Junior Designer

Stash; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work policy

Flexible PTO

Learning & development reimbursement

Home office stipend

Parental Leave

Health benefits (One Medical)

Gympass

Maven Health

Job summary

Stash is hiring a Junior Designer to join the creative team in New York. You will contribute hands‑on design across paid and organic social, adapt assets for multiple formats, and collaborate with social and growth teams to turn briefs into polished, on‑brand work.

You should have 1+ years of experience with a strong social design portfolio, proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and an interest in applying AI tools to accelerate production while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of design experience.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong visual design skills, with examples of social media creative.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator).
• A genuine interest in paid social design and social media design — you follow what's working and want to create it yourself.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for using and learning AI tools to improve your design process and output.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• A collaborative mindset and openness to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Take briefs from concept to final assets, incorporating feedback from the Creative Director, Art Director, and cross‑functional partners.
• Organize and maintain design files, templates, and asset libraries for the marketing team.
• Stay on top of platform trends, ad formats, and design conventions and translate them into work that fits Stash's brand.
• Experiment with AI design tools to streamline production, explore concepts, and improve workflow efficiency.
• Create static and motion assets for paid social campaigns across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more.
• Design organic social creative that fits the Stash's brand and performs on each platform.
• Adapt and resize creative for different placements, aspect ratios, and platform specs.
• Maintain brand consistency while pushing creative that feels fresh and platform-appropriate.
• Create on-brand visual assets for email campaigns, from promotional layouts and hero graphics to lifecycle and newsletter creative.
• Partner with Marketing, Growth, and Social teams to align creative with campaigns, launches, and content calendars.
• Incorporate performance feedback and creative insights to iterate on what's working.
• Support the broader creative team on ad hoc design needs across marketing channels as needed.

Skills

Design experience

Social design portfolio

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

AI tools

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Stash exists to put a financial advisor in everyone's pocket: investing, banking, and personalized guidance in one app for everyday Americans to invest and save with confidence.

We believe the best way to serve customers is through simple products, thoughtful design, and teams that are deeply committed to our mission. If you're excited about helping people build better financial habits and expanding access to investing, we'd love to hear from you.

We’re a diverse group who love to collaborate, treat each other with respect and kindness and genuinely enjoy working together. We’re very self‑motivated and curious, and love experimenting with new tools, strategies and ways of working.

We're looking for a Junior Designer to join Stash's creative team. You'll be part of our small, but growing team and report to the Art Director. You'll help bring the Stash brand to life across paid social, organic social, CRM and other marketing channels.

This role is hands‑on and design-forward. You'll create static and motion assets for paid and organic social, adapt creative for different formats and placements, and help us explore how AI tools can speed up production without sacrificing quality. You'll work closely with social and growth teams to turn briefs into polished, on‑brand work.

We're looking for someone who has a sharp eye for great design, and is curious about learning and applying AI tools to their workflow.

This position operates on a hybrid schedule, requiring you to be on-site in our New York office at least three days per week to work with stakeholders and foster team collaboration.

What You'll Do

Support the creative workflow

• Take briefs from concept to final assets, incorporating feedback from the Creative Director, Art Director, and cross-functional partners.
• Organize and maintain design files, templates, and asset libraries for the marketing team.
• Stay on top of platform trends, ad formats, and design conventions and translate them into work that fits Stash's brand.
• Experiment with AI design tools to streamline production, explore concepts, and improve workflow efficiency.

Design for paid and organic social

• Create static and motion assets for paid social campaigns across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more.
• Design organic social creative that fits the Stash's brand and performs on each platform.
• Adapt and resize creative for different placements, aspect ratios, and platform specs.
• Maintain brand consistency while pushing creative that feels fresh and platform-appropriate.

Design for email marketing

• Create on-brand visual assets for email campaigns, from promotional layouts and hero graphics to lifecycle and newsletter creative.

Partner cross-functionally

• Partner with Marketing, Growth, and Social teams to align creative with campaigns, launches, and content calendars.
• Incorporate performance feedback and creative insights to iterate on what's working.
• Support the broader creative team on ad hoc design needs across marketing channels as needed.

What We're Looking For

• 1+ years of design experience
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong visual design skills, with examples of social media creative
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• A genuine interest in paid social design and social media design — you follow what's working and want to create it yourself
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for using and learning AI tools to improve your design process and output
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment
• A collaborative mindset and openness to feedback

Gold Stars

• Video editing skills (Adobe Premiere, After Effects, CapCut, or similar)
• Experience designing for fintech, consumer finance, or another regulated industry
• Basic motion graphics or animation skills
• Familiarity with paid social specs, ad formats, and platform best practices
• Experience working from a design system or brand guidelines

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We proudly celebrate the unique qualities that make you you, 365 days a year, and not just because it’s the right thing to do or good for business. We embed the principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into all that we do to prioritize people, a Stash core value, and to ensure Stashers of all backgrounds and experiences can be their authentic selves.

We are also proud to be the first and only venture‑backed fintech to join the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, and as an Equal Opportunity Employer, Stash is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds.

If you require any reasonable accommodations to make your application process more accessible, please reach out to [e-mail].

Helping You Invest in Yourself

• Comprehensive total rewards package, comprising compensation (salary and equity) and health care benefits
• Complimentary subscription to Stash+ account
• Flexible work policy – We offer a flexible work environment that blends working from home with in‑person collaboration at our NYC office to support productivity and team culture.
• Flexible PTO
• Annual learning and development reimbursement benefit
• Work-from-home equipment stipends; home internet subsidy
• Paid Parental Leave (offerings for birth giving and non‑birth giving parents) Primary & Secondary
• Enhanced health and wellness benefits through One Medical, Gympass, and Maven Health

External Recognition for Stash

• Benzinga’s 2023 Best Brokerage for Beginners and Best Robo‑Advisor Awards
• Qorus‑Accenture’s 2023 Banking Innovation Awards
• USA Today and Statista’s 2023 Top 500 Best Financial Advisory Firms
• Comparably's Best Company Awards: Best Places to Work, Best Company Outlook, and Best Engineering Team for Diversity, Women, Culture, and more! (2023)
• Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Personal Finance App (2023)
• BuiltIn’s Best Places to Work (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
• Forbes Fintech 50 (2021, 2020, 2019)
• Best Digital Bank, Finovate Awards (2020)
• Tearsheet Challenge Awards, Best Banking Card Product - Stock-Back® Card, 2020
• LendIt Fintech Innovator of the Year (2020, 2019)

Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000

The base salary range represents the reasonably anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience and competencies, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data for companies of our size and industry.