Senior Brand Designer, Product, AIX Creative Studio

Job ID: 200046462Posted: 2026-08-05Location: United States, California, Mountain ViewSalary: USD $119,800 - $234,700 per yearEmployment type: Full-TimeWork site: 4 days / week in-officeRole type: Individual ContributorTravel: Less than 25%Profession: Design & CreativeDiscipline: Product DesignCompany: MicrosoftOverviewAbout AIXHundreds of millions of people start their day with something AI Experiences (AIX) built: asking Copilot a question, searching on Bing, opening a new tab in Edge. Parents planning a trip. Students cramming for an exam. Engineers debugging at 2am. Small business owners writing their first pitch deck. AIX is the part of Microsoft that makes AI feel intuitive, useful, and people-first in all of those moments.About the RoleWe're seeking a Senior Brand Designer who works where brand identity meets product. Embedded with product teams, you'll translate our brand into the experience itself — carrying brand principles through visual and narrative expression, into the design system, and out to shipped implementation. Your blend of identity craft and systems thinking will help build a consistent, distinctive brand presence across Copilot touchpoints. This is a hands-on role for a designer who cares as much about concept as execution, and who raises the bar for peers through their own work.ResponsibilitiesApply and extend our brand identity across product features, flows, and user journeys, turning brand principles into tangible experiences.Own the brand expression of the surfaces you work on, from visual language through tone and narrative detail.Partner with brand, product, and engineering to carry brand principles from design system into shipped implementation without losing fidelity.Deliver high-craft brand experiences in AI applications, with attention to narrative, quality, and positive societal impact.Contribute to and extend the design system so it expresses the brand, holds up across products and platforms, and is efficient for engineering to implement.Help define and articulate the product's visual and verbal style within your area, partnering with marketing, engineering, UX, and research to maintain consistency.Communicate clearly across teams, managing dependencies, schedules, and design integrity from concept through implementation.Mentor designers and model a high standard for craft and inclusivity.Turn brand and product goals into concrete design directions with measurable outcomes.Contribute to a culture of experimentation, feedback, and continuous learning.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Master's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service designOR Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 5+ years experience working in product or service designOR equivalent experience (e.g., demonstrated experience working in product or service design or using design thinking to solve problems). Preferred Qualifications:A portfolio showing 3+ years of brand work applied in product contexts — identity systems alongside evidence of how those systems held up on real product surfacesDemonstrated ability to connect brand principles to design system architecture and engineering implementation with fidelity and scalabilityExperience contributing to creative direction for complex, cross-platform products and building alignment across multifunctional teamsHigh level of craft in visual and experiential design, with the ability to translate brand narratives into intuitive digital experiencesComfort using qualitative and quantitative insight to refine and validate brand expression in productDesire or experience collaborating with engineering teams to ensure brand is reflected accurately in implementationAbility to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-moving environmentContributes to a positive, inclusive team culture that bridges brand and product thinkingProduct Design IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.