Senior Brand & Logo Designer (Brand Identity)

Kairos is expanding its pre-vetted talent network of exceptional African professionals who can work directly with growing U.S. companies. We are looking for professional brand and logo designers who can create distinctive, timeless brand identities. You should be able to explain the strategy behind every mark you design, not only make logos that look good.
Candidates who successfully complete the Kairos verification process may be matched with client opportunities as they become available. Joining the talent network does not guarantee immediate placement or employment.
What You'll Do
• Design original logos, wordmarks, logomarks, and brand marks for startups and growing companies.
• Translate a client's business, audience, and positioning into a clear visual identity.
• Develop full brand identity systems, including colour palettes, typography, iconography, and supporting graphic elements.
• Present multiple concept directions with clear rationale, then refine based on client feedback.
• Create brand guidelines that show how the identity should be used across digital and print.
• Apply the brand across real touchpoints such as social media, websites, pitch decks, packaging, and marketing materials.
• Deliver production-ready files in all required formats (vector, colour variations, and light and dark versions).
• Refresh or rebrand existing identities while keeping the brand equity that matters.
What We're Looking For
• 4+ years of professional logo and brand identity design experience, or equivalent evidence of senior-level work.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Illustrator; Photoshop, InDesign, and Figma are a plus.
• Strong command of typography, colour theory, grids, composition, and visual hierarchy.
• Proven ability to design simple, memorable marks that work at every size, from favicon to billboard.
• Experience creating complete brand guidelines, not only standalone logos.
• A portfolio showing at least 3–5 real brand identity projects for actual clients or businesses.
• Excellent written and spoken English and the ability to present design reasoning clearly to international clients.
The Qualities That Matter
• Strategic thinker: you start with the brand's story, audience, and goals, not the software.
• Original: your work is your own. No templates, no traced marks, no recycled concepts.
• Detail-oriented: you care about spacing, kerning, and how a mark holds up in every use case.
• Receptive to critique: you handle feedback professionally and improve quickly.
• Commercially aware: you understand that a great logo must support the client's business.
• Reliable: you meet deadlines and communicate early when circumstances change.
What to Submit
• Portfolio URL is required (Behance, Dribbble, personal website, or PDF).
• LinkedIn profile and CV.
• At least 3–5 brand identity case studies showing the brief, your process (research, sketches, concepts), final identity, and how it was applied.
• Links to live brands you designed where available. Logo mockups alone, without evidence of process and real client work, are not sufficient.
Kairos Verification Process
• Portfolio review and communication screen.
• Live walkthrough of one real brand identity project, including the brief, constraints, and design decisions.
• Short brand design exercise to assess concept thinking and execution.
• Originality check on submitted work.
• Reference or work-history verification where appropriate.
Compensation
₦300,000–₦750,000 per month, depending on portfolio strength, experience, scope, and client. Final compensation will depend on experience, client budget, responsibilities, hours, and engagement structure.

Work arrangement
Yes