Visual Designer

Full Time
Houston, TX 77005
Posted
Job description

As a Visual Designer, you’ll impact the lives of everyday people and help them go from surviving to thriving with innovative digital personal finance solutions.

It’s not every day a company with as much legacy, heart and success goes through a transformative brand evolution to help tell its story to millions of current and potential new customers. And it’s not every day that a team – a world class internal agency – is being built from the ground up to help lead, launch and build a new brand at literally every customer touchpoint, both externally AND internally. In a new and critical Brand Creative role as Visual Designer, Employment Brand and Comms, you will help shape and drive the expression of our brand from the inside out, and develop a holistic employee experience as part of a consumer-centric leader in financial solutions for struggling and striving Americans. You will develop breakthrough creative to tell our company story in a way that is credible, human, empathetic, and authentic. You are comfortable working across digital and offline media and with developing both evergreen assets and campaigns in an elevated yet consistent manner, aligning with our Employment Brand value proposition and key brand communication/consumer insights.

To be successful in this role, you must be someone who understands the value of a brand and who is passionate about telling compelling company stories that embody and express our unique workforce and value prop- and do it from the point of view of your customer - everyone from a potential employee to a 20 year Achieve veteran. You are a natural champion for the target consumers you serve- our internal team and prospective new hires. You have a strong understanding of branding and storytelling and are able to work collaboratively with other designers and writers, and just as importantly, with cross-functional partners and internal clients. You view every project as a portfolio opportunity, and embrace THINKING about a project before going into execution mode. You have a track record of delivering outstanding results in a way that garners respect from your team members with creative that supports both the brand and the business. Not last and not least, you can collaborate and work comfortably across teams and disciplines.

What you’ll do:

  • Develop and evolve our company’s brand storytelling and deliver compelling executions that build and amplify our brand across mediums and channels
  • Lead the execution of original brand-level assets for a variety of our corporate, internal and recruiting touchpoints- both in print and digitally. These may include research papers and reports, graphics for social posts, employee-facing materials
  • Help build and evolve the company's photo and icon library that supports employee stories, corporate culture and a brand point of view.
  • Build relationships and work collaboratively with a cross-functional team of visual and UX designers, social media managers and writers to ensure our brand is expressed consistently in our marketing messaging and experiences that help communicate our culture and company values.
  • Understands the difference between concepts and layouts, takes clear feedback when necessary, but also embraces ambiguity as an opportunity to elevate your work.
  • Help build a foundation for best-in-class brand creative as our brand organization continues to grow.
  • Is a good project manager, communicator, and self motivator, and can manage time effectively based on phases of creative development.


What you’ll bring:

  • 4+ years relevant experience developing creative executions and channel asset delivery - in all phases of creative development - at an agency or within an internal creative team.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Design, Communications, Marketing or a related field and/or equivalent experience
  • Relevant creative development experience in consumer financial services preferred – in banking, lending, debt solutions, or fintech.
  • A compelling portfolio of examples demonstrating your design sensibility across multiple touchpoints.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills. Able to build relationships and partner with copywriters and cross-functional team members.
  • Strong track record of building effective marketing programs. You are passionate about understanding and advocating for consumers in messaging, copy and design.
  • You thrive on being an advocate for a great company. You are passionate about doing the right thing by our customers, our employees, and our community.
  • Forward-thinking, optimistic, and strategic. Success working within design systems while finding opportunities to elevate.
  • Energetic, assertive, results-oriented, self-starter with the desire and ability to go above and beyond. Seeks opportunities to contribute to the team’s broader success.

Oh, and why us?

If you’ve gotten this far, you’re interested in working with a creative team about to embark on an insanely great and exciting brand evolution. And we’re just getting started. Literally. We’re building a creative culture that embraces creative acumen, conceptual & thought leadership, partnership and an opportunity to embrace challenges/be challenged- beginning with a clean slate.

  • We are a diverse group of individuals with a common goal of helping our customers achieve financial health.
  • We value each other’s opinions and prioritize what’s best for our customers.
  • We value the “human” component at all levels and it’s reflected in the services we provide and our internal supportive culture.
  • We focus and invest in the growth of every individual.
  • We live our values to care for everyone around us, act with integrity every time, collaborate with everybody we work with, and get better at what we do every day.
  • We’ve been recognized as one of the Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in the Bay Area for 2020.


Achieve well-being with:

  • Hybrid and work from home opportunities
  • 401 (k) with employer match
  • Medical, dental, and vision with HSA and FSA
  • Competitive vacation and sick time off, as well as dedicated volunteer days
  • Access to wellness support through Employee Assistance Program, Virgin Pulse, Ginger Health Coaching, and fitness discounts
  • Up to $5,250 paid back to you on eligible education expenses
  • Pet insurance for your furry family members
  • Financial support in times of hardship with our Achieve Care Fund
  • A safe place to connect with other employees through our six employee resource groups


Salary Range: $50,000.00 to $60,000 annually + benefits. This information represents the expected salary range for this role. Should we decide to make an offer for employment, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Meet Achieve

Achieve is a leading digital personal finance company. We help everyday people move from struggling to thriving by providing innovative, personalized financial solutions. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics, our solutions are tailored for each step of our member's financial journey to include personal loans, home equity loans, debt consolidation, financial tools and education. Every day, we get to help our members move their finances forward with care, compassion, and an empathetic touch. We put people first and treat them like humans, not account numbers.

Attention Agencies & Search Firms: We do not accept unsolicited candidate resumes or profiles. Please do not reach out to anyone within Achieve to market your services or candidates. All inquiries should be directed to Talent Acquisition only. We reserve the right to hire any candidates sent unsolicited and will not pay any fees without a contract signed by Achieve’s Talent Acquisition leader.

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