Designer

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Job Title

Designer

Overview

Love solving complex problems with simple, elegant design? The Mastercard Creative Studio is looking for a talented designer with a passion for technology to join our amazing in-house creative team and bring the Mastercard brand to life across a wide variety of applications.

Role

As a designer in the Creative Studio, you’ll work closely with internal team members (writers, designers, videographers, and UI/UX designers) and stakeholders across the company (marketing, product sales, thought leaders) to produce a wide variety of content.

You’re a skilled designer with an eye for simplicity. You understand branding and are comfortable working within global brand guidelines. You’ve worked across various media and formats, including web, email/CRM, social, experience, collateral, multi-page reports, and infographics. You understand the importance of user experience and approach every project with the end-user as your starting point.

You understand the ability of good design to deliver a clear message and emotion. You’re a strategic thinker who asks the right questions to uncover the underlying why. You’re always looking for ways to infuse a creative edge into everything you do.

Finally, you have a growth mindset. You’re passionate about skill development, continual learning, and maximizing every opportunity to push yourself and those around you.

All About You – Necessary Skills

Graphic design

• Possess expert knowledge in graphic design with the ability to apply style guides creatively while upholding brand identity
• Apply solid conceptual skills, a high-level sense of typography, illustration, and visual composition
• Ensure materials have a clear messaging hierarchy to communicate critical messages and key selling propositions
• Interpret Mastercard brand guidelines successfully across a range of media and formats, including web, email/CRM, social, experience, collateral, multi-page reports, and infographics
• Display creative curiosity by seeking out new design techniques and maintaining cutting edge industry knowledge

Business skills

• Collaborate with and serve as a strategic partner to internal team and stakeholders across the company
• Understand the business goals and marketing strategies of our stakeholders
• Work effectively with others to identify challenges and opportunities and use creative and strategic thinking to generate solutions
• Manage creative requirements, expectations, and deadlines for all projects

Workstyle

• A quick learner with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment
• Ability to work effectively from home/remotely as required
• Passionate problem solver with a love of writing, marketing, and storytelling
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with a positive “get stuff done” mindset
• Possess a growth mindset and a willingness to give and receive feedback
• Collaborative and respectful of diverse perspectives and other creative skill sets

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related discipline
• Experience as an art director, graphic designer, or UX/UI designer in an agency environment preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Bonus points for experience with After Effects, Premiere, illustration, HTML/CSS, video editing, or motion graphics
• Experience with project management software

Please submit design samples or a link to a portfolio with your application. Candidates without samples will not be considered.

COVID-19 Considerations

We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we’re all in this together. In many locations, which may change over time, we’ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in some locations, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated will be permitted inside Mastercard offices until further notice.

In the US, Mastercard is a government contractor, which may legally require most Mastercard employees to be vaccinated unless a verified approved medical or religious exemption is granted. Further, we are currently making every effort towards having employees return to work in the office 2 days per week, if that makes sense for their team. Everyone must be vaccinated to enter Mastercard offices at this time. Therefore, we expect all candidates to be vaccinated or to be approved for a medical or religious accommodation prior to commencing work at Mastercard.

About Mastercard

In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

Responsibilities

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.