Brand Designer - Contract

Overview

An emerging defense tech company is looking for a Brand Designer to support the team during an active campaign period. This is a full-time contract role for someone who can jump in quickly, help execute high-quality brand and campaign assets, and provide additional design support while the team is moving through a heavy production window.

This role does not need to be overly senior, but the ideal candidate should have strong design fundamentals, great taste, and the ability to work quickly within an established brand system.

Responsibilities

• Support the internal brand team across active campaign work
• Design campaign assets across digital, social, web, presentation, and marketing touchpoints
• Help maintain consistency across the company’s visual identity and campaign materials
• Translate creative direction into polished design deliverables
• Assist with production needs, resizing, versioning, and asset adaptation as needed
• Collaborate with brand, marketing, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Work efficiently in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities

Ideal Background

• Brand Designer, Visual Designer, or Graphic Designer with strong campaign experience
• Comfortable working within established brand guidelines and design systems
• Strong layout, typography, visual hierarchy, and composition skills
• Able to move quickly without sacrificing craft or attention to detail
• Experience supporting campaign launches, brand marketing, or integrated marketing initiatives
• Comfortable taking direction and iterating based on feedback
• Prior experience in tech, hardware, aerospace, AI, defense tech, or complex B2B environments is a plus, but not required

Tools

• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Google Slides / presentation design experience is a plus

Contract Details

• 3–6 month contract
• 40 hours/week
• Onsite 5 days/week in Orange County, CA
• Immediate start preferred
• Supporting current and upcoming campaign work
• Mid-level candidates are welcome, as long as the portfolio shows strong brand design craft and execution ability