benefits : We support our employees in their lives both inside and outside of work.

Working at AngelList : At AngelList, we are united in our purpose to accelerate innovation and build the future of private markets. Our beliefs and values shape how we work, collaborate, and create impact. If the below resonate, we'd love to have you with us.

AngelList is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.