Senior Brand Designer

About The RoleThe Senior Brand Designer creates brand design systems and executes deliverables across all platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in branding and print & digital design across platforms, and a portfolio of comprehensive design work to push The RealReal brand forward. The position will collaborate closely with Editorial/Copy, Fashion, Social, Sales, and Marketing teams to develop creative systems that deliver on our business briefs and brand strategies. We are seeking someone with a keen eye, who is enthusiastic about design, culture, fashion and changing the way people shop—for the better.

What You Get To Do Every Day

• Contribute to design systems for Brand Campaigns, crafting unique visual identities for specific marketing moments, that maintain and reinforce The RealReal brand identity, while pushing the brand forward
• Collaborate closely with Brand Creative counterparts across Copy, Fashion, Production and Design teams to create design systems & deliverables that successfully land messaging and creative intent
• Work with Creative Project Management and Cross-Functional business partners across Marketing, Site, Retail, Sales, and Internal Communications teams to successfully deliver on briefs and creatively problem solve
• Maintain Brand Guidelines that ensure all brand design elements are communicated clearly and effectively, both internally and externally, and kept up to date
• Design and execute content with the customer journey in mind, with an understanding of platform-specific best practices, across both print & digital (ex.: Mobile-first Site & Email, Paid & Organic Social, Retail Signage, OOH, etc)
• Inspire and keep a finger on the pulse of what is happening in design across the industry and culture; stay up to date on references within fashion, culture and art

What You Bring To The Role

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years marketing design experience in fashion, E-com, retail, and/or beauty 
• Bachelor's degree
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)
• Proficiency across print & digital design execution and best practices 
• Superior skills in layout, typography and use of photography 
• Constantly innovates and develops new ideas to test and learn across channels 
• Organized and focused approach to executing design concepts 
• Strong understanding of design best practices within the digital marketing space 
• Strong communication skills; collaborative 
• Solid multi-tasker; deadline-oriented; organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects 

Compensation, Benefits, + Perks

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 401K with Company Match
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 9 Paid Company Holidays
• Flexible Time Off (With Manager Approval)
• Find out more about our Benefits here.

The expected salary range for this role is $90,000.00-$100,000.00. To determine starting pay we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. Additionally, salary is just one component of TRR’s total rewards package. Depending on role, employees may also be eligible for a bonus program, incentive pay and benefits.

The RealReal is the world’s largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with 40 million members. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists, and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories—including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art, and home—in support of the circular economy. We make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off, and direct shipping. We handle all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing their items, as well as shipping and customer service. 

The RealReal is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or Veteran status. We will consider qualified applicants for a position regardless of arrest or conviction records. At TRR, People Come First. That’s why diversity and inclusion are vital to our priorities as an equal opportunity employer. You can read about our Diversity Equity and Inclusion program here.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.