Senior Designer, Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance is the world's #1 finance destination, empowering investors with news, information, and tools to make financial decisions with confidence. Trusted by over 150M visitors globally each month, it delivers high‑quality real‑time market data across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms.

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for millions of people worldwide, helping them achieve their goals online through a portfolio of iconic products and advertising solutions.

You are a senior designer with a strong point of view and the craft to back it up. You think in systems and execute with precision, whether you’re building visual identities for new video series, animating show opens, or designing newsletters that make complex financial information feel sharp and inviting. You possess an AI‑forward mindset, viewing emerging technology as an opportunity to automate manual execution, elevate strategic oversight, and focus on high‑impact visual storytelling.

You will join a small, close‑knit design team reporting to the Creative Director of Yahoo Finance, working closely with designers and in daily partnership with video, product, social, and editorial teams.

• Translate creative direction into strong, ownable visual identities for Yahoo Finance video series, newsletters, editorial columns, and recurring content franchises.
• Execute across a range of formats with a consistent, confident design sensibility. Strong typography, layout, and visual hierarchy are the foundation of everything you make.
• Contribute to and work within established style guides, templates, and design systems, ensuring each format feels distinct while remaining cohesive within the Yahoo Finance brand.
• Build and maintain templates in Figma and Adobe CC that support efficiency and consistency across the design and editorial teams.
• Integrate approved generative AI design tools (e.g., Adobe Firefly, Figma AI) into daily branding and asset generation pipelines to accelerate conceptual design cycles and scale asset production.
• Animate and produce motion graphics for video series, show opens, and digital features, bringing brand identities to life in motion.
• Contribute to templates and motion packages that support the video team's daily production needs.
• Collaborate with the video team to ensure motion work feels polished, on‑brand, and editorially appropriate.
• Leverage AI to reduce manual workflow loops and increase design iteration speed.
• Partner with the Creative Director and fellow designers on larger creative initiatives, contributing ideas and iterating quickly on feedback.
• Work cross‑functionally with video, product, social, and editorial teams to deliver design that is right for each platform and audience.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior and mid‑level designers, establishing best practices for prompt engineering, design validation, and ethical use of AI tools in daily production.
• Break down complex creative briefs and business requirements into structured action items so that multiple designers and editors can collaborate seamlessly.

• 5+ years of professional experience as a visual, brand, or motion designer, preferably in an agency, media, or tech environment.
• A strong professional portfolio demonstrating a high‑level mastery of typography, layout, visual systems, and motion graphics.
• Advanced expertise in standard design software including Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Proven experience utilizing AI‑assisted design features to streamline workflows, prototype ideas rapidly, and build complex layouts.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance in complex, fast‑moving environments while leading small project phases.

• Experience working in a fast‑paced editorial, digital news, or financial media publication.
• Advanced knowledge of web motion standards, vector animation, and scalable design templates.
• Demonstrated ability to validate, refine, and quality‑check AI‑generated visual outputs to meet professional publishing standards.

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