Brand Designer

Clerk is on a mission to solve the user identity layer once and for all. We are a globally distributed team dedicated to providing best-in-class developer infrastructure to build the next generation of AI software. Today we provide developers with full-stack React components and hooks like useUser and useOrganization. These APIs allow developers to build hard-to-get-right infrastructure for user identity organization management and billing flows. We believe that a component is worth a thousand APIs.

Youll join Visual Designers UI Engineers and fellow Product Designers on the Clerk Design team to own and uplevel the Clerk brand. Youll optimize for customer delight flexibility and ease-of-use within a complicated technical domain.

We will expect you to:

• Uplevel the Clerk brand. Lead creative direction and design to personally ship brand assets including brand product launches and more

• Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team. Youll work with UI engineers animators product designers and more to create an elevated brand identity.

• Bring innovative approaches to brand design. Use new approaches to bring digital experiences to life and create scalable tools that increase high quality brand output

• Not settle for less than pixel-perfection. Youll work with a world-class UI Engineering team to bring your Figma frames to life. You set the bar for quality.

• Elevate our design culture. Youll support and expand the Clerk Design visual language asset library brand design system and design processes.

Youre a Senior() level Brand Designer or Visual Designer with experience working in deverloper tools AI or infra related brands. You love your craft. You push UI Engineers to build experiences theyre unsure if theyre capable of (and you expect them to do the same for you).

• Youre in the Americas. The Clerk Design team is spread across the globe; Product Design currently spans UTC1 to UTC5:30. You live in a location that is 3 hours within U.S. Mountain Time (MDT UTC06:00).

• You have technical fluency. You have a deep understanding of designing interactive software on the web. You dont need to author production-ready front-end code but its a big plus if you can.

• You work iteratively. Your process embodies a ship and iterate mentality. You value the quick pace of a growing startup like Clerk.

• You own your time. Youre a self-starter who would rather find a tough problem to solve instead of waiting for a new task. To be successful at Clerk you need to make the most of the autonomy youre given.

• Competitive Salary We want you to know that we value the skills and experience you bring to the table. We go out of our way to make sure that you feel fairly compensated.

• Equity Ownership At Clerk we believe in shared success. Thats why we offer a stock option plan so that everyone can benefit from the growth and prosperity of the company.

• Health Coverage We care about your well-being. Thats why we offer top-tier health insurance to ensure that your health needs are fully met.

• Work Gear - Set up your ideal home office with the gear of your choice. At Clerk we want to ensure that you have everything you need to perform at your best.

• Flexible Vacation Policy We believe in work-life balance and trust you to take the time you need. Although we recommend 25 days per year our vacation policy is unlimited. This is in addition to observing national holidays specific to your country of residence.

• Diverse and Inclusive Team Join our exceptional diverse and globally distributed team at Clerk. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best in building impactful products and tools for the modern web.

Required Experience:

IC