KeyStep
Staff Brand Designer, Link
Stripe
US
Full-time
8 days ago
Who we are About Stripe & Link At Stripe, we’ve spent the last 15 years building financial infrastructure for the internet, serving millio…
Who we are
About Stripe & Link
At Stripe, we’ve spent the last 15 years building financial infrastructure for the internet, serving millions of people and businesses worldwide. Our flagship consumer product, Link, makes online payments and digital transactions effortless and secure—the digital wallet for what’s next.
This is a unique opportunity to continue building a standalone brand and introduce it to new global audiences. You’ll play a key role in making payments more personal and convenient while doing some of the most impactful work of your career.
About the team
Sitting within Brand Studio, the Link team is building Stripe’s first consumer brand. We build, evolve, and maintain a versatile, forward-looking visual identity system and find clear, fresh ways to apply it across surfaces. The brand designers on our team are multidisciplinary: they design robust visual systems, lead art direction, and craft surfaces that prioritize brand and product storytelling.
Working with cross-functional teams across Stripe and external partners, we set the vision and execute to a high-quality bar. Our work shows up IRL, online, and everywhere in between.
What you’ll do
You’ll be joining a highly creative team that spans anywhere from developing storytelling to creating digital tools, brand systems to rapid ideation. The work is highly experimental, idea-driven, and very collaborative and cross-functional.
Responsibilities
Be an adamant maker that is genuinely curious, experimental, and loves to tinker, iterate quickly, and innovate on ideas, narrative, and making beautiful things
Creative vision: Design execution and quality of ideas work in equal partnership
Elevate and shape a brand system that is flexible enough to work across various surfaces and exemplifies Stripe’s commitment to craft & beauty
Collaborate with like-minded creative people who have radically different skill sets and together create ideas that envision an optimistic, progressive future
Partner
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)
Stripe's culture is characterized by high standards, urgency, and a fast-paced environment, with a strong emphasis on user focus and meticulous craft. The company fosters deep, multifunctional collaboration and a writing-first approach to knowledge sharing. While employees generally appreciate the leadership and team quality, some reviews indicate challenges related to work-life balance due to the demanding nature of the work.
Perks
Salary range: £84,400 – £126,600 (Stripe Official Job Posting, May 2026)
Who we are About Stripe & Link At Stripe, we’ve spent the last 15 years building financial infrastructure for the internet, serving millio…