Graphic Designer

GradRight is an ed-fin-tech company based between the United States and India, committed to driving transparency and accountability in the global higher education sector.

GradRight is a SaaS platform that brings together students, banks and universities to power smarter ‘Selection' and ‘Financing’ of college education. Using data science, technology and strategic partnerships across the industry, we are enabling students to find the ‘Right University’ at the ‘Right Cost’. We are on a mission to aid a million students to find their best-fit universities and financial offerings by 2025.

Our flagship product - FundRight is the world’s first student loan bidding platform. In just two years, we have enabled students to get the best deals on a $ 1.5 Billion of loan requests and facilitated disbursements of more than $ 150 Million in loans. GradRight won the HSBC Fintech Innovation Challenge supported by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India & was among the top 7 global finalists in The PIEoneer awards hosted by The PIE News, UK.

The core team of GradRight has significant domestic and international expertise in setting-up, managing and working in higher education institutions. The team members are passionate about making a difference to students and universities in the sector.

You may find this opportunity interesting if:

• You believe that design and communication is essential to strategy and brand creation
• You are courageous enough to try bold ideas in design and communication that will inspire the youth of today
• You are keen to use design to build a lasting brand from the scratch
• Are passionate about creating a new paradigm in the education sector

A. Designation: Graphic Designer

B. Specific responsibilities:

• Support end-to-end graphic design creation and engagement through all digital channels including Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google Ads and any other third-party partners
• Coordinate with the communications team to develop designs for posts, content, videos, podcasts, and audio content on relevant public social media channels of the Fellowship, ensuring that they reflect the brand of the Fellowship
• Create inspiring designs for the Fellowship and its brand image, usage and perception across all digital channels as per the brand guidelines
• Identify new design trends and ensure that the brand is in front of the global education industry developments, setting new benchmarks in the space
• Work closely with the Marketing team to understand overall brand, campaign goals, brand positioning and guidelines, regularly reviewing that design elements are reflecting the Fellowship image
• Work with external vendors and partners for the implementation and execution of the design of outreach collaterals like online brochures, presentations, website, online ads and so on, as required
• Coordinate with offline outreach teams about design elements needed for outreach events, PR, institutional outreach etc
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C. Qualities and skills required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Applied Arts/ Communication Design /Graphic Design
• Software skills: Adobe creative suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premiere Pro, Coreldraw
• An exciting portfolio which reflects your potential
• Your creative genius to innovate designs which are fresh and which reflect the unique vision GradRight
• Listening closely to the feedback from the stakeholders and redesign to delight the students and partners
• Comfort with the dynamism of a start-up like environment
• Attention to detail

D. Good to have:

• 0-2 years of experience
• Organizing and executing design projects efficiently and keep track of the archiving, documentation and meeting deadlines

E. Compensation

We believe in paying right and higher than the standard. Specifics of the compensation package are custom designed to value the entrepreneurial rigor and energy you bring to the team.

F. Job Location:

Gurgaon