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Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. We empower students with financial support and supercharge their ability to pay down their debt, so they can get on the right financial track, fast.

We build tools that help people feel in control of their financial future, including:

• Private student loans - low rates, people-first service, and flexible payments.

• Student loan refinancing - break free from high-interest rates or monthly payments.

• Scholarships - access to thousands of scholarships to help students pay less.

Earnies are committed to helping students live their best lives, free from the stress of student debt. If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let’s build something great together!

The Senior Visual Design position will report to Visual Design Lead.

As the Senior Visual Designer, you will:

• Lead the creative vision for full 360 campaigns with a strong focus on dotcom experiences, as well as digital, print, experiential, and photography/video content, tailored to the fintech and student loan space.

• Help further refine our brand design systems as our company grows.

• Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and product design teams to elevate our brand and enhance the customer journey across all platforms.

Your Impact:

• Develop user-centered designs for Earnest’s responsive website, ensuring seamless digital experiences.

• Collaborate with marketing, UX, and product teams to create cohesive designs across all touchpoints.

• Ensure visual brand consistency and alignment with Earnest’s mission to help people manage student loans more effectively.

• Help build, refine, and push the adoption of design systems to make us more repeatable, scalable, and sustainable over time.

About You:

• 5-8 years of experience in visual design, with a portfolio showcasing expertise in digital/print/web design, experiential, and campaign-level thinking.

• Proven experience in dotcom design, landing pages, and responsive web instances. An emphasis on financial services or fintech is a plus but not required.

• Great working knowledge of photography and video production.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

• Strong understanding of strategy and influence when interfacing with executive stakeholders.

Where:

• This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• While you’ll enjoy the flexibility of remote work, we also love to see our Earnies face-to-face! We ask you to join us at our Oakland office for 3 consecutive days a month for team collaboration and some fun. It's a chance to connect, share ideas, and maybe even grab some coffee together!

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A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary. The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, and budget. This range may be modified in the future.

Pay Range

$150,000—$170,000 USD

Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including:

• Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans

• Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office

• Monthly internet and phone reimbursement

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

• 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match

• Robust tuition reimbursement program

• $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world

• Competitive days of annual PTO

• Competitive parental leave

What makes an “Earnie” culture:

• Drivers – Drivers are satisfied by making things happen, not coming along for the ride. They feel a strong sense of ownership for their projects and teams and demand high standards from themselves and others.

• Humility – Humble team players check their egos and consider the team’s needs above their own. They are self-aware of their strengths and opportunities for improvement.

• Growth Mindset – People with a growth mindset approach challenges and failures as learning opportunities. They seek feedback to improve, give feedback to others, and genuinely want to perform well.

At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging enables us to move forward with our mission. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage anyone to apply if your experience is close to what we are looking for.

Earnest provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or genetics. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.