Full Job Description
What You Will Do
As the Senior Designer, you will have a great opportunity to grow into the Creative Director. You will establish Paynuity's creative vision and ensure that every customer-facing touchpoint, digital product, website, print collateral, events, and investor communications, embodies our standards of precision, security, and forward-thinking design. You will pair hands-on design expertise with strategic leadership, guiding projects from concept through execution while continually raising our visual bar.
Job Description
Reporting directly to the Founder & CEO, the Creative Director leads Paynuity's Marketing & Brand function. You will own brand strategy, drive cross-functional creative initiatives, mentor internal and external talent, and work closely with Product to deliver intuitive, on-brand UX/UI experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Brand Leadership
• Define and maintain brand standards for visual identity, tone, and messaging.
• Conduct regular brand audits to ensure alignment across all assets.
Creative Direction & Execution
• Develop sophisticated visual concepts for campaigns, product launches, and thought-leadership pieces.
• Create, update, and refine high-stakes collateral-especially investor decks and executive PowerPoint presentations-ensuring data accuracy, narrative clarity, and brand consistency.
PowerPoint & Collateral Expertise
• Serve as the primary designer for investor and board presentations in PowerPoint and Google Slides, translating complex financial and product data into clear, compelling visuals.
UX/UI Stewardship & WordPress Management
• Own the design and continuous enhancement of Paynuity's WordPress site, collaborating with Engineering to implement and test updates.
• Translate payment workflows into intuitive, accessible UI components in Figma.
Team & Vendor Management
• Recruit, mentor, and evaluate designers; scope and oversee freelance and agency engagements.
• Manage creative budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Sales on campaign assets, with Leadership on investor materials, and with Legal on trademark protection and brand compliance.
Continuous Improvement
• Monitor design and fintech trends, proposing enhancements that strengthen Paynuity's market presence and customer experience.
Required Qualifications
• 7+ years of progressive design experience, including 2+ years leading creative teams (agency or in-house).
• Demonstrated mastery of PowerPoint for executive-level presentations and investor communications.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and WordPress (Elementor or comparable page builders).
• Portfolio showcasing sophisticated, data-driven collateral (e.g., investor decks) and intuitive UX/UI solutions.
• Proven ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on design execution in fast-moving environments.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to executive audiences.
Preferred Qualifications (Optional)
• Experience in fintech, SaaS, or other regulated-industry sectors.
• Familiarity with WCAG/Section 508 accessibility standards.
• Motion-graphics or basic video-editing capabilities.
• SEO-aware copywriting or content-strategy experience.
• Photography or custom-illustration skills.
Additional Information
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Eastern)
• Compensation Range: $80,000 - $110,000 base salary, commensurate with experience
• Paid Federal Holidays
• PTO Accrual from Day One
• Portfolio submission required with application
Join us and help paint the future of secure, intelligent payments.