Overview
Visual Designer (Brand) at Affirm
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
The Product Creative team at Affirm is a cross-functional group of brand designers, copywriters, and creative strategists focused on shaping the visual experience of Affirm's owned channels. This team drives the evolution of Affirm’s product marketing communications, designing for channels such as email, in-app experiences, logged-out web, and other key touchpoints. As part of the Product organization, we collaborate closely with Product, Growth, Content Design, and Engineering to create compelling, high-impact visuals that drive engagement and clarity for our users.
As Affirm scales, the expectations for the Product Creative team have expanded. We are looking for a Visual Designer to lead the next chapter of Affirm’s consumer communications by refining the visual language and overall experience across multiple product surfaces. This role will be pivotal in building scalable frameworks, bridging the gap between Brand and Product, and ensuring consistency across all communication touchpoints.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design and execution of Affirm’s marketing and product communications, ensuring a cohesive, high-quality visual experience across email, in-app messages, web, and beyond.
- Partner with Product and Content Designers to develop a unified design ecosystem of assets that integrates marketing and product communications, ensuring consistency, scalability, and a high standard of craft across all channels and platforms.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Growth, and Brand to create best-in-class communications that align with business objectives and user needs.
- Contribute to the development and expansion of Affirm’s Communications Design System, building reusable components and documentation for designers, engineers, and marketers.
- Co-design compelling in-app experiences with teams such as the promo platform team, seasonal/holiday campaigns, and other growth initiatives to enhance Affirm’s product ecosystem.
- Educate and partner with teams across Affirm to provide guidance on visual strategy, best practices, ensuring consistency and clarity across all communication efforts.
- Drive innovation in how Affirm communicates with its users by leveraging new design techniques, motion, and interactive elements where applicable.
What We Look For
- 4+ years of experience in visual design, communications design, or product design roles.
- A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality visual design, with emphasis on clarity, scalability, and impactful storytelling.
- Hands-on experience designing for email, web, and in-product messaging, with an understanding of best practices for each medium.
- Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and email design tools such as Contentful and SFMC.
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, motion design (LottieFiles), and WCAG accessibility principles.
- Ability to articulate design thinking and rationale clearly, effectively communicating the "why" behind design decisions and ensuring alignment across teams.
- Experience building or contributing to design systems, with an understanding of scalable frameworks and documentation best practices.
- Comfort working in ambiguity, with the ability to self-direct, prioritize, and clearly communicate with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- A strategic mindset with attention to detail—meticulous about typography, grids, balance, and whitespace.
Pay and Benefits
Pay Grade - G
Equity Grade - 3
Affirm offers a simple and transparent pay structure based on location, experience and job-related skills. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
USA base pay ranges per year: CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT: $100,000 - $120,000; all other U.S. states: $89,000 - $109,000.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Affirm is a remote-first company. The majority of roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some roles may require occasional office work.
Benefits
- Health care coverage – Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets – stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules
- ESPP – employee stock purchase plan
We’re committed to providing an inclusive interview experience for all, including reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.