Senior Designer (Xico)

Our Purpose

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.

Title and Summary

Senior Designer

Overview

Role: As a designer on the Sales Enablement team, you'll work closely with internal team members (writers, designers, and UI/UX designers) and stakeholders across the company (marketing, product sales, thought leaders) to create a wide variety of sales enablement materials (sales presentations, market Intel reports, sales narratives etc.). This role will predominantly focus on the exciting world of data and insights. You're a skilled designer with an eye for simplicity. You understand branding and are comfortable working within general brand guidelines. Most importantly, you have a flair for distilling data into insights that tell a clear and compelling story to customers and prospects. You're an expert using Microsoft Office PowerPoint to create visually stunning presentations and sales materials. You approach every project with the end-user and audience as your starting point. You understand the ability of good design and visual language 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

• Skill and passion for creating highly visual PowerPoint presentations in Mastercard branded templates and using branded assets
• Ability to translate complex ideas into compelling visuals, balancing creativity, design thinking and innovation
• Ensure materials have a clear messaging hierarchy to communicate critical messages and key selling propositions
• 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
• Passionate problem solver with a love of design and data visualization
• 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 working in a data-driven team or organization
• Experience as graphic designer and PowerPoint design specialist in a corporate or agency environment preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Bonus points for experience with Camtasia, Keynote, After Effects, Premiere, illustration, HTML/CSS, video editing, or motion graphics
• Experience with project management software

Corporate Security Responsibility

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
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines