Creative Design Manager

Plaid

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New York City Office, US Posted 45 days ago $175,200–$249,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

The Creative Design Manager at Plaid's Creative Studio in New York City will lead a team of brand, production, and presentation designers to ensure visual consistency and quality across all marketing channels. This senior-level position involves coaching the design team, managing creative direction for paid social, webinars, and campaigns, and collaborating with Growth Marketing and external agencies. Key responsibilities include building scalable systems using Figma templates and other modern tools, briefing and scaling work with contractors, and upholding Plaid's brand standards while fostering a collaborative design culture. Ideal candidates have 9+ years of professional design experience, including at least 5 in management roles, and proficiency with tools like Claude, Figma Buzz, Jitter, Runway, and Magnific. Experience in B2B SaaS or fintech is a plus.

Skills

Figma Claude Jitter Magnific Runway Buzz CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Coach and review design work to elevate the team's craft.
  • Lead creative direction and execution for marketing channels.
  • Manage pipeline and prioritization of marketing requests with Design Ops.
  • Build and implement scalable systems for Figma templates and tooling.
  • Manage external agencies and contractors for production design and presentation.

What we're looking for

  • 9+ years of professional design experience in brand, visual, or marketing design
  • 5+ years managing designers and implementing scalable creative systems
  • Strong portfolio showcasing high-craft execution across multi-channel marketing work
  • Proven ability to lead creative direction and manage external agencies effectively
  • Experience with modern efficiency tools like Figma Buzz and Jitter
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Market check

Salary context

This $175,200–$249,000 range sits above 58% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$164,800–$229,942

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$162,000–$236,016

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Plaid

Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure

Plaid currently has 127 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,000–$262,800 across 127 roles with salary data.

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