Manager, Senior Designer Lifecycle

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$135K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own and drive creative workstreams across brand storytelling and growth initiatives, translating insights into assets that move performance while upholding Visa standards.

  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with Marketing Services, Creative, Media, and Delivery.
  • Defend design decisions with stakeholders to ensure quality and consistency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Deliver creative that balances brand storytelling and growth performance across CRM, lifecycle, paid media, and campaigns.
  • Create conversion-focused assets while maintaining alignment with Visa brand standards and design systems.
  • Collaborate with program managers, strategists, and copywriters to turn insights into impactful creative.
  • Experiment with new formats, storytelling techniques, and AI-enabled workflows to improve speed, scalability, and craft.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends in brand and growth design to evolve our creative impact.
  • Bring a collaborative spirit—work as one team, push for excellence, and support others to do their best work.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Client Marketing Services, Creative, Media, and Marketing Delivery to align stakeholders and deliver work that meets shared goals.
  • Contribute to a culture of remarkable creativity—bring inspiration, share ideas, and build on others’ thinking.
  • Hold a high bar for craft and quality in everything you produce.
  • Dream big and stay focused on delivering work we’re proud of.

Requirements

  • Strong portfolio demonstrating advertising and design fundamentals, with examples across lifecycle/direct response channels (email, paid social, web, and related placements).
  • 6+ years of experience in digital, brand, or lifecycle marketing design (agency, studio, or in-house).
  • BFA/BA or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Working knowledge of email, direct mail, social, and digital marketing best practices.
  • Strong project management skills, with experience coordinating cross-functional, end-to-end work with high attention to detail.
  • Able to work fast on tight timelines without compromising quality; comfortable working independently when timelines are less constrained.
  • Experience designing across mediums (email, web, paid media, print, and presentations) and creating cohesive systems across touchpoints.
  • Confident presenting and defending design decisions to senior stakeholders; strong partnership and influence skills.
  • Champion of brand standards and guidelines.
  • Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; PowerPoint proficiency required.

Preferred

  • Experience with large or regulated brands is a plus, not required.

Benefits

  • Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
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Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com.

Founded in 2011
Foster City, California, USA
29K employees (1,634 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$135K/yr – $215K/yr

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Funding

Last Raise
Post IPO Equity, 10 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2016
    Post IPO Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$113.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.8%
Direct
47.1%
Referral
8.8%
Social
1.2%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~29.4K

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Manager, Senior Designer Lifecycle

Visa · San Francisco, CA · Hybrid