Junior Graphic Designer Short Term Employee
Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale
Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money.
We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.
Why Kikoff:
This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real‑life real‑customer impact.
About Kikoff
We're looking for a Junior Graphic Designer who's eager to grow their visual design skills within a performance marketing environment and help bring the Kikoff brand to life across every marketing touchpoint—paid social, email, paid, and web. This role is ideal for a designer who is hungry to learn, has a strong design foundation, and is excited to understand why great creative works—not just how to execute it.
You’ll work closely with our Senior Designer, copywriters, marketers, and PMMs in a high‑velocity creative environment—shipping, testing, and optimizing on‑brand work that drives real results.
This is a full‑time hybrid position at our San Francisco HQ. You’ll be joining a fast‑moving team where your work will have a visible impact and where you’ll have real room to grow. Currently, the Creative team works in the SF office 3 times a week.
Please include a portfolio of your work.
What You’ll Do
Support the visual execution and evolution of the Kikoff brand across channels.
Participate in creative ideation and concept development, contributing your creative perspective to help drive business objectives.
Design creative assets across a wide range of channels—Paid Social, Emails, Website, and more.
Work within Kikoff's brand guidelines while exploring ways to push and refine our design language across touchpoints.
Create static and motion assets for campaigns, ads, and content (short‑form animations, product demos, UI flows, etc.).
Explore and experiment with AI tools (Midjourney, Runway, Figma plugins, etc.) to accelerate and enhance your design workflows.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to brainstorm, test, and iterate on creative concepts quickly and efficiently.
Uphold brand and compliance standards across all design output.
Who You Are
0–2 years of design experience (agency, in‑house, internship, or strong freelance work all count)
A portfolio that demonstrates a solid design eye across at least a few channels (marketing, social, brand, or product).
Foundational knowledge of visual hierarchy, typography, color, and layout for digital storytelling, especially in social media placements.
Proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; any exposure to motion tools like After Effects is a plus.
Curious about AI‑powered design tools and open to experimenting with them to enhance your work.
Organized, communicative, and able to manage feedback and revisions across multiple projects.
Collaborative and detail‑oriented, with a genuine desire to learn and level up.
Bonus Points
Experience designing within fintech, SaaS, or other highly regulated industries.
Familiarity with UX/UI design principles or web animation frameworks.
Familiarity with social best practices.
Passion for data‑informed design and rapid creative testing.
Location: Hybrid (3 days in our San Francisco office)
Short Term Employment: 40 hours per week
Base Range
$80,000 - $100,000 USD
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
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In Summary: Mid-Level Graphic Designer blends strong visual design skills with a strategic marketing mindset . This is a full-time hybrid position in our San Francisco HQ with benefits and equity in a fast-moving and fast-growing environment . 5+ years of design experience at consumer-focused brands or agencies .
En Español:
En Kikoff, nuestra misión es proporcionar herramientas financieras radicalmente asequibles para ayudar a los consumidores a lograr la seguridad financiera. Somos un unicornio FinTech rentable y de alto crecimiento que sirve a millones de personas, muchas de las cuales están construyendo crédito o navegando por el salario vital. Con tecnología innovadora e IA, simplificamos la construcción del crédito, reducimos la deuda y ampliamos el acceso a oportunidades financieras para aquellos que más lo necesitan. Fundada en 2019, Kikoff tiene su sede en San Francisco y está respaldada por inversores VC de primer nivel y estrella de la NBA Stephen Curry. Este papel es ideal para un diseñador que no solo ejecuta una gran creatividad, sino que también entiende por qué funciona alguien que puede traducir los objetivos de marca y marketing en narraciones visuales convincentes a través de canales. Colaborará estrechamente con el Diseñador Senior, redactores, vendedores y PMMs para crear creativos de alto impacto dentro de la marca que impulsan el compromiso, conciencia y resultados. Esta es una posición híbrida a tiempo completo en nuestra sede central de San Francisco con beneficios e equidad en un entorno rápido y creciente que le ayudará a desarrollar sus habilidades y carrera mientras ayuda a construir un mejor ecosistema de crédito para nuestros clientes. Actualmente, el equipo creativo trabaja en la oficina de SF 3-4 veces por semana. Por favor incluya una cartera de su trabajo a través de puntos de contacto. Diseñar y construir sobre la ejecución visual y evolución de la marca Kikoff. Tome un papel activo en la formación de estrategia creativa y participe en el desarrollo de ideas y conceptos de campaña para impulsar los objetivos comerciales. Diseñe activos creativos en una amplia gama de canales Lifecycle, Product Marketing, Brand, Website, and Social. Desarrolle e incite sistemas visuales que se alineen con las pautas de marca Kikofs y ayuden a definir nuestro lenguaje de diseño en todos los puntos de impacto. Crea activos estáticos y de movimiento para diseños AI, anuncios y contenido (animaciones cortas, demos de productos, flujos de UI, etc.). Aprovechar herramientas (Midjourney-Equal, Runway, mains, etc.) Para acelerar la generación de datos, prototipos y procesos de producción de datos del cliente. Después de 3 años de trabajar en diferentes industrias como: diseño gráfico, ingeniería de imágenes, diseño de imagen o alta velocidad, creación de imágen, uso de conocimientos personales y otros servicios sociales. Es un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades. Nos comprometemos a cumplir con todas las leyes federales, estatales y locales que proporcionan igual oportunidad de empleo y consideramos a los solicitantes calificados sin tener en cuenta la raza, color, religión, credo, género, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, estatus veterano, estado civil, embarazo, sexo, expresión o identidad de género , orientación sexual, ciudadanía u otra clase legalmente protegida. #J-18808-Ljbffr