ABOUT HAPPY MONEY 

Happy Money is a financial technology company on a mission to develop and deliver affordable, accessible financial tools and services that empower people to use money as a tool for their happiness. Members benefit from loans funded by a national network of customer-focused lending partners and designed to help them accomplish their goals. 

Backed by leading investors, Happy Money has helped nearly 205,000 members since inception – working with lending partners to fund over $3.7 billion in loans*. Founded in 2009, Happy Money has a passionate and purpose-driven employee base of approximately 400 people across the United States. For more information, please visit happymoney.com. 

*As of 12/31/2021

ABOUT THE ROLE

Happy Money is looking for a Brand Designer to join our small but mighty Creative team. This rolewill work closely with our Associate Creative Director and Creative team to help define and express Happy Money’s creative vision and shape how we tell our story. The Creative team works closely with leadership, internal teams, and external creative agencies to create compelling work that maintains a high bar of visual design and brand consistency across all marketing channels. The Creative team also supports the company internally with branding and materials for events, programs, and communications.

The person who will be successful in this role is a strong visual designer with experience creating identity systems, campaigns, web pages, pitch decks, digital advertisements, and social content. You bring exceptional design thinking, well-crafted execution, and creative energy to the team and your projects. With a strong foundation in graphic and web design, you have a passion for branding and visual systems and understand their potential within digital spaces. You get excited about the impact of a good ad and want to understand why it works. You care about the details of what a brand looks and feels like. You’re a big picture thinker and clear communicator who’s able to work both autonomously and collaboratively on projects that demand wide-ranging skills in visual design, print design, website design, art direction, and storytelling.

This is a 100% remote role (Based in the United States)

WHAT YOU'LL DO IN THIS ROLE

• Work closely with internal stakeholders to scale and amplify the Happy Money brand expression across multiple channels
• Contribute to all phases of creative production - from concept to execution - for multi-channel brand campaigns
• Create original, engaging visuals that strategically answer the brief and elevate the brand across multiple platforms (social media, email, blog, website, paid media, print collateral)
• Use brand strategy and performance data to inform creative solutions and approach
• Confidently prioritize, manage and multitask between different projects and deadlines
• Contribute to a culture of continual creative improvement and design excellence
• Support and contribute to Happy Money’s brand book and visual guidelines

ABOUT YOU

• You’re looking for meaningful, mission-based work in the financial tech space
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience at an agency or in-house design teams
• Incredibly creative, original, and forward-thinking. You have a passion for storytelling and understand the importance of design in business, specifically design optimized for marketing performance
• You have a well-developed and expressive visual style. A strong portfolio with examples of brand storytelling and cross-channel marketing campaigns
• Able to brainstorm, concept, sketch, and execute high-fidelity designs, delivering on a creative brief
• Expertise in the Adobe Creative Suite and an openness to learn and use our primary design tool, Figma
• Experience working with teams across offices and time zones
• Strong understanding of steps necessary to take a project from concept to launch
• Able to give and receive constructive feedback
• Great time management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize effectively
• A self-starter with a positive attitude, who is able to handle multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Have a growth mindset both professionally and personally. You're a team player and work cross-functionally in a highly iterative and collaborative way

BONUS POINTS FOR

• Experience with Keynote, prototyping tools, 2D and 3D motion, or video editing
• Specific experience with designing performance landing pages and interactive websites

Here at Happy Money, we live by our core values of Love, Trust, and Hustle and welcome all. Love is shown in how we develop meaningful relationships with everyone we interact with; whether it’s a member or your manager. Trust is shown through how we empower each other to come to work as our true selves and embrace our differences. Hustle is shown through how we fail fast and learn from our mistakes. No one is perfect, we’re all human; if this job description doesn’t exactly match your background, we encourage you to apply anyway!