Graphic Designer, Brand

Paperless Post is seeking a talented New York City-based graphic designer/animator to join our dynamic brand team. Our ideal candidate will bring a passion for brand storytelling in digital channels, particularly through animation, and will help maintain original marketing concepts and style guidelines.  

As a key member of a small team, the Brand Designer is someone who approaches their work with a high taste level, enthusiasm for concepting and problem-solving, and strategic thinking, with a focus on animation. They have a discerning eye for detail and can execute on day-to-day deliverables, working collaboratively with other teams to create elevated, engaging, and cohesive visual brand experiences across multiple channels, including: our website, emails, social content, blog editorial content, and digital ads.

This position reports directly to the Design Director. This position is based in NYC and is a hybrid position that consists of both in-office and remote work.

What you’ll do here:

• Work with the Design Director, Brand team designers, and marketing team (copywriter, marketers, and technologists) to concept new and creative ways to engage and communicate with our users. 
• Come up with creative and on-brand design solutions, particularly by explaining our innovative digital product through beautiful animations and supporting graphics.
• Design digital materials that are unique, clear in their messages, and that reinforce the brand as a leader in design. Examples of deliverables that often group together as holistic campaigns: creative concepting and design exploration on everything from email layouts to in-house photo shoots, original creative for blog editorial content, collateral and assets for press and partner launches, and realizing the potential of our marketing creative (email, social, campaigns, etc.).
• Contribute to all phases of creative production – from concept to execution – for multi-channel brand campaigns.

About you:

• 2-4 years professional experience in branding, web and mobile a huge plus, with digital-first portfolios.
• A well-developed and sophisticated visual style
• A strong portfolio with examples of brand storytelling. 
• Excellent typography skills.
• Ability to generate original concepts and ideas that are on-brand
• Interest in working on marketing initiatives that tell a cohesive brand design story.
• A positive and collaborative work ethic.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Fluency in Figma
• Fluency or working knowledge of Adobe After Effects
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

A Little About the Team

The Paperless Post Marketing team is a dynamic group of creatives and marketers who shape how Paperless Post communicates with and reaches millions of users. As the keepers of the brand’s verbal and visual voice, we collaborate with every team in the company—from marketers and technologists, to product designers and senior leadership

Company-wide we enjoy an amazing ecosystem of an even gender split and a balance of engineers and designers. Because Paperless Post isn't supported by ad revenue, we can focus our efforts on creating and improving on the ideal version of our platform, product, content, and partnerships for our users.

We are proud that Paperless Post has helped over 175 million people globally connect in the real world since our inception. Paperless Post exists to help all people celebrate all the moments that matter to them. We believe that having a team reflective of the diverse world around us empowers us to create a product that serves everyone. Women, people of color, trans/genderqueer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.

The compensation range for this role is $68,000k - 90,000k USD.

At Paperless Post, compensation is based on a number of factors, including geographic location, job-related skills, years of experience, and internal team banding. All full-time offer packages come with a base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits. The range posted here is based on the NYC market and may vary based on candidate location.