ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Motion Graphics Designer at Sezzle, you do more than bringing graphics to life. You use your strong creative background to create powerful stories that capture an audience and leaves them wanting more. You are agile at brainstorming, working with the Sezzle Marketing Team and our Merchant Partners to come up with custom graphics that transmit ideas across digital platforms.

OUR COMPANY:

Sezzle is a cutting-edge fintech company whose mission is to financially empower young consumers. Only one in three millennials own a credit card, and the vast majority of millennials possess a subprime credit score or no score at all. To address these problems, Sezzle has built a payment platform that increases purchasing power for consumers by offering interest-free installment plans at online stores. This increase in purchasing power for consumers leads to increased sales and basket sizes for the hundreds of eCommerce merchants that currently work with Sezzle.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Handling the animation needs of Sezzle and its customers.
• Contribute to ideation and sketching sessions, storyboards, prototyping
• Identification of relevant communication media (e.g. animation, photo, and video) and their market-oriented preparation across many channels, optimized for engagement on any device
• Determination of relevant industry imagery and implementation of Sezzle content on existing platforms

IDEAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Strong creative and technical skills and proven ability to use a variety of software for both Graphic Design and Motion projects (Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, 2D/3D animation)
• The ability to partner with other creative team members and key stakeholders to create content used across a variety of platforms (web, mobile, video, and more)
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and have strong project management skills
• Meet with clients, internal and external, to understand needs and share ideas
• Be a great communicator, receive and interpret feedback, and meet tight deadlines
• Respond to user feedback, data/analytics, and client feedback to improve the creative work in future iterations

ABOUT YOU:

• A+ character. We are team-first here at Sezzle.
• A hard-working mentality. It's early and there is still a lot to build.
• An excellent communicator. 
• A fun attitude. Life's too short. We can have fun while we work hard on cool things.
• Smarts. We need people that are smart enough to make decisions on their own and also smart enough to know when they need input from others.

PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Generous stock options
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and long term disability insurance
• Collaborative workspace
• Commuter benefits, full-stocked kitchen, weekly lunches and much more!
• Headquartered in the North Loop area of Minneapolis with easy access to public transportation and right on the MetroLine
• The opportunity to join Minneapolis's fastest-growing startup alongside a team of motivated and driven individuals

WHAT MAKES WORKING AT SEZZLE AWESOME?

At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators; we are skilled musicians, yogis, cyclists, chefs, golfers, dog-lovers, and rock-climbers. We believe in surrounding ourselves with not only the best and the brightest individuals, but those that are unique and purpose-driven in all that they do. Sezzle recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting our mission. 

Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire.