About the Stellar Development Foundation

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on creating equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology via the Stellar network. Since 2014, SDF has fueled the growth of the Stellar blockchain, an open-source platform for financial products and services. The Experiential Marketing team brings the Stellar network to life through creative and immersive environments.

About the Role

As a Brand Design Manager, you will hold strategic ownership and deliver hands-on design. You will own the creative vision and execution across all touchpoints, leading brand and design output for digital, campaigns, brand activations, and events. This includes establishing and evolving Stellar's visual identity as the blockchain for financial services, leading a high-performing design team, managing external agency relationships, and ensuring a unified, world-class brand across every channel.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of creative vision and execution across digital, social, brand campaigns, activations, and events, ensuring quality and consistency
• Establish and evolve SDF's visual identity and design system, developing brand guidelines and toolkits
• Lead creative output for flagship programs like Meridian 2026 and Stellar House series, spanning environmental design, event identity, and digital assets
• Direct the design and production of integrated marketing creative for paid digital, organic social, email, web, and campaign assets
• Manage and mentor a design team, own external agency and production vendor relationships, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver integrated creative strategies
• Pitch creative concepts to leadership, improve team workflows, and introduce new visual ideas to keep Stellar's brand fresh
• Produce polished, on-brand design work across digital, campaign, and experiential contexts

Requirements

• 7+ years of design experience, including at least 2 years leading or managing a design team or multi-disciplinary creative function
• A hands-on design practice with a strong portfolio reflecting craft and leadership
• Portfolio demonstrating excellence across brand identity, digital, campaign, and experiential design with evidence of company-wide creative leadership and high-quality output at scale
• Deep expertise in building and stewarding brand identity systems
• Experience directing creative output across multiple channels simultaneously
• Track record of owning external agency and vendor relationships end-to-end
• Expert-level active proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Comfortable directing motion, video, and production partners
• Experience driving cross-functional creative work with minimal oversight
• Ability to write clear and well-structured creative briefs
• Strong organizational instincts
• Genuine curiosity about and working knowledge of the blockchain, fintech, or Web3 space

Nice to Have

• Direct experience in crypto, DeFi, Web3, or financial technology marketing
• Motion graphics, video production, or animation experience
• Background in experiential or environmental design
• Experience scaling a design function
• Familiarity with 3D design or spatial visualization tools

Compensation

$145,000-$215,000

Location

New York