Brand Design Manager - Growth

Plaid

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$175K - $274K USD

San Francisco First seen 3 weeks ago Last seen 3 hours, 37 minutes ago Lever

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• Lead and mentor a team of brand and production designers while managing external agencies and setting creative direction for all growth marketing campaigns across paid media, email, landing pages, and webinars • Create high-impact, performance-driven creative that balances velocity with quality, designing end-to-end campaigns and building scalable Figma templates and processes to support growing demand • Require 7–10+ years of design experience with 2–3+ years managing designers, plus demonstrated expertise in performance marketing creative (paid social, display ads, email) and multi-channel work • Partner closely with Growth Marketing and cross-functional teams to develop campaigns from concept through launch while overseeing production workflows for efficient, high-quality output • Join Plaid's unified design organization reporting to the CEO, contributing to brand evolution and design culture while working with a team empowering financial transformation for millions of users

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

We are Plaid’s Brand Design team — a group of brand designers, motion designers, and production designers who bring the Plaid brand to life across every channel. We partner closely with Product Design in a unified design organization that reports directly to the CEO. The Growth Marketing Design team drives all creative across paid media, email, webinars, landing pages, and campaigns that fuel Plaid’s growth engine.

As the Brand Design Manager for Growth Marketing, you will lead and mentor a team of brand and production designers, manage external agencies, and set creative direction across all growth marketing surfaces. You will design and deliver end-to-end campaigns that drive outsized impact and pipeline, while building scalable Figma templates, processes, and creative standards. The role includes overseeing production workflows to ensure efficient, high-quality output, partnering closely with Growth Marketing leads to develop campaigns from concept through launch, and working cross-functionally to track insights that inform future creative. You will also uphold and evolve the Plaid brand across all channels and contribute to the Brand Design leadership team and broader design culture.

Responsibilities: Creating high-craft, high-impact creative that hits pipeline and performance goals Balancing velocity with quality in a fast-moving environment. Leading a team, both as a manager and as a direct contributor Establishing systems and rituals that scale with increasing demand Partnering closely with marketing stakeholders to ship work weekly Managing agencies and building an external creative bench Joining an incredible team filled with talented, passionate and humble designers and contributing to our design culture Qualifications: 7–10+ years of professional design experience 2–3+ years leading or managing brand designers and production designers A portfolio demonstrating strong craft across multi-channel marketing work Experience with performance marketing creative (paid social, display ads, email) Ability to coach designers while directly contributing to the work Experience building systems, templates, and scalable processes Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills Bonus: experience with animation tools (Jitter), as well as production design tools designed for efficiency (Figma Buzz, Celtra, or Bannerflow); fintech/SaaS background; agency management

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Company:
Plaid
Location:
San Francisco
Job Type:
Full-Time
Experience Level:
Executive
Source:
Lever
Status:
Active

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