Senior Designer, Creative
Better
Design
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Nov 22, 2024
Better is reimagining home finance and making it faster, cheaper, and easier for everyone to become a homeowner. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the home buying journey more approachable and understandable and home finance more affordable and accessible. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:
- We’ve funded over $100 billion in loans for our customers, more than any other fintech
- We ranked #1 in the U.S. on LinkedIn's Top Startups 2020 and 2021
- We are Forbes’ Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023
- We are USA Today’s Best Mortgage Lenders of 2023, Best for FHA Loans
- We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world
- And we’re just getting started!
We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive.
A Better Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Designer with a strong foundation in performance/growth marketing, advertising, and multimedia design. In this role, you will lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Communications and Growth, ensuring projects are executed with exceptional craftsmanship and agility. As a key player in shaping the future of design at Better, you’ll drive both strategy and execution from concept through final delivery.
Responsibilities
- Lead the creation of innovative, compelling narratives and campaigns that drive both business and brand impact, ensuring they align with the company's growth and performance goals.
- Foster creativity and mentor cross-functional teams, inspiring individuals at all levels to deliver their best work, continuing the collaborative environment that has been a hallmark of Better's design team.
- Oversee both templated (iterative) and original creative concepts within brand guidelines, collaborating with copywriters, motion designers, and other stakeholders through a performance marketing lens.
- Contribute to the development of digital and marketing strategies, working closely with leadership to define the direction for Better’s creative efforts.
- Translate complex project discussions into compelling visual messages that resonate with audiences across platforms.
- Prototype ideas using tools like After Effects, Principle, or Figma to ensure innovative concepts are brought to life effectively.
- Build upon existing structures while exploring new ways to engage audiences, drawing from modern production and storytelling techniques.
Qualifications
- 5-8 years of visual design experience in agency or in-house creative teams, with proven experience managing projects that blend creative direction with performance marketing.
- A portfolio showcasing high-level creative solutions across platforms, including OOH, digital campaigns, emails, and web design, similar to past successful work for brands like Nike, Coca-Cola, and KFC.
- A strong understanding of typography, visual hierarchy, and composition with the ability to lead multiple creative projects simultaneously.
- Experience leading creative teams, with a focus on mentorship and fostering a culture of collaborative innovation.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas and strategies effectively to both creative and non-creative stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in resolving creative challenges and keeping teams motivated.
Company Benefits
Our total rewards package consists of base salary, benefits, and opportunity for yearly cash bonus. Some of our benefits include:
- Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and voluntary benefits. Think medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, 401k, and more.
- Personalized care and tools for realizing your mental health and wellness goals.
- Company paid for lunch when working in the office.
- Additional benefit perks & discounts.
Disclaimer
Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
