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Posted date: Jul 16, 2025
Category: Design & Creative
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $188,900
Range: $119,800 - $258,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
At Microsoft AI, we are redefining what it means for a brand to connect with people, inventing an AI Companion with genuine personality and emotional intelligence. Our ambition is to create brand experiences that are memorable, distinct, and deeply resonate with users. Copilot will not only deliver breakthrough technology—it will embody a new level of trust, approachability, and emotional engagement. This is a rare opportunity to shape a brand that challenges conventions and sets the tone for the future of consumer AI.We’re a small, passionate, and collaborative team that celebrates creativity and innovation. We support one another, hold ourselves to the highest standards of craft, and infuse our work with empathy and curiosity. Our vision is to build a brand that people love and trust, grounded in research and brought to life through strategic, boundary-pushing design. We iterate quickly, so your creative ideas will shape our brand in real time.
We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Sr. Visual Brand Designer to help elevate and expand the Monetization brand. You’ll drive the creative and strategic development of our visual and verbal identity—guiding how we show up in the world, tell our story, and build lasting emotional connections. This role requires a blend of creative leadership, hands-on design skills, and deep expertise in brand building. The ideal candidate is an inspiring maker and a collaborative leader, ready to champion the full brand journey from concept to execution.
Our Brand Design Principles:
Shape Iconic Brand Moments Create Consistency with Flexibility Inject Personality at Every Touch Build and Maintain Trust Perfect the Details Design for Human Connection
By applying to this U.S. Mountain View, CA position, you must be located near the San Francisco area and able to work in office 4 days a week.
Champion the intersection of product and brand design, ensuring every product touchpoint is an authentic expression of our core brand identity and values. Lead creative and design work to apply brand identity cohesively across product features, flows, and user journeys, translating abstract principles into tangible, impactful experiences. Drive collaboration between brand, product, and engineering, connecting the dots from brand principles to design system to engineering implementation for a unified and scalable ecosystem. Deliver world-class brand experiences in AI applications, with a focus on craft, narrative, quality, and positive societal impact. Develop and evolve a robust, flexible design system that embodies the brand and can be efficiently implemented by engineering teams across diverse products and platforms. Understand how to absorb customer feedback and marketplace/business impact and determine how this information should be utilized in service of brand maintenance and evolution Own and articulate the product’s visual and verbal style, collaborating with marketing, engineering, design, and research partners to maintain consistency and excellence. Communicate and collaborate across teams, managing dependencies, schedules, and design integrity from concept through implementation. Mentor and inspire designers, setting high standards for creative excellence, inclusivity, and professional growth. Translate business and brand goals into visionary strategies, actionable roadmaps, and measurable outcomes. Foster a culture of experimentation, feedback, and continuous learning within the design team and across disciplines.
Qualifications
Required QualificationsMaster's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service design OR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 5+ years experience working in product or service design OR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems).A portfolio or work samples highlighting 5+ years of experience synthesizing brand and product design, leading the application of brand identity in product environments, and delivering end-to-end creative solutions
Preferred Qualifications
Proven ability to connect high-level brand principles to design system architecture and engineering implementation, ensuring fidelity and scalability Experience setting creative vision for complex, cross-platform products and building consensus across multifunctional teams High level of craft in both visual and experiential design, with a demonstrated ability to translate brand narratives into intuitive digital experiences Expertise in research-led design, leveraging qualitative and quantitative insights to refine and validate brand expression in product Desire or experience collaborating with engineering teams to ensure brand is reflected accurately in product implementation Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, adapting quickly in a fast-moving, innovative environment Leadership in fostering a positive, inclusive, and creative team culture that bridges brand and product thinking
Product Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 31st, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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