Senior Brand Designer / Creative Director (Contract; Remote/ATX Preferred) at Everlywell – Austin, Texas

Senior Brand Designer / Creative Director (Contract; Remote/ATX Preferred)

Getting a lab test used to mean taking time off work, sitting in a waiting room, and hoping your doctor ordered the right thing. We changed that.
Everlywell pioneered at-home lab testing and has since expanded into advanced diagnostics, telehealth, and AI-powered health guidance. We've helped millions of people understand their health on their own terms, from hormone levels to heart health to cancer screening to sexual health. Today, we power diagnostics for consumers, major health plans, and enterprise partners.
We believe everyone deserves access to advanced diagnostic testing, and that the experience of getting tested should be as thoughtful as the science behind it. That's where design comes in. The web experiences we build are how millions of people discover what tests are right for them, understand their results, and take action on their health.
Were looking for a Contract Senior Brand Designer / Creative Director to lead the creation of a new brand design system for Everlywell. As designers we often talk about impactthis role is exactly that. It is both strategic and hands-on: youll define the creative foundation of our brand, translate a clearly defined persona into a cohesive visual and expressive system, and ensure it scales across brand, marketing, web, and product experiences.
This role is about elevating how Everlywell shows up in the world and expanding the visual toolkit so our brand book becomes a creative driver, not just a static guide. This is a rare opportunity to shape how millions of people experience a health brand, from first impression to ongoing engagement. Youll help us to build a system that balances trust, humanity, and modernity (without falling into the trendy trap) at scale. In this role you will: Lead brand system creation:

• Design and evolve a comprehensive brand design system that brings our persona, values, and positioning to life.
• Define and document core brand elements including visual language, typography, color, layout, illustration/imagery direction, motion principles, and tone.
• Create systems that are expressive yet practical and are built to scale across channels and teams.
• Act as a creative lead while remaining deeply hands-on, designing key brand moments, templates, and foundations.

Translate brand into real experiences:

• Ensure the brand system is clearly translatable into marketing campaigns, website experiences, product UI, and supporting collateral.
• Partner closely with product design to align brand expression with usability, accessibility, and conversion goals.
• Set a high bar for craft across digital touchpoints, from concept through production.

Crossfunctional partnership:

• Collaborate with brand, marketing, product, and leadership to align creative vision with business goals, with support and input from design team.
• Present work and rationale to senior stakeholders, building clarity, alignment, and momentum.

What Were Looking For:

• 8+ years of experience in brand design, visual design, or creative direction, with a portfolio that demonstrates strong systems thinking and exceptional craft.
• Proven experience building or reimagining a brand design system from the ground up.
• Deep expertise in typography, layout, color, and visual hierarchydown to the smallest details.
• Strong proficiency in Figma and modern design workflows; comfort working across brand and product contexts.
• Ability to translate brand strategy, positioning, and persona into clear, compelling visual systems.
• Experience balancing creativity with realworld constraints like scale, timelines, and crossfunctional adoption.
• Comfort defining principles and frameworks that guide others worknot just your own.
• Clear, confident communicator who can articulate creative decisions and invite constructive debate. Work in a clear and thoughtful manner and be able to articulate the strategic thinking behind your creative process.
• Collaborative partner who adapts quickly and doesn't shy away from direct feedback and shared ownership. You can also work autonomously with strong time management skills.
• Experience working in fastmoving environments where clarity and adaptability matter.

Who You Are:

• Youre as focused on outcomes as outputsknowing that design is only powerful when it connects with real people.
• Growth mindset, low-ego, and a sense of humor.
• Curiosity about customers and passion for sweating the details where trust and credibility matter.
• Have a deep understanding of design, branding and marketing processes.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience in healthcare, healthtech, or other trustdriven consumer brands.
• Background in digital product design or close collaboration with product teams.
• Motion, video, or storytelling experience.
• Experience scaling brands within highgrowth startups.

Why You'll Love Working For Us:

• A defining brand moment. Youll help shape the next era of a categoryleading health brand.
• Design with impact. Your work will influence how millions of people understand and trust their health.
• Hightrust culture. We value autonomy, craft, and thoughtful collaboration.
• Seat at the table. Designers here help define strategynot just execute it.

Ready to Build the Future of Health Branding?
Apply with your resume and portfolio. We cant wait to see how you turn strategy, persona, and purpose into a brand system that truly connects.