Brand Voice and Design Lead
Role summary
Endurance is seeking a Brand Voice and Design Lead to define and execute the company's visual and verbal identity. This hybrid role, partnering directly with the Founder/CEO, requires a blend of design and copywriting expertise to translate a complex technical vision into a resonant brand for diverse audiences, from the public to prime ministers. Responsibilities include art direction, design systems, photography, social media, website copy, investor materials, and leading creative production across all mediums. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in a creative role, a strong portfolio, and the ability to build and scale a brand identity in a fast-paced environment.
# About Endurance
Endurance is pioneering a new category of energy by building the world's first modular seafloor geothermal power plants. Backed by First Round Capital, and Point72 Ventures, with a founding team from SpaceX, Helion, and Robinhood, we have completed multiple deep ocean test deployments and are launching our generation pilot this year. We are creating a new category of energy, and we need a team that can build it and explain it to the world.
# What You'll Be Doing
This role is part designer, part copywriter, and fully responsible for how Endurance looks, sounds, and feels to the outside world. You will partner directly with the Founder/CEO to translate a deeply technical vision into a brand that resonates with everyone from prime ministers to the general public. Your days will be dynamic. You might direct a photoshoot of a subsea deployment one day and write investor copy or rework the website the next day.
# Responsibilities
- Own Endurance's visual identity: art direction, design systems, photography, social media presence, and all brand aesthetics
- Write and edit all key external copy: website, campaigns, social, investor materials, speeches, and press messaging
- Build the visual and verbal language for a new category of energy
- Lead creative production from concept through execution across digital, print, and video
- Build and manage relationships with designers, photographers, videographers, and agencies
- Ensure a consistent brand voice and visual standard
- Navigate a complex political environment and position Endurance's brand as a bipartisan choice
# Required Skills
- 7+ years of experience in a creative role (copywriting or design), ideally working closely with a founder or CEO
- A strong visual portfolio that demonstrates your design taste and art direction ability.
- Exceptional writing ability; a portfolio of published copy, campaigns, or creative writing
- Experience building or scaling a brand identity
- Comfort working across mediums: digital design, photography direction, video, social content, and long-form writing
- A personal creative sensibility that's evident in how you present yourself and your work
# Preferred Backgrounds
- Journalism, editorial, or content backgrounds paired with strong visual instincts
- Backgrounds in architecture, industrial design, or other fields with a strong aesthetic foundation
- Creative or brand leadership at a high-growth startup
- Design and copywriting hybrid roles
- Creative directors and producers
# Compensation
- $125,000 to $250,000 based on experience and qualifications
- Early-team stock options