Checkr - Lead Brand Designer, Web

Brand Designer is needed in Emeryville, United States.

Client: Checkr

Location: Emeryville, CA

Contract: undefined

Job Description

Checkr is seeking a Lead Brand Designer, Web, to shape the Checkr brand across all marketing surfaces. The role will partner closely with Marketing and Revenue, own web brand standards, and ensure design decisions reflect customer needs and business goals.

The successful candidate will:

• Design polished, brand-led web experiences across marketing touchpoints.
• Own and evolve web brand standards, guidelines, and design systems.
• Scope initiatives and prioritise work across multiple projects and deadlines.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Revenue to maintain consistent web experiences.
• Provide creative direction and feedback to designers and external creatives.
• Present and advocate for design decisions to colleagues and senior leadership.
• Plan and conduct ongoing user testing to improve the web experience.
• Use customer personas and end-to-end user journeys to inform design decisions.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of in-house or agency design experience, preferably with technology or B2B brands.
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating expertise in typography, layout, storytelling, and art direction.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools to improve design production workflows.
• Strong knowledge of information architecture, usability, accessibility, and UI/UX best practices.
• A systems-oriented approach to creating reusable templates and assets.
• Experience developing brand standards and managing contractor or freelance creative work.
• Strong presentation, communication, and creative advocacy skills, including the ability to defend work to senior leaders.
• Experience managing multiple projects in fast-paced, iterative environments with evolving or ambiguous briefs.
• A proactive, resilient, ownership-driven approach with a strong bias for action and high standards of craft.

Desirable Experience

• Front-end knowledge, including HTML and CSS, with the ability to prototype or quality-check work in a browser.
• Experience in illustration, photography, or art direction.
• Experience in HR technology, trust and safety, or identity verification products.
• Experience mentoring or providing creative direction to other designers.

About Checkr

Checkr builds data products that support safe and fair decisions. Its AI-powered verification services are used by more than 140,000 companies and millions of people across areas including employment, housing, transportation, childcare, and dating.

Checkr’s customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Anthropic. The company has been recognised on the Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and named a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

Benefits

• Fast-paced and collaborative working environment.
• Learning and development allowance.
• Competitive cash and equity compensation.
• Opportunities for career advancement.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Up to $25,000 reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Monthly wellness stipend.

Work Location

Checkr operates from hubs in Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; Nashville, Tennessee; and Santiago, Chile. Employees are expected to work from the office at least three days per week. Office benefits include lunch five days per week, a commuter stipend, and snacks and beverages. Relocation support may be available for candidates willing to move to a Checkr hub location.

Equal Opportunity and Applicant Information

Checkr is committed to building a diverse team and considers applicants from all backgrounds and lived experiences. The company supports fair-chance hiring in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.

Checkr’s Applicant Privacy Policy applies to California residents and applicants located in Alberta or British Columbia when their personal information is collected or processed during recruitment.

For applicants in Massachusetts, employers are prohibited from requiring or administering lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.