Designer, Growth / Senior Designer, Growth | Public Active Trading

About

Public is the long-term investing platform. Investors use AI and a vast variety of asset classes, from stocks and bonds to crypto and options, to build portfolios for the long haul. Launched in 2019, Public has been trusted with billions in assets of affluent investors. Headquartered in New York City, it’s raised over $400M from investors like Accel and Tiger Global.

The Role

This role is based in our NYC office and is onsite Mon–Thurs.

We’re looking for a versatile and high-output Designer to join our fast-moving Active Trading task force—focused on acquiring and engaging active traders through smart, high-performing creative.

You’ll be responsible for designing a high volume of assets, primarily for paid acquisition (Meta, YouTube, Reddit, etc.), but also across landing pages, event materials, and more. This is a role for someone who can move fast, design cleanly, and constantly iterate based on performance and feedback.

You’ll collaborate closely with marketing, copywriters, and other creative partners to bring ideas to life—sometimes from a rough concept, other times from scratch. You understand what works in performance marketing, what catches attention online, and how to adapt ideas into scroll-stopping creative. You’ll leverage AI tools to help drive scale, increase efficiencies, and unlock new creative opportunities.

What You'll Do

• Design high-performing creative assets across paid digital ads, landing pages, email, and more, with a strong emphasis on volume and quality
• Work closely with copywriters and marketers to develop concepts, mockups, and final assets that align with strategy and goals
• Translate performance feedback into new variations, A/B tests, and creative optimizations
• Contribute to (and often drive) ideation for ad campaigns and design solutions across the funnel
• Bring a scrappy mindset—using whatever tools or techniques necessary to get to a great creative solution (no-code tools, AI, 3D, Figma, paper sketches, etc.)
• Keep a pulse on visual trends, competitor work, internet culture, and emerging tools to inform creative decisions
• Support key marketing efforts beyond paid media—including landing pages, event visuals, and internal presentations
• Occasionally flex motion skills or collaborate with motion partners to bring static designs to life
• Leverage AI tools to create efficiencies, increase speed and volume, and develop new creative ideas and executions

Who You Are

• You’re a high-output, high-quality designer who understands how to balance speed with polish
• You know what works in digital performance marketing—and you have a great eye for what stands out in fast-moving feeds
• You love testing, iterating, and seeing what works—data and feedback don’t intimidate you, they motivate you
• You’re collaborative, open-minded, and eager to bring others’ ideas to life while contributing your own
• You’re resourceful: you figure things out, whether it’s using a no-code tool, trying a new plugin, or partnering with a freelancer to fill a gap
• You’re curious about how things convert and what makes users click—and can translate that into design decisions
• You’re not afraid to dive in and learn new AI tools and have the curiosity and drive to test, learn, and implement new tools and processes
• You're excited by the idea of contributing to a fast-paced, experimental marketing squad with a strong sense of ownership

Experience 

• 4–7 years of experience in design roles, ideally with exposure to performance marketing or high-volume creative production
• Proficiency in Figma (and other similar design tools) and familiarity with motion design workflows/tools (After Effects, Lottie, etc.)
• Experience designing across digital ad platforms like Meta, YouTube, Google, Reddit, X, and TikTok
• Bonus points for experience with no-code website tools (e.g., Webflow, Unbounce, Ceros)
• Prior experience in fintech, trading, or crypto is a plus, but not required

Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.  We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. The compensation range for this role is $115k-$160 based on skills and experience.