About the Role

Clutch is expanding its design team! We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Visual/Marketing Designer to lead the creation of compelling visuals and impactful marketing and sales assets that elevate our brand and engage our audience. In this role, you will collaborate closely with sales, marketing and product to develop designs for digital campaigns, pitch decks, infographics, internal communications, collateral and more.

The ideal candidate has a strong portfolio showcasing expertise in visual storytelling, branding, web design and design systems along with the ability to translate strategic goals into innovative and effective designs. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, can translate complex business or product concepts into clear and beautiful visuals, and are passionate about elevating and unifying design efforts, we’d love to have you on our team.

About the Team

At Clutch, design isn't just a department—it's the driving force behind our mission. We believe a seamless user experience can empower credit unions to compete and offer superior banking to everyday people. By crafting intuitive experiences, we help credit unions guide their members toward financial freedom.

Our growing design team is fully remote in the U.S. and Brazil. It is diverse, collaborative, ambitious and empowered to take on our company’s biggest challenges

What You’ll Do

Within 3 months, you will:

• Acquire Domain & Process knowledge: Get fully onboarded with the credit union fintech domain, company vision, sales and marketing goals, strategies and processes

• Build Relationships: Establish strong collaborative relationships with Marketing, Sales, the People Team and the larger Design team.

• Contribute Early: Begin developing new marketing and sales assets and redesigning dated ones.

Within 6 months, you will:

• Lead Key Design Initiatives: Take full ownership of larger, more ambiguous, higher-impact design projects. You’ll lead end-to-end design efforts, from concept to execution, working closely with Marketing and Sales to deliver solutions.

• Develop guidelines: Shape design guidelines, patterns, and best practices to ensure consistency across all assets you are responsible for, and to insure that these are in line with the visual language used in our products.

• Develop templates and processes: develop reusable templates and processes to streamline routine work and queue asks

Within 9 months, you will:

• Influence Marketing and Sales Strategy: Help identify where Design can have bigger impact on the marketing and sales side and drive new related projects

• Shape Design Culture: Take on a larger initiative around improving design culture

• Creative Influence Across Design: Have a strong voice in not just Sales and marketing design, but also influence and elevate the visual design on the product side and in every corner of the company

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: at least 6 years working in graphic, communication, or other forms of visual design

• Design Craft: Strong proficiency in graphic design, typography, color theory, layout principles. Proficiency in basic motion design.

• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and visual communication skills to articulate design concepts and collaborate effectively with teams and stakeholders.

• Creativity and innovation: : Ability to think creatively–and systematically– and propose fresh, visually compelling ideas that serve specific creative briefs. .

• Tools Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, AI generation tools and other relevant software.

• Branding: Experience developing and maintaining brand guidelines, ensuring consistency across all design assets.

• Digital Design: Ability to design for various digital platforms, including responsive web design, social media, and mobile-first experiences.

• Attention to Detail: Meticulous eye for detail to ensure quality and alignment with brand standards.

• Scrappiness and ambition: Ability to make a big impact in a fast paced, can do, startup environment

Please note that this role may evolve as our business needs change, so we appreciate your flexibility and adaptability.

What’s In It For You?

• Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom of remote work from anywhere, balancing life and career seamlessly.

• Unforgettable Off-Sites: Twice a year, bond with colleagues in exciting destinations, fostering teamwork and fresh ideas.

• Paid Time Off and National Holidays: Enjoy 20 PTO days yearly and the National Holidays for relaxation and rejuvenation.

• Stock Options: Joining us means having a stake in our success, so you'll receive stock options as part of your compensation package.

• Home Office Setup: Create your ideal workspace with a dedicated budget for home office essentials.

• Work Trip Budget: Grow personally and professionally with a budget for work-related trips and co-working.

About Us

Clutch is a revolutionary vertical SaaS company, proudly backed by Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), aimed at revolutionizing the way Credit Unions engage and change the lives of their members. As a champion of financial well-being, we address the urgent need for affordable lending solutions in an era where the average American grapples with over $155,000 in household debt.  Unlike traditional financial institutions, Clutch develops software to turn Credit Unions into FinTech lenders and leverage their balance sheets to responsibly lend to over 130M Americans. Our mission extends beyond mere financial transactions; we strive to fundamentally enhance the way credit unions interact with their members. By integrating cutting-edge technologies and user-centric designs, we help credit unions provide seamless digital experiences that are on par with leading tech companies. This approach not only preserves but revitalizes the longstanding tradition of community and member-focused service inherent to credit unions.

Please note: This position is offered on a contractor basis. Applicants must have the necessary documentation and authorization to work in the country where the job is located. Clutch cannot provide sponsorship or assist with obtaining work permits for this role.