Senior Graphic Designer

About the role

Bumble's Creative Studio is an exciting inflection point, supporting Bumble Inc.'s portfolio of apps globally. We're looking to hire a Senior Graphic Designer to be an integral part of our growing team, working on global projects and across time zones. In this lead role within the Creative Studio, you'll be responsible for developing effective, exciting, and culturally relevant work for our portfolio of brands. You'll be part of a full-service, in-house, geographically diverse creative team of designers, art directors, and copywriters who work hand-in-hand with video editors and a global network of producers and external production partners.

The Senior Graphic Designer is a highly skilled and versatile designer who brings both craft and conceptual thinking to every project. With a strong command of design across print, digital, social and campaign work, they can move seamlessly between briefs, maintaining a consistently high standard of output. They are confident working autonomously as well as collaboratively, bringing proactive energy and fresh ideas to the team. Your creative scope will span a wide variety of communications, from global campaigns and social content to cultural brand moments and marketing initiatives, in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This role is based in the U.S. reporting to the Design Lead in London.

Key Accountabilities

• Designing across a broad range of communications for Bumble Inc.'s diverse brands; spanning print, digital, social, growth, marketing, and campaign work globally.
• Taking ownership of complex briefs from concept through to execution, delivering high-quality design work that is on-brand and consistently excellent.
• Collaborating closely with copywriters, motion designers, art directors and other creatives to produce cohesive, compelling work across all brands.
• Contributing actively in brainstorming and concepting sessions, bringing strong creative ideas and a point of view to the table.
• Presenting work to key stakeholders, clearly articulating design decisions and how they ladder up to the brief and brand objectives.
• Upholding and championing Bumble Inc.'s brand standards across all markets and touchpoints, ensuring consistency at every level.
• Manage your own workload effectively, and flag any resource or timeline considerations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional partners across marketing and product to help translate briefs into compelling creative solutions, ensuring brand consistency at every touchpoint.
• Staying ahead of design trends, cultural moments, and industry best practices; bringing fresh thinking and relevant references into your work.

Experience We Are Looking For

• A strong portfolio that demonstrates exceptional craft and versatile design thinking across multiple channels, from brand campaigns and social content to digital and print.
• A track record of delivering high volumes of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment, with the confidence and experience to take full ownership of projects from brief to final delivery.
• A self-starter who brings energy and ideas to every brief, works comfortably without close supervision, and thrives as part of a collaborative, geographically diverse creative team.
• While this is an individual contributor role, they'll naturally set a high bar through the quality of their work and the thoughtfulness of their creative contributions.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in a related field
• 7+ years of experience in design roles, preferably in the tech sector
• Expert command of design applications (Adobe CC, Figma), using the latest design tools, and embracing the future
• A robust portfolio of work that demonstrates strong design thinking and exceptional craft across print, digital, social and campaign channels
• Positive and committed with a 'can-do' attitude and a flexible approach to complex problems, using this to problem solve into elegant and accessible designs
• Comfortable working autonomously (delivering design) and in collaboration with others (discovering a solution)
• Great communication skills, both verbal and written, and confident presenting and explaining your creative decisions to stakeholders
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple briefs and meeting tight deadlines without compromising on quality
• Excellent time management skills, strong organisational skills and great attention to detail, ensuring our work always communicates clearly and is on brand
• Strong understanding of design principles including typography, layout, and colour theory
• Can comfortably deliver work across both print and digital platforms
• Showcases conceptual thinking and creative problem-solving abilities
• Understanding of content management systems for asset tracking and creation
• Passionate about our brand vision and values

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.

AI Fluency

AI is important to us. We're excited by people who are curious and experimental, and who think thoughtfully about how AI can amplify their impact and outcomes. We encourage you to use AI responsibly as you prepare your application. Please don't use it to fabricate experiences or answer questions live in interviews. We care deeply about authenticity and want to understand your real skills, judgment and voice, because building a meaningful, genuine connection with you matters to us.

Pay

Compensation Range: $110K - $130K