Visual Designer | Bankrate

We’re looking for a Visual Designer to join our Creative team, designing engaging and complex digital assets for the country’s biggest brands in financial services, mortgage, credit cards and personal finance. You’ll work with a team of Designers, Editorial Editors, Social Media Producers, SEO Analysts, Product Managers, Developers and Content Strategists in a fast-paced, challenging environment on a range of projects including branding, social design, email design, editorial collateral, and online experiences.

What We’re Looking For:

• A strong portfolio and 4+ years of experience as a multi-disciplinary visual designer
• Proficient in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign); graphic design experience: cropping, masking, retouching, creating compositions and collages, adding text and saving images for the web. 
• A strong knowledge of illustration, photography, graphic design, copyright, image manipulation, and animation.
• An innovative approach to storytelling through visual design and the ways in which images are used, composed, or illustrated. 
• The ability to quickly shift from project to project.
• Passion for your craft, with an appetite to continue to challenge yourself and those around you.
• A broad understanding of brand, design, advertising, social media, and layout. Ability to adhere to and work within brand guidelines.
• Moves quickly, finds new efficiencies, and keeps an eye on the small stuff.
• Ability to generate a reliable supply of original ideas and visual concepts using Adobe Creative Suite and other digital tools.
• An eagerness to try (and adopt) new applications and working methods.
• Exhibit a deep understanding of our mission and values, demonstrating an innovative approach to storytelling and conceptual design.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with design, editorial, social, product and marketing on photo research and creating visual content, optimization for editorial content, social campaigns and marketing content.
• Balance producing visual assets with the creation of online experiences and tooling
• Understand design strategy, and have the ability to take projects from concept to production while thoughtfully considering how their designs can support editorial vision, brand guidelines, and company objectives.
• Exhibit a deep understanding of our mission and values, demonstrating an innovative approach to storytelling and conceptual design.
• Proven ability to use all types of media and design techniques. Demonstrate taste in layout, typography, photography and visual hierarchy.
• Use device screenshots, simulators, prototyping software, and design software (Photoshop, Figma) to build assets for approvals, submissions & final delivery.
• Make pixel-perfect adjustments to existing assets based on feedback, and adapt imagery across responsive breakpoints.

Who We Are:

Over the last twenty years, Red Ventures has built a portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that work together to connect millions of people with expert advice. Through premium content and personalized digital experiences, Red Ventures builds online journeys that make it easier for people to make important decisions about their homes, health, travel, finances, education and entertainment. Founded in 2000, Red Ventures has 3,000 employees in 10 cities across the US, as well as in the UK and Brazil. Red Ventures owns and operates several large digital brands including Healthline, The Points Guy, Bankrate, MYMOVE, and Allconnect.com.
For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms.

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact accommodation@redventures.com. 

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