Brand Design Lead

Mercor mercor.com Open

On-site San Francisco Full-time Senior Brand Marketing

At a glance

Senior Brand Marketing role at Mercor. San Francisco · full-time · $200,000–$300,000 base.

SalaryStated by Mercor

$200,000 – $300,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

This role, from MercorOur estimate for the market: $165,150–$205,000Median $180,000

Above the market median of $180,000 for senior brand marketing roles in San Francisco.

Worked out from 25 postings that stated pay, median $180,000. Last updated Nov 3, 2026.

RoleBrand Marketing

SenioritySenior

LocationSan Francisco

WorkplaceOn-site

EmploymentFull-time

Base pay$200,000–$300,000

PostedOct 19, 2026

Role brief

growthroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Shape Mercor’s visual identity across launches, campaigns, web, social, events and internal materials
Turn complex AI, talent and work concepts into visual systems people can understand
Create brand assets such as landing pages, decks, ads, illustrations and event materials
Build reusable templates and guidelines so teams can apply the brand consistently
Work with marketing, product, recruiting and leadership to express the brand across channels

What you bring

At least four years in brand, visual or graphic design
A portfolio showing strong visual design, brand systems, typography, layout and storytelling
Experience creating designs for web, social, campaigns, presentations and marketing materials
You can take open-ended ideas, work independently and deliver polished creative quickly

Who this fits

This senior role suits a designer who enjoys hands-on brand work and can move quickly while maintaining close attention to detail. You’ll work onsite five days a week in San Francisco.

From the employer

About Mercor

Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.

Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.

What you’ll do

Own the evolution of Mercor’s brand identity across every external and internal touchpoint, from campaigns and launches to web, social, and events
Translate complex ideas about AI, talent, and work into clear, compelling visual systems
Create polished, high-impact brand assets, including landing pages, decks, social graphics, ads, illustrations, event collateral, and product marketing visuals
Develop and maintain a distinctive, modern visual language
Partner closely with marketing, product, recruiting, and leadership to bring Mercor’s story to life across channels
Help build a scalable brand system, templates, and guidelines that make the company look consistently excellent as we grow
Bring strong taste, speed, and originality to a fast-moving team with a high creative bar

Qualifications

Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design, brand systems, typography, layout, and storytelling
Passion for building brands that feel distinctive, polished, and culturally relevant
4+ years in brand, visual, or graphic design, ideally at fast-moving startups, agencies, or high-bar creative teams
Experience designing across web, social, campaigns, decks, and marketing surfaces
Proven ability to operate autonomously, take ambiguous ideas, and turn them into excellent creative work
Strong taste, attention to detail, and ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality
Bonus: Experience designing for AI, marketplaces, recruiting, fintech, or other complex technical products

At Mercor, we recognize that exceptional ability comes in all forms, a core philosophy on which we built our platform. Because of this, we welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds with unique experiences and transferable skill sets, even if they don’t meet all the preferred qualifications listed above.