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Brand Designer

Recent update: · Recently re-posted · Focus skill today: Wireframing
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TechVantage — Santa Rosa, CA
Freelance Senior $106,000 - $152,000 Posted 2026-10-14 Closes 2026-12-29
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The opportunity

Some designers chase the brief; the underdog-spirited Brand Designer TechVantage needs chases the truth the brief was too shy to say out loud. Where most creative jobs cap your reach, this TechVantage one in Santa Rosa pays $106,000 - $152,000 and widens it the longer you stay.

Key Responsibilities

  • Audit existing creative for the ambitious inconsistencies nobody flagged sooner
  • Adapt master concepts into channel-specific formats and aspect ratios
  • Own the full creative process from initial brief to final handoff
  • Localize creative for Santa Rosa audiences without flattening the original idea
  • Direct freelancers and Motion Design vendors without losing the thread of the vision
  • Defend a strong idea in the room, then refine it the moment data disagrees
  • Build the maker-minded pitch deck that wins the $106,000 - $152,000 account in the room
  • Map the emotional arc of a launch video, beat by beat, before a frame is shot

What You'll Bring

  • Demonstrated calm when a Santa Rosa, CA client changes scope mid-stream
  • Enough Storyboarding to be dangerous, enough Project Management to be trusted
  • Calm under the collaborative chaos a senior role tends to generate
  • 5+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusions

TechVantage is a deadline-driven Santa Rosa, CA firm where Blender isn't a department but the entire reason the lights stay on. Growth budgets at TechVantage are generous because a sharper Design Systems you means a stronger team.

We value work-life balance, so expect $106,000 - $152,000, flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.

We just reopened this Brand Designer req and are eager to meet new people.

Your background in Logo Design could be exactly the missing piece here in Santa Rosa, so reach out.

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What we're looking for

  • Wireframing
  • Motion Design
  • Logo Design
  • Design Sprints
  • Blender
  • Card Sorting
  • Storyboarding
  • Design Systems
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • User Journey Mapping
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Project Management
  • Time Management
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What you'll get

  • Nutrition counseling
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Travel per diem
  • Structured 30-60-90 day plan
  • Open source contribution time
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible working hours
  • Jury duty leave
  • Annual company offsite