Sr. Designer

At PitchBook, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. 

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. 

About the Role:

The Internal Communications team at PitchBook is instrumental in building and preserving our unique company culture by making sure our teams have the information they need to be successful in their jobs. We lead the planning, implementation, and constant improvement of employee communications focused on topics such as  business performance, strategic initiatives and operational updates. The Internal Communications team is responsible for producing engaging internal campaigns, creating effective employee communication strategies, and planning and implementing key meetings and events.  

PitchBook’s Senior Designer, as part of the Internal Communications team, is responsible for designing presentations, templates, newsletters, training resources, and employee engagement and communications materials for use by PitchBook leaders and employees. This role brings a strategic perspective to designing materials that are simple, elegant, on brand, and tell a story with data at the center.  

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with Internal Communications, Executive Leadership, and teams across PitchBook to create visually impactful presentation decks for all-company meetings, monthly business reviews, Coffee Chats, and other executive-level events, including Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings 
• Adhere to and evangelize internal brand templates and guidelines 
• Work with the Employee Engagement team to create designs for events, posters, t-shirts, celebrations, stickers, and other swag for employees 
• Consult with teams and create updated designs for newsletters, email headers, digital signage, and other communication needs 
• Monitor and track channel metrics to set goals and continuously improve engagement with our internal communications materials and campaigns 
• Apply expertise to visualizing data in a data-driven environment, and be comfortable manipulating these data-visualizations in Excel  
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors 
• Partner with the Marketing team designers on internal-facing designs 
• Publish monthly articles on our company intranet 
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested 

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required 
• 7+ years of graphic design experience working for a corporation or an agency, including proficient training in presentation design, typography, layout, and data visualization 
• Ability to communicate complex ideas and data graphically within brand guidelines and voice 
• Adobe Creative Suite knowledge and proficiency  
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to learn new systems and software quickly 
• Understanding and experience designing presentations in Keynote a plus 
• Understand the latest design trends and related software capabilities 
• Experience with motion design, UX/UI principles and video editing a strong plus 
• Proven ability to deliver on deadline, even under tight timelines with competing priorities, while remaining calm and focused 
• Superior verbal and written communication, organization, and interpersonal skills 
• Strong attention to detail, including data accuracy 
• Experience interacting with executive leaders  
• Ability to communicate design direction and justifications 
• Effective