Panthalassian · Portland, Oregon, United States
Join Panthalassian as Brand Design Lead to shape a brand rooted in simplicity, clarity, and rational thought. You’ll define design systems, lead creative direction, and ensure visual consistency across all deliverables — from websites to investor materials. This is a role for a visionary designer who thrives in ambiguity and leads by doing.
About the Role
The Creative team at Panthalassian is responsible for building a brand that inspires and educates our communities, team members, investors, and the public at large. We believe storytelling helps people understand what we’re doing and why it matters. As Brand Design Lead, you’ll reflect simplicity in quality not only in your work, but also establish and instill the team’s practices with this approach. You’ll concept and execute brand and design projects that communicate our company’s mission, technology, and team. Deliverables include websites, publications, brand guides, decks, one-pagers, digital brochures, investor materials, and corporate communications. You’re an expert across digital, prototyping, UI, and UX. As part of a small team, you set the design bar and guide others toward it, providing creative direction and feedback across projects. You must be curious, entrepreneurial, and comfortable with ambiguity. You’ll lead by doing, and by helping others navigate complexity with confidence. Our team has worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Virgin Orbit, Virgin Galactic, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the naval architecture faculty of the University of Michigan. The company is structured as a public benefit corporation and backed by leading venture capital firms.
What You Will Do
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners, setting the creative bar and ensuring cohesion across all deliverables
Independently drive design and brand projects from concepting to execution, and also know when to step back and gather feedback
Define and evolve design systems to ensure visual consistency across all deliverables
Lead creative direction and provide feedback across projects
Concept and execute brand and design projects that communicate our company’s mission, technology, and team
Work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact design solutions
Mentor junior designers and contribute to a healthy team culture
Balance detail-oriented execution with big-picture thinking
What We Are Looking For
8+ years of experience in graphic, brand or communication design
3+ years of experience leading projects, teams or cross-functional initiatives
Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Exceptional graphic design fundamentals, typographic sensibilities, strong grids, hierarchy and systems thinking
Experience building and evolving design systems
Proven ability to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment, while having the vision and autonomy to create systems and process for the future
Confident in the work, but balanced by healthy self-doubt
Smart, kind, creative, collaborative
Verbally and visually articulate
Comfortable mentoring junior designers and contributing to a healthy team culture
Ability to be detail-oriented and meticulous, but also a “big picture” thinker
Ability to maintain a calm confidence in challenging situations
Organized and able to prioritize tasks from a big pile
If you’re a designer who thrives in ambiguity and leads by doing, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join our mission to build a brand rooted in simplicity, clarity, and rational thought.