Brand Designer

Brand Designer

Monitoring the Situation (MTS) is hiring a Brand Designer to help shape and execute the visual identity of MTS and MTS Live.

This role is for a strong designer who can translate ideas into clear, compelling visual work across brand and digital content. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment where priorities can move quickly, so the ability to execute efficiently while maintaining a high creative standard is important.

MTS Live aims to be a calm place of reason for thoughtful conversations around current events, culture, technology, and other timely topics. The ideal candidate is comfortable designing for content that covers a wide range of perspectives and approaches the work without allowing personal political views to dictate the creative.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute brand design across MTS and MTS Live.
• Develop visual assets that maintain a consistent and recognizable brand identity.
• Design creative for digital content and other brand needs.
• Translate ideas and concepts into polished visual executions.
• Work quickly and effectively in a fast-paced production environment.
• Collaborate with the broader team to support evolving creative and content needs.
• Maintain strong attention to detail and brand consistency while working against tight timelines.
• Contribute creative ideas that strengthen the overall MTS visual identity.
• Support motion design and animated creative when applicable.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in brand design, graphic design, or a similar creative role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand and visual design capabilities.
• Ability to produce high-quality creative work in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong visual judgment, typography, composition, and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working on content covering politics, technology, culture, and current events from a range of perspectives.
• Able to approach politically sensitive subject matter professionally and without allowing personal viewpoints to interfere with the work.
• Comfortable working in an organization that actively covers emerging technologies, including AI.
• Motion design experience is preferred but not required.

Location

San Francisco, California (On-site)

Salary:

$110-150k

Apply now

and you will be contacted ASAP.