Associate Creative Director, Earnest
$142.9-178.7k
+ Restricted Stock Units and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Student loan provider
Be an early applicant
Student loan provider
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$142.9-178.7k
+ Restricted Stock Units and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of design experience with at least 3 years leading creative teams
- A portfolio showcasing integrated brand campaigns and technical design execution with measurable business impact
- Exceptional leadership, mentorship, and people management skills
- Advanced proficiency in design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite)
- Strong storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Deep understanding of marketing channels and measurement
- You’re a strategic thinker at heart, with a sharp eye for design systems and a proven ability to translate business objectives into compelling visual narratives that drive measurable results
- You love collaborating across disciplines—partnering closely with writers, producers, marketers, and researchers to bring ideas to life
- You’re as comfortable presenting to leadership as you are playing around in Figma
Desirable
- Experience with photography, motion animation, or video
- Familiarity with emerging tools (AI, automation) to scale creative output
- Proven ability to stay ahead of design trends and push brand innovation
- Experience working in a regulated industry and creating compliant yet impactful creative work
What the job involves
- The Associate Creative Director will report to the Head of Brand
- Lead and execute standout design work on high-priority projects, rolling up your sleeves when needed
- Provide mentorship and constructive feedback to a growing team of designers and copywriters, fostering craft excellence and continuous improvement
- Drive the evolution of Earnest’s visual identity and design systems, ensuring consistency and rigor across every touchpoint
- Partner with cross-functional teams—including Product, Growth, and Marketing—to deliver creative solutions that align with business objectives and resonate with customers
- Oversee and direct agency and contractor work, ensuring creative excellence across all external partnerships
- In this role, you'll combine strategic thinking and deep business knowledge with creative excellence to develop visual systems and campaigns that resonate across all marketing touchpoints
- You'll lead the conception and execution of innovative design and copy solutions that drive measurable consumer engagement, while ensuring our brand maintains its distinctive point of view
Our take
Earnest offers student loan refinancing and personal loan products. It looks at thousands of data points such as education, saving patterns, investments, and career trajectory to issue a unique credit score, which can prove a lifeline for students who may otherwise struggle to qualify for loan refinancing.
For the portion of student debtors with low credit scores, Earnest is one of a few scant options. Borrowers can choose their own loan terms to fund up to the full cost of their education, and there are no origination, application, or late fees.
Earnest has grown from distributing $8M loans in its first year of business to an impressive total $18.5 billion in student loans refinanced, and has served upwards of 200,000 people. With student loans representing such a huge sector of lending, there should be plenty of room for Earnest to continue expanding in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2017
$20m
SERIES C
Nov 2015
$75m
SERIES B
Total funding: $127m
Company benefits
- Remote-first flexibility
- Monthly & annual remote work stipends
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- $1000 annual travel perk
- Robust 401K package
- No meeting Thursdays
- Annual company-wide offsites
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Louis Beryl
(CEO)Co-founded SolidEnergy Systems. Was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator. Is a Board Member of Car Dash and Roofr, and is a Mentor at First Round Fast Track.
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