Senior Brand Designer

Senior Brand Designer

Manukora – Premium Direct-to-Consumer Wellness Brand

Location: Remote

Reports to: Head of Brand 

About Us

Manukora is the #1 Manuka brand online in the USA. We’re a fast-growing, premium wellness brand built on the foundation of producing the highest-quality Manuka honey. We are passionate about design excellence and delivering a distinct, consistent brand experience across every touchpoint — digital and physical.

We’re looking for a Senior Brand Designer to lead and inspire our design function, mentor our junior designers, and elevate our creative output to match our ambitious growth plans. This role blends hands-on design execution with creative leadership — ensuring our brand’s visual storytelling is world-class, consistent, and high-performing.

The ideal candidate is motivated, organized and able to execute creatively with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. They will be able to work quickly without compromising the quality of work. This person will collaborate on consistent brand vision throughout online ecommerce creative, emails, out of home, events, product packaging, and print & digital advertising. Candidates must have a portfolio with proven ability in brand design that spans on both digital and print platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage our design team, including mentoring junior designers, providing constructive feedback, and helping them grow their skills and elevate their craft.
• Oversee creative production across digital-first brand touchpoints — including eCommerce, paid media, social, email, and web.
• Guide the design and execution of packaging and physical brand assets as needed to ensure brand cohesion across all channels.
• Maintain and evolve our brand guidelines to ensure consistency across all visual outputs.
• Manage the creative production calendar and workflow, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality assets.
• Participate in creative concepting, mood boarding, and pulling references for campaigns and launches.
• Partner with stakeholders to prioritize projects, allocate design resources, and ensure alignment on creative objectives.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in brand design, ideally in a digital-first DTC brand or agency setting.
• A strong design portfolio demonstrating excellence across digital (eCommerce, paid, email, social) and print or packaging work.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring designers, with the ability to inspire and upskill a team.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma.
• A strong sense of brand systems and visual storytelling.
• Experience with packaging design and physical brand assets is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills — able to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines.

Why Join Manukora

• Be part of a fast-scaling, premium brand making a global impact in the wellness space.
• Collaborate with a passionate, driven team that values excellence and innovation.
• Opportunity to build and mentor a talented in-house design team.

If you’re a creative leader with a sharp design eye, strong digital expertise, and the drive to inspire a team, we’d love to hear from you. 

Ready to join us? Email your resume to marlen@manukora.com along with your portfolio and a short introduction to your work. Applications via LinkedIn won't be considered—we value direct, thoughtful connections!