Graphic Designer

About the role

New York Life Investment Management is seeking a talented and detail-oriented Graphic Designer to join our Brand & Creative team. Reporting to the Creative Director, this role will help bring the firm’s brand to life across marketing, communications, digital, event, and client-facing experiences.

Responsibilities

• Translate the firm’s visual identity into polished, brand-aligned creative across print, digital, social, event, experiential, and corporate channels, including sales materials, thought leadership, campaign assets, email graphics, promotional items, and client-facing collateral.
• Create, adapt, and maintain design templates that help ensure consistency, efficiency, and high-quality execution across teams and channels.
• Support the design and execution of event materials and brand activation experiences, helping ensure the firm’s visual identity is expressed consistently and compellingly across conferences, meetings, sponsorships, and client-facing engagements.
• Develop graphics, layouts, infographics, tables, charts, and other visual elements that make complex information clear, engaging, and easy to understand.
• Apply brand standards consistently while helping maintain core design assets, including templates, photography, iconography, and other creative resources.
• Partner with creative, marketing, digital, project management, and business teams to execute work that supports business priorities and enhances the client experience.
• Prepare files for print and digital production, manage project files and version control, and balance multiple assignments with accuracy and attention to detail.

Requirements

• 3+ years of graphic design experience, preferably within a brand, in-house creative team, agency, or marketing environment.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating design fundamentals, including layout, typography, visual hierarchy, color, and brand application across multiple formats.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Familiarity with Figma and collaborative design workflows preferred.
• Experience with Canva, Adobe Express, or similar content creation platforms is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• A collaborative working style, openness to feedback, and strong communication skills.
• Curiosity, creativity, and interest in continuing to grow across brand design, digital experiences, accessibility, event activation, and emerging creative tools.
• Experience in financial services, asset management, or another regulated industry is helpful but not required.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field.
• Additional certifications in graphic design or related fields are a plus.

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Figma
• Canva or similar content creation platforms
• Strong understanding of brand guidelines and visual identity
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.

Pay

$95,000 - $125,000 per year

Schedule

Exempt

Discretionary bonus

Yes

Sales bonus

No

Application Instructions

Visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com to apply.