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Brand Designer

Ramp

Ramp

Design
New York, USA
Posted on Oct 17, 2024
About Ramp

Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save businesses time and money. Combining corporate cards with expense management, bill payments, vendor management, accounting automation, and more, Ramp's all-in-one solution frees finance teams to do the best work of their lives. More than 25,000 companies, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $1B and 10M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over 35 billion dollars in purchases each year.

Ramp's investors include Sequoia, Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Greylock, Stripe, Goldman Sachs, Coatue, and Redpoint, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.

Ramp has been named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIn's Top U.S. Startups for over 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential Companies.

About The Role

As a Designer on our Brand Studio team, your contributions will be key in helping us distinguish and define Ramp as the brand leader in our category. The Brand Studio team is a multidisciplinary team comprising design, imagery, video, writing, and operations. We work on high-impact and foundational projects across the company, shaping our brand voice and tone to codify the design systems that underpin our website, advertising, sales, and marketing materials.

The ideal candidate has experience working within a design system and on a broad range of marketing executions. You'll be responsible for the execution of a visual design strategy—including layout design, web design, experience design, building and maintaining our improving brand identity system. You’ll work alongside the Creative Director and Brand designers and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners.

Please note that this Brand Designer role will require you to be comfortable with working in-person at our NYC HQ (located near Madison Square Park) at least 2 days/week

What You’ll Do

  • Evolve, elevate, execute, templates, and guidelines for the Ramp visual identity
  • Be a key creative collaborator for brand marketing efforts like campaigns, events, sales, and demand generation
  • Bring enthusiasm, focus and drive to every project
  • Work on a wide range of creative projects like web, decks, billboards, swag, events, and more
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners on creative strategy, execution, and production for Ramp's marketing advertising.
  • Contribute to the strategic vision and evolution of our visual aesthetic
  • Work in a fast-paced environment. Shipping work quickly and often.
  • Ensure consistency of design work and cohesion across multiple channels
  • Present your work to cross-functional partners both within marketing and across the company
  • Balance multiple projects at a time while meeting tight deadlines
  • Maintain order and organization within working files for asynchronous feedback
  • Prototype designs using Figma and effectively communicate your ideas.
  • Participate in regular design reviews and be open to receiving and providing constructive feedback.
  • Stay updated with the latest design tools and techniques.
  • Collaborate with producers on the team to move work forward.

What You Need

  • Minimum 4 years of agency/team experience or equivalent.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing proficiency in creating visually appealing and thoughtful designs.
  • Proficiency in design software: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator
  • A refined grasp of design fundamentals: typography, color, and layout
  • Experience with figma design libraries, motion

Nice-to-Haves

  • Ability to maintain a high bar for craft and elevate the work of others
  • Ability to meticulously deliver pixel-perfect work to production
  • Systems-level thinking and ability to execute high-quality work consistently
  • Be a strong communicator, collaborator, and advocate for the brand and its impact
  • Experience in working collaboratively with copywriters, marketers, and producers.
  • A proactive approach to problem-solving and design challenges.
  • Eagerness to grow, learn, and develop your craft
  • Be a self-starter, proactive problem solver—always looking to level up the work
  • Capable of receiving and giving constructive criticism
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment and good at prioritization
  • Be kind, curious, and generous

Compensation

  • The annual salary/OTE range for the target level for this role is $102,000-$120,000 + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)

Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)

  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
    • Partially covered for your dependents
    • One Medical annual membership
  • 401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)
  • Flexible PTO
  • Fertility HRA (up to $5,000 per year)
  • WFH stipend to support your home office needs
  • Wellness stipend
  • Parental Leave
  • Relocation support for NY
  • Pet insurance

Other notices

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.