Brand Designer

Company: RDC-S111, Inc.
Location: Scottsdale
Posted on: January 22, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Brand Designer Marketing Department | Reports to Marketing Director, Visual Brand Location: Hybrid or Remote This role is open to candidates based in Long Beach, San Diego, Scottsdale, Northwest Arkansas, or the DC Metro Area. Team members located near one of our offices will work in a hybrid capacity. Candidates outside of these locations may work fully remote. About Common Arts Common Arts is a multidisciplinary design firm working across architecture, interior design, urban design, and landscape architecture. We operate as one integrated company made up of several distinct studios, each with its own focus and voice: RDC, Studio One Eleven, DyeLot, and PDO. Our Marketing department functions as an internal creative agency serving all studios under the Common Arts umbrella. The Brand Designer is a fully integrated member of the Marketing team, partnering closely with leadership, business development, and studio teams to shape how each brand shows up in the world while maintaining a clear, cohesive point of view across the firm. This role will design across all Common Arts brands and work within the Marketing department across studios, project types, and audiences. About the Role We are looking for a Brand Designer to help further develop and express the visual identities of our brands across a wide range of touchpoints. This role sits at the intersection of brand and graphic design and requires both strong visual craft and thoughtful, strategic decision-making. You will collaborate closely with the Marketing Director, Visual Brand, as part of the core Marketing team, and work alongside marketing and business development partners to translate brand strategy into clear, compelling design. This role is hands-on and execution-focused, with opportunities to shape and evolve brand systems over time. What You’ll Do Develop and evolve brand identities, including logos, color palettes, typography, and visual systems Create and maintain brand guidelines and brand books that clearly document how each brand is expressed Apply brand systems consistently across print and digital media Support marketing and business development efforts across proposals, qualifications, websites, social media, presentations, and campaign materials, working in close collaboration with the Marketing Director and broader marketing team Translate brand strategy, mission, and audience insights into strong visual solutions Ensure consistency and quality across all brand communications Collaborate with marketing, business development, and studio teams to support firm-wide initiatives Participate in creative reviews, critiques, and iterative design discussions Take projects from concept through final delivery with attention to detail and execution About You You have a strong design sensibility and a solid foundation in typography, hierarchy, composition, and visual systems You are comfortable presenting work, explaining your thinking, and refining ideas with feedback from senior leaders You can balance creative exploration with clarity, structure, and consistency You are organized, self-directed, and comfortable working across multiple brands and priorities You enjoy working collaboratively and are adaptable when navigating ambiguity Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in design, visual communications, or a related field 3 years of professional experience in brand, graphic, or visual design A portfolio demonstrating thoughtful brand work across print and digital applications Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop Experience with Figma and Framer is a plus, but not required Tools, Technology, and AI We actively embrace new tools and technologies that improve how we work, including the thoughtful use of AI to support efficiency, exploration, and production. We expect designers to be transparent about how they use AI in their workflow and to apply it responsibly in service of strong design outcomes, not as a replacement for craft or judgment.

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