Sr. Designer

About the Role:

The Internal Communications team at PitchBook is instrumental in building and preserving our unique company culture by making sure our teams have the information they need to be successful in their jobs. We lead the planning, implementation, and constant improvement of employee communications focused on topics such as business performance, strategic initiatives and operational updates. The Internal Communications team is responsible for producing engaging internal campaigns, creating effective employee communication strategies, and planning and implementing key meetings and events.

PitchBook's Senior Designer, as part of the Internal Communications team, is responsible for designing presentations, templates, newsletters, training resources, and employee engagement and communications materials for use by PitchBook leaders and employees. This role brings a strategic perspective to designing materials that are simple, elegant, on brand, and tell a story with data at the center.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with Internal Communications, Executive Leadership, and teams across PitchBook to create visually impactful presentation decks for all-company meetings, monthly business reviews, Coffee Chats, and other executive-level events, including Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings
• Adhere to and evangelize internal brand templates and guidelines
• Work with the Employee Engagement team to create designs for events, posters, t-shirts, celebrations, stickers, and other swag for employees
• Consult with teams and create updated designs for newsletters, email headers, digital signage, and other communication needs
• Monitor and track channel metrics to set goals and continuously improve engagement with our internal communications materials and campaigns
• Apply expertise to visualizing data in a data-driven environment, and be comfortable manipulating these data-visualizations in Excel
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Partner with the Marketing team designers on internal-facing designs
• Publish monthly articles on our company intranet
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• 7+ years of graphic design experience working for a corporation or an agency, including proficient training in presentation design, typography, layout, and data visualization
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and data graphically within brand guidelines and voice
• Adobe Creative Suite knowledge and proficiency
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to learn new systems and software quickly
• Understanding and experience designing presentations in Keynote a plus
• Understand the latest design trends and related software capabilities
• Experience with motion design, UX/UI principles and video editing a strong plus
• Proven ability to deliver on deadline, even under tight timelines with competing priorities, while remaining calm and focused
• Superior verbal and written communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail, including data accuracy
• Experience interacting with executive leaders
• Ability to communicate design direction and justifications
• Effective listening skills and ability to ask clarifying questions
• Respect for others' perspectives and contributions; can offer and accept feedback
• Professional portfolio of work that demonstrates ability to design materials that integrate content to tell a story, engage, inform, or inspire a target audience

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Additional medical wellness incentives
• STD, LTD, AD&D and life insurance

Emotional Health

• Paid sabbatical program after four years
• Paid family and paternity leave
• Annual educational stipend
• Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
• CFA exam stipend
• Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
• Employee assistance program
• Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days and volunteer days

Social Health

• Matching gifts program
• Employee resource groups
• Subsidized emergency childcare
• Dependent Care FSA
• Company-wide events
• Employee referral bonus program
• Quarterly team building events

Financial Health

• 401k match
• Shared ownership employee stock program
• Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation

• Annual base salary: $100,000-$110,000
• Target annual bonus percentage: 10%

*Starting pay will be based on several factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location-based compensations structure; there may be different ranges for candidates by location.

Working Conditions:

We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it's helpful to have some flexibility to work remotely. Most roles work in the office 3+ days/week, and some are expected to work in the office 4-5 days/week. The current expectation for this role is that you are working in the office 3+days/week and that you are in the office full-time during the training period, for which the length varies by role. During an initial phone screen, the team will discuss expectations for this specific position.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

Life At PB:

We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. It's our fundamental belief that people do and create great things and that people are the cornerstone of prosperity. We believe that proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning and reflecting on what we've heard creates a sense of belonging within PitchBook and strengthens the PitchBook community.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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