Pursuit

Job Description

The Senior Visual & Communications Designer will help us progress our work by bringing ideas to life visually. You’ll translate thoughts and ideas into compelling visuals, narratives, and designs. Working collaboratively and cross-functionally you’ll oversee design projects from conception to delivery. Design projects will vary, spanning websites, pitch decks, marketing materials, editorial design, information graphics, packaging, as well as environmental design. Additionally, you’ll contribute to our growing design function by creating templates to scale the design impact, and operationalize the design process for the org. A little about Pursuit: Pursuit’s mission is to create economic transformation. Pursuit trains low-income adults to launch careers as software engineers, advance in their professions, and become the next generation of leaders in tech. On average, Pursuit Fellows go from earning $18,000 to over $90,000 starting salary after the first year of Core training, adding $2M in estimated lifetime earnings. The Pursuit Fellowship is designed to build an inclusive tech industry: all Fellows are from low-income backgrounds; 70% are Black or Hispanic; 50% are women or non-binary; 40% are immigrants; 60% do not have a Bachelor’s degree; and +50% receive public assistance. Pursuit partners with top companies like Citi, Peloton, Uber, and Blackstone to employ Fellows in career-defining engineering roles. Since 2013, Pursuit has enabled ~500 low-income adults to attain thriving tech careers, representing ~$1B in aggregate lifetime wage gains, and lasting economic mobility.