Email Designer

About the Company:

Ouro is a global, vertically-integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to the delivery of innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Ouro’s financial products and services span prepaid, debit, cross-border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners.

Ouro's flagship product Netspend provides prepaid and debit account solutions that connect customers with secure, convenient access to global payment networks so they can manage their money and make everyday purchases. With a nationwide U.S. retail network, customers can purchase and reload Netspend products at 130,000 reload points and over 100,000 distributing locations.

Since Ouro's founding in 1999 by industry pioneers Roy and Bertrand Sosa, Ouro products have processed billions of dollars in transaction volume and served millions of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with regional offices around the world. Learn more at www.ouro.com.

About the Role:

Ouro is seeking a talented Email Designer to join our in-house agency team. The Email Designer will play a key role in designing eye-catching and effective email campaigns that resonate with our audience. Collaborating closely with our marketing and content teams, they will create designs that align with our brand identity and drive user engagement.

All candidates must have an online portfolio of work that showcases design, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail, so show us what you’ve got!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with key brand and email team members to produce cohesive solutions.

• Develop visually appealing email templates and graphics that enhance our email marketing campaigns, ensuring consistency with brand guidelines. 

• Work with the marketing team and other members of the creative team to understand campaign goals, target audiences, and messaging to create designs that effectively communicate the intended message

• Ensure email designs are optimized for various devices and email clients, including mobile, desktop, and webmail platforms.

• Generate innovative and fresh ideas for email layouts, graphics, and interactive elements to keep our campaigns engaging and effective.

• Review and proofread email designs to ensure accuracy and consistency, and make necessary revisions based on feedback from stakeholders.

• Stay updated with the latest design trends, email marketing best practices, and emerging technologies to continually improve our email design strategy.

Skills/Education/Experience:

• 5+ years experience in email design or a related field, with a strong portfolio showcasing previous email design work.

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, or related field.

• Demonstrate enthusiasm, creativity, innovation, and a strong eagerness to learn and adapt.

• Possess a deep passion and a keen eye for design aesthetics.

• Ability to receive and implement feedback seamlessly and promptly.

• Highly adaptable, with a willingness to experiment and learn.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities and project requirements.

• Strong visual design skills with an eye for detail and a passion for creating aesthetically pleasing and functional designs.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.

• Experience with responsive design and a keen understanding of how to design for various email clients and devices.

• Understanding of email marketing metrics and how design impacts performance.

• Demonstrate ability to deliver projects to client specifications, within timeline and budget.

• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite. Experience with FIGMA, JIRA, Google Workspace, DAM/Brandfolder.

• Familiarity with creating animated GIFs or other dynamic elements for emails is a plus.

• Portfolio; please give SPECIFIC details about your level of involvement on each project.