Designer Strategist (International)

In this unique role, you will have the opportunity to design advertising creative for the world’s most iconic brands (think Nike, Champion, Kate Spade, etc) that will be seen by millions of people.

You’ll be joining an intentionally small team of A+ players at a tech company that has:

  • Strong growth
  • Many new brands onboarding weekly
  • The trust of top marketing executives

In order to apply for this role, you must be highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Figma, and we have a strong preference for candidates who are also proficient in Excel.

You’ll report to our Lead Design Strategist, but will also work very closely with the entire executive team (including the CEO and Head of Product).

The Opportunity

Catalog Ads (aka Dynamic Product Ads, or DPA) are the fastest-growing ad type in social advertising - challenging the dominance of video and static image ads.

Most brands spend a lot of money (~50%+ of their budget) on catalog ads, but there’s a big problem - catalog ads look terrible. Marpipe is a design platform for catalogs, which makes it really easy for brands to make their catalog ads look good and perform better.

We are solving a very obvious problem, in a simple way, in a massive market. (learn more here)

The Company

Marpipe is on a mission is to make catalog ads better. We are total catalog nerds, and our customers love that - you will become one too.

We’re a small team backed by some of the world’s best investors (Adobe, Samsung, Tribe Capital, Commerce Ventures, etc.) and serving the world’s biggest brands. We practice high urgency, extreme accountability/ownership, radical candor and having fun with what we work on.

The Role

You’ll be working with our Lead Design Strategist to handle design projects for brands who are Marpipe customers, which will include...

  • Ingesting and understanding the brand guidelines of the customer.
  • Uploading their product feed to Marpipe and troubleshooting any issues.
  • Designing custom templates and design treatments for their catalog ads using Marpipe (see examples here).
  • Taking feedback based on which designs performed best, and iteration on the designs to improve performance.
  • Providing design support on an as-needed basis when it comes to any other design assets needed by Marpipe, such as sales collateral, website graphics, etc.
  • Assist as-needed in answering customer questions.


What we’re looking for

What we’re not looking for

Experience at startup(s) / small teams

Experience at large companies

Designer who loves numbers and systems

Designer who’s scared of math stuff

Enjoys talking to people

Would rather avoid communicating much

Wants to design what will perform best in ads

Wants to design what they personally think is most beautiful

Loves working in a small team and wants to keep it that way

Sees hiring more people / headcount as the main sign of progress

If you have experience designing ads before, this is a major plus for us!

Ready to apply?

Step 1: We’d like to see that you understand how to make a catalog ad design. To do this, make a Marpipe account on our site (this is free to do), upload the sample product feed (linked below), and make 3 design treatments for this product feed.

Sample Product Feed - Google Drive

Step 2: Send an email to dan@marpipe.com with a screenshot of your designs, an explanation of why you think you would be a good fit for this role, and a link to your resume/design portfolio.