At NerdWallet, our mission is to provide people with clarity and confidence to make better financial decisions. We are seeking a Senior Visual Designer interested in playing a pivotal role in bringing our mission to life through compelling visual storytelling and innovative content as a member of our Brand Studio team. 

The Brand Studio team operates as the internal agency for all things creative at NerdWallet. Our team of designers, content strategists, producers, editors, and developers produce creative for NerdWallet, evolve our brand guidelines, manage our roster of creative agencies and freelancers, and maintain self-service resources and templates to enable everyone in the company to create on-brand experiences.

As a Senior Visual Designer, you will help conceptualize, design, and execute creative solutions to support various programs such as Sponsorships, Brand Equity, Campaigns, Content Marketing, and more. This role will report to the Director of Brand Design.

Where you can make an impact: 

• Define, implement, and evolve our brand expression across experiential, swag, print and digital channels

• Contribute to our overall brand guidelines and libraries with new ways to innovate our visual expression, adding new assets to our brand library 

• Own the design of our sports sponsorships workstream, including in-stadium print and digital signage, in-person activation concepts, ads, and landing pages 

• Support brand campaigns with toolkit evolutions, digital ads, and landing pages

• Drive and develop organic social designs with fresh concepts 

• Maintain guidelines and toolkits, finding ways to work more efficiently across programs

• Translate our visual expression across owned and paid channels to push the boundaries of the NerdWallet brand

Your experience:

• 5+ years of experience in visual design, brand design, graphic design, or a related field

• Strong portfolio showcasing high-quality brand design work, including branding, OOH, print, and digital marketing materials and guidelines

• Deep understanding of typography, color theory, composition, and layout principles

• Expertise in design tools including Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects)

• Experience creating marketing visuals, digital campaigns, OOH, print assets, and toolkits

• Ability to balance creativity with business objectives, using data and insights to inform design decisions

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present ideas and work effectively with stakeholders

• Experience working in fast-paced environments and managing multiple projects with competing deadlines

Where:

• This role will be remote (based in the U.S.).

• We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.

What we offer:

Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents

• Rejuvenation Policy – Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + 4 Mental Health Days Off

• New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care

• Mental health support

• Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests

• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution

• Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend 

• Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy

Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)

• Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities

• Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments

• Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction 

• Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match

Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)

• 401K with company match

• Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools

• Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar

• Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.  

NerdWallet will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the San Francisco Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice.

NerdWallet participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify program for all US locations. For more information, please see:

• E-Verify Participation Poster (English+Spanish/Español)

• Right to Work Poster (English) / (Spanish/Español) 

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