Marketing Designer Manager

About Ethos

Ethos was built to make it faster and easier to get life insurance for the next million families. Our approach blends industry expertise technology and the human touch to find you the right policy to protect your loved ones.

We leverage deep technology and data science to streamline the life insurance process making it more accessible and convenient. Using predictive analytics we are able to transform a traditionally multi-week process into a modern digital experience for our users that can take just minutes! Weve issued billions in coverage each month and eliminated the traditional barriers ushering the industry into the modern age. Our full-stack technology platform is the backbone of family financial health.

We make getting life insurance easier faster and better for everyone.

Our investors include General Catalyst Sequoia Capital Accel Partners Google Ventures SoftBank and the investment vehicles of Jay-Z Kevin Durant Robert Downey Jr and others. This year we were named on CB Insights Global Insurtech 50 list and BuiltIns Top 100 Midsize Companies in San Francisco. We are scaling quickly and looking for passionate people to protect the next million families!

About the role:

Were looking for a highly adaptable conversion-focused Senior Marketing Designer who will also help lead and mentor a small team of designers based in this hybrid role youll spend the majority of your time (70%) driving high-impact creative work across key marketing channels while dedicating part of your time (30%) to overseeing mentoring and supporting the India design team to ensure quality alignment and growth.

As an individual contributor youll bring our brand to life across email paid/organic social affiliate decks landing pages and animationwith a strong focus on supporting our Partnerships business. This means designing thoughtfully for the agents who sell life insurance creating clear compelling materials that help them understand our products communicate value and succeed in their role. Youll balance this agent-first work with consumer-facing creative adapting your design approach to different audiences and goals.

As a design manageryoull act as both a mentor and a quality gatekeeper. Youll use your strong taste level to provide precise actionable feedback guiding designers toward sharper more strategic work. Youll help set priorities manage daily workflows and collaborate cross-functionally with marketing growth and product stakeholders. Youll also be deeply detail-orientedreviewing and QAing email proofs daily to ensure accuracy brand alignment and design excellence. Above all youll create an environment where designers can grow their craft while consistently delivering high-quality work.

This is a role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments takes full ownership from concept to execution and is energized by both hands-on design and supporting the success of others. Youll work closely with marketers writers and channel stakeholders to deeply understand whats neededthen deliver smart polished solutions that are both on-brand and built to perform.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Individual Contributor (70%)

• Design a high volume of performance-driven marketing content from concept to executionincluding email campaigns social media ads landing pages affiliate creative decks digital ads company material and animations.
• Apply and evolve the Ethos brand across key marketing channels ensuring every touchpointemail lifecycle social advertising landing pages and eventsfeels consistent elevated and strategically tailored to its audience and platform.
• Bring animation and motion design into the marketing toolkit helping add energy clarity and polish across digital surfaces.
• Adapt seamlessly between Consumer-facing and Partner (agent) creative understanding the nuances of each audience and collaborating with different internal teams to deliver effective on-brand work that supports distinct goals and messaging strategies.
• Support creative for new product launches and evolving product lines designing assets that clearly communicate value drive engagement and align with go-to-market strategy across various product types and customer segments.
• Partner closely with marketing growth and product design teams to craft compelling visual stories through thoughtful use of iconography typography photography animation and infographics.
• Take initiative in shaping strategic design direction proactively pitching and executing ideas that align with business objectives and enhance the user experience.
• Lead high-impact projects from brief through execution in a fast-paced dynamic environmentbalancing speed quality and adaptability.

Design Management (30%)

• Provide clear actionable creative direction to the India-based design team leveraging a strong taste level and sharp design eye to guide work toward higher craft clarity and performance.
• Deliver specific detailed feedback that not only improves design output but also helps team members grow their own ability to think strategically and execute at a high standard.
• Oversee daily workflows and prioritization ensuring the team focuses on the most impactful projects and delivers work on time and to spec.
• Review and QA email proofs daily meticulously checking for accuracy brand consistency design quality and production readiness.
• Ensure consistency and excellence in design quality upholding brand standards while adapting to different audiences (consumer vs. agent/partnership).
• Mentor designers one-on-one helping them sharpen their design thinking grow confidence and expand their skills.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing growth product and partnerships stakeholdershelping translate business needs into clear design direction for the team.
• Act as the bridge between the U.S. and India design teams ensuring smooth communication alignment and knowledge sharing across time zones.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 68 years of experience in marketing design with a portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking visual craft and performance-driven work
• Exceptional design taste level with a sharp eye for detail craft and consistency across brand systems and marketing channels.
• Proven ability to give precise actionable feedback and direction helping elevate design quality while coaching others toward stronger outcomes.
• Expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; proficiency with motion design or animation
• Deep understanding of marketing funnels audience segmentation and channel best practices
• Strong communication skillsboth written and verbalwith an ability to clearly explain design decisions
• Proven experience designing conversion-oriented marketing materials that balance craft and performance
• Demonstrated ability tolead design projects end-to-endfrom insights and ideation to execution and iteration
• Skilled instorytelling visual hierarchy and audience-first thinkingable to clearly communicate complex ideas with clarity and impact
• Comfortable working across multiple product types and audiences (e.g. Consumer and Partner/Agent) and quickly shifting between different brand voices and goals
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketing growth and product teams building strong relationships and aligning creative to broader business strategies
• Thrives in a fast-paced feedback-rich environment with shifting priorities and evolving goals
• Highly organized and self-directed; able to manage multiple projects simultaneously meet deadlines and adapt quickly
• Extremely detail-oriented with proven experience in quality assurance review of digital creative (especially email proofs).
• Receptive to feedback and collaborative in an iterative design process
• Experience inDTC fintech or financial services industries preferred

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Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace.

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