Marketing Designer

Payscale is the pioneer of compensation intelligence, helping organizations make smarter pay decisions that drive business performance. For more than 20 years, Payscale has combined trusted market data with AI-powered technology to deliver actionable insights that turn pay from a cost into a catalyst for growth. The Payscale Intelligence Cloud portfolio of solutions — Ascent, JobNav, and Paycycle — empower top companies and businesses like Cintas, Leidos, Chipotle, Ohio State University, and TJX Companies.

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Job Summary

Payscale's Creative team is lean by design and moving faster than it ever has. We're looking for a Marketing Designer who is genuinely AI-native — someone who already has Firefly, Canva AI, and AI-assisted design tools built into their daily workflow. This role is the force multiplier the team needs.

You'll work directly with our head of Creative on everything from research report layouts and product launch kits to social templates, email headers, and ad variants. You're a generalist with real craft — someone who can move from a Figma template to a Canva social variant to an InDesign report section without losing momentum or quality.

What You'll Do

• Produce campaign assets across all required formats: digital ads (Google Display, LinkedIn, Meta), email headers, social graphics, event materials, and presentation decks — with speed and on-brand quality as equal priorities

• Design and maintain the research report layout for Payscale's monthly data publications — working from structured data output and narrative copy to produce publication-ready design on a monthly cadence

• Own the self-service template library in Canva and Figma — building, documenting, and expanding templates that allow Demand Gen, Content, and Comms to produce routine assets without a design ticket

• Execute asset variants at scale across all required channel sizes using AI-assisted tools — one master design to every required format, fast

• Handle basic social animation for Instagram Reels and LinkedIn video posts using Canva Animate and Runway — absorbing simpler motion work from the external motion contractor as AI tools mature and your capabilities grow

• Collaborate across Brand & Demand teams on creative briefs, feedback rounds, and production timelines — you're reliable, communicative, and you protect quality at every handoff

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years of design experience in a marketing or in-house creative environment, with a portfolio that demonstrates both craft and range.

• Adobe Creative Suite proficiency — Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign (particularly for long-form document layout and data report production) and data visualization design experience to translate charts, tables and statistics into accessible, visually clear layouts.

• Active Adobe Firefly experience

• Canva AI fluency — Magic Switch, Text to Image, and Brand Kit configured as standard tools.

• Figma working knowledge — enough to maintain and build templates, collaborate with the design Manager on landing page assets.

• Strong layout and typography fundamentals — you understand visual hierarchy, data visualization design, and how to make dense information readable. The research reports require genuine layout judgment, not just template filling.

• Production discipline — you hit deadlines, manage multiple assets in parallel, and communicate clearly when timelines are at risk

• Self-directed working style — you manage your own queue, flag blockers early, and don't need to be walked through every brief

Nice to Have

• Basic animation experience — Canva Animate, Runway, Pika, or Adobe After Effects for short-form social video (Instagram Reels, LinkedIn video posts)

• Motion graphics fundamentals — even basic After Effects familiarity reduces dependency on the external contractor for simpler deliverables

• B2B or SaaS design experience — understanding enterprise brand standards and how to design for HR/compensation audiences

Location

Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter.

In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs.

If you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements:

• High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.

• Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.

When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events.

Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, The Philippines and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.

Benefits and Perks

All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:

• Data informed decision making.

• Customer first. Always.

• Succeed together.

• Relentless about results. Obsessed with excellence.

• Lead the change. Shape the standard.

An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:

• Monthly company All Hands meetings

• Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs

• Access to continued learning & development opportunities

• Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth

• A growing network of Employee Resource Groups

• Company sponsored volunteer hours

• And more!

Our more standard benefits

• Flexible paid time off, giving you the opportunity to rest, relax and recharge away from work

• 14 Paid Company Holidays, includes 2 floating holidays (you choose!)

• A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale

• Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans

• Additional supplemental health benefits offered to you and your family

• 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents

• Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contributions each pay period

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations

• Annual remote work stipend to be used on wellness or home office equipment

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.

If you have a disability or impairment and need assistance with the application process, please email [email protected] for support.

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