Working at Laika

At Laika, we are on a mission to transform an industry that’s never been known for innovation, but we aren’t letting that stop us. We love collaborating to come up with new ways to solve problems that would stump other teams, and have created a workplace where the best idea wins and we bring out the best in each other.

Our team is full of entrepreneurial people with a bias toward action, an insatiable intellectual curiosity, and a desire to learn and grow personally and professionally. By bringing remarkably talented people together, we have the opportunity to create something truly amazing for our customers and our team.

What We Do

Laika combines simple software with expert guidance to help SaaS companies manage security compliance, security audits, and enterprise procurement security diligence. Laika helps companies adopt stage-appropriate compliance practices that enterprises can trust and reduce the time and costs of security audits by 50% or more.

We are a rapidly expanding team based in New York. We were founded in May 2019 and have received investment from top investors including J.P. Morgan, PayPal Ventures, Canapi Ventures, and Bain Capital. We're growing customers and revenue like crazy and poised for continued break-out growth in 2022 and beyond.

About the Role

We are hiring a full-time, remote, Senior Designer, Brand & Marketing Creative to help sculpt Laika’s brand. This role will be tasked with creating and updating all brand and marketing elements with the new visual guidelines. The ideal candidate has a modern/polished design style along with the portfolio to prove it.

This role will be reporting directly to Director, Brand & Marketing Creative and collaborate closely with marketing and project management teams to define project scopes and meet deadlines.

What You'll Do

• Champion brand guidelines and steward brand evolution across the organization: employer brand internal comms, social presence, customer and prospect experiences, and investor communications.
• Hold and share passionate opinions on what constitutes a delightful on-brand experience through beautiful work that constantly sets a new bar for quality within the organization.
• Report to Director, Brand Creative & Marketing and collaborate closely with marketing and project management teams to define project scopes and meet deadlines.
• Educate team members on how to integrate the brand’s visual and verbal identities into all touch-points

Skillsets/ Requirements

• Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in digital design and production, and a keen eye for detail. Agency and startup experience is a plus.
• Extremely high standards for branding aesthetics and positioning down to the finest detail of every single creative execution, across a variety of mediums and initiatives
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to present design concepts, strategy and motivations to cross-functional team members including c-suite execs
• Experience collaborating with senior creatives, and working with cross-functional teams and department heads to reach a common goal
• A current perspective on what makes for a good brand and marketing experience
• Mastery of typography, grid systems, visual hierarchy, color, and composition and excellent understanding of design principles 
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Google Workspace (Slides, Sheets, and Docs)
• A strong portfolio of recent and relevant work that showcases all of the above

Compensation:

• The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $110,000 plus performance based compensation
• Immediate access to healthcare, dental, and vision
• Early equity in a fast-growing company
• Hybrid work from home model
• Unlimited PTO
• $800 stipend for home office equipment
• Quarterly wellness stipend
• Paid courses and certifications
• Free Spanish language lessons from our teammates in Costa Rica!

Equal Opportunity

Laika provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Even if you feel you don’t meet every requirement, consider applying! Laika acknowledges the research which shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs when they don’t meet all of the stated qualifications. However, we’re looking for authentic innovators to blaze new trails and you just may be the right person for this or another role.