Graphics And Design Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

We are looking for a Marketing Graphic Design Manager who is first and foremost an exceptional presentation designer and visual storyteller. This role sits at the intersection of design, storytelling, and marketing-working directly with marketing, Account Executives (AEs), sales leaders, and crossfunctional partners to turn ideas into compelling marketing materials that influence executive decisions and win business.

This is a handson individual contributor role with leadership expectations. The ideal candidate is a self-directed, highly collaborative designer who communicates confidently with MS and sales leaders and owns work end-to-end, raising the bar on the quality and clarity of pitch narratives. Sitting in the NA Deal Design & Development organization, this Marketing Graphic Design Manager will also be able to tap into best practices and thrive sitting within a collaborative community of an established and effective presentation designers.

We are seeking a Marketing Graphic Design Manager to create agencylevel, highimpact visuals and documents that help our sales teams tell compelling partnership stories and win new business. You thrive in white space, bring precision to your craft, and excel at translating complex inputs into elegant, clientcentric design.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design clientcentric Custom and SemiCustom presentations and documents in Word and PowerPoint, aligned to client brand standards and internal Csuite expectations
• Advise on overall structure, layout, visual design, and copy editing to elevate clarity, flow, and impact
• Create simple, elegant visuals that distill complex ideas into clear, persuasive narratives
• Translate data and content into compelling infographics, visuals, and light animations
• Develop storyboards and endtoend customer journeys that support client and consumer value propositions
• Produce highfidelity mockups that bring Visa products and solutions to life
• Maintain and curate a repository of current product, solution, and corporate content
• Identify, document, and promote best practices, case studies, and reusable assets across verticals
• Ensure consistency and alignment to a cohesive "One Visa" narrative across all deliverables

Lead Opportunity & Pitch Development:

• Design highimpact pitch decks and executive presentations that clearly articulate opportunities and clientcentric value propositions
• Partner with Marketing Services (MS), Account Executives (AEs), and Deal teams to shape story flow, structure, and messaging-beyond slide design
• As needed, collaborate with Product teams to translate product UI into clientbranded mockups for use in presentations

Own Design EndtoEnd:

• Independently manage multiple workstreams from concept through final delivery
• Create and maintain presentation templates, visual systems, and reusable assets that balance speed with quality
• Ensure alignment with brand standards, storytelling best practices, and executivelevel expectations

Elevate Craft & Collaboration:

• Create refined visuals, infographics, diagrams, and animations to represent experiences, capabilities, and complex concepts
• Collaborate crossfunctionally (e.g., Legal, Product, Design) to deliver cohesive, trusted partner experiences
• Act as a thought partner to MS and AEs, especially early in opportunity shaping and deal development
• Confidently articulate design rationale, ask the right questions, and challenge assumptions to improve outcomes
• Share and implement best practices with NA Deal Design & Development and MS design peers to continuously raise the bar on craft, consistency, and impact

Operate with a Builder's Mindset:

• Move quickly with a strong sense of ownership, balancing speed with high design standards
• Leverage modern tools-including Visaapproved AI design and content tools-to accelerate thinking, iteration, and execution
• Continually raise the bar on presentation quality, storytelling clarity, and effectiveness

Design & Storytelling Skills:

• Expertlevel PowerPoint skills (layout, hierarchy, storytelling, executive polish).
• Strong command of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); Figma or equivalent-direct experience with recent AI-enhanced functionality a plus.
• Deep understanding of typography, layout, visual hierarchy, and narrative structure.
• Ability to simplify complexity without losing strategic nuance.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Comfortable sharing perspectives openly, challenging ideas thoughtfully, and working across seniority levels and functional groups (internal and external)
• Strong executivegrade communication - able to explain the "why" behind design decisions.
• Trusted partner who can influence without authority and collaborate across teams.

Mindset & Ways of Working:

• Highly selfdirected with strong ownership mentality.
• Curious, proactive, and willing to challenge the status quo.
• Organized, reliable, and able to juggle multiple priorities without dropping quality.
• Comfortable using AI and modern tools to improve speed, quality, and clarity.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualification:

• 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
• Proven experience supporting sales teams, partnerships, or business development.
• Experience operating independently in fastpaced, ambiguous environments.

U.S. Applicants Only

The estimated salary range for this positionis $129,200.00 to $ 206,700.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.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.

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.