Senior Brand Designer

Daylight is a decentralized energy company providing homeowners with solar panels and battery backup through a subscription model with no upfront costs. It handles installation, maintenance, monitoring, and energy management while serving residential homeowners and solar installation partners.

New York, USA
About Daylight

Daylight Energy, LLC, doing business as Daylight, builds and operates a distributed residential energy network. Its services include solar panels, home battery storage, energy subscriptions, installation, maintenance, monitoring, outage protection, energy-efficiency assessments, upgrade recommendations, and a mobile app for tracking production, usage, battery status, and savings. Daylight also offers power purchase agreement services and operational support for solar installation partners, including procurement, compliance, filings, project tracking, and commission payouts. The company primarily serves U.S. homeowners in its service areas and solar installer partners.

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About the Role

Define and maintain the visual language across product interfaces, marketing materials, educational content, and brand assets. Create static designs, motion graphics, and 3D animations while translating complex technical ideas into intuitive visuals and overseeing projects from concept through delivery.

Requirements

  • 5-7 years experience in a creative design role
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating static design and advanced motion graphics
  • Expert proficiency in Figma
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly After Effects
  • Solid experience in 3D animation and Blender
  • Up to date on evolving design trends and tools
  • Deep understanding of visual storytelling, typography, color theory, and composition
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Exceptional collaboration and communication skills
  • Experience setting creative standards and influencing design toolsets (nice to have)
  • Familiarity with emerging design trends and technologies (nice to have)
  • Prior startup experience (nice to have)

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain visual language and brand standards
  • Develop and execute visually compelling static designs
  • Create motion graphics and 3D animations using After Effects and Blender
  • Translate complex ideas into intuitive visual assets
  • Oversee projects from concept through delivery
  • Refine design processes, tools, and best practices
  • Mentor and provide guidance to junior designers
  • Manage multiple projects and deliverables on tight timelines

Benefits

  • Equity package
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Comprehensive dental insurance
  • Comprehensive vision insurance
  • Wellhub membership
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • Opportunity to shape a category-defining product from the ground up