About Carbon Equity

Carbon Equity is a pioneering climate tech venture capital and private equity fund investment platform. Our mission is to unlock private capital at the scale of billions to help solve the world’s greatest challenges, starting with climate change. We reshape the investment landscape by enabling individuals to invest in ventures that drive positive change while generating attractive financial returns. Carbon Equity is a high-growth series A venture-backed scale-up with 35 talented full-time employees from companies such as Alpinvest, McKinsey, Messagebird, Dealroom, Felyx, and Rocket Internet. Carbon Equity has offices in Amsterdam and Berlin.

Position: Graphic Designer

Location: Amsterdam

Reporting to: Head of Marketing

Role Overview

We are searching for a highly motivated and creative graphic designer who can take our visual identity to the next level. With your support, we intend to improve each interaction. Experiences that you create can inspire investors to join our mission to power thousands of climate tech solutions. In this role, you will be part of the marketing team and contribute to the output of the wider commercial team (private sales, professional sales, business development, and product). Your goal is to create designs that resonate with our audience, inspire action, and ultimately help grow our community. Attracting new and exciting existing investors. If you are a truly creative mind with original ideas and a structured person with an eye for detail, this is a position for you! Join us in our pursuit to enable individuals to use their capital to fight climate change.

Note: We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. As part of this commitment, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for our open positions, even if you don't meet all of the qualifications listed in the job description.

The Role & Responsibilities

The ideal candidate is someone who can take ideas and turn them into reality. Translating insights-inspired briefings into stunning designs and executing various projects with excellence. Looking for ways to improve the quality while also making sure all the necessary deadlines are met. Constantly evaluating what can be improved to achieve the desired output.

• Manage and own the creative design process with our brand in mind 

• Co-create ads (online and offline) together with the marketing team 

• Co-create commercial materials together with the sales team 

• Design slide decks, one-pagers, business cards, and other assets 

• Support with the creation of web pages, e-mails, and presentations 

• Help the content team with visuals, social posts, and explainers 

• Set clear objectives and manage various deliverables simultaneously 

• Seek to learn what works well and what can still be improved 

• Work with the customer in mind and find ways to appeal to them 

• Communicate with all relevant stakeholders, both internally and externally

In your role, you will work closely with marketing and commercial teams to improve all our touchpoints throughout the customer journey.

Who You Are

• A creative mind with original views to bring our shared ideas to life
  

• Motivated and driven by the opportunity to bring our brand to the next level

• A design wizard who is fully in control of all the relevant design tools

• Open communicator and an easy person to collaborate with across teams

• Honest, accepting input, and comfortable providing feedback or sharing views

• Entrepreneurial and proactive, taking the initiative and able to deal with change

• A structured individual with a hands-on mentality, who can plan to meet deadlines

• Affinity with climate tech, sustainability, or financial investing is preferred

• Experience with high-value high-trust products is considered a plus

Qualifications & Experiences

• 2-5 years of top-tier experience in graphic design, preferably within (fin)tech, climate, or B2B

• Video editing experience is considered a huge plus. Motion design is considered a bonus

• Near native command of (American) English, both written and verbal. Dutch is a nice add-on

• Located in the Netherlands or willing to relocate and has a permit to work in the Netherlands

What we offer

• You’re part of the mission, offering our employees a stock option plan based on experience

• Work at a fast-growing fintech company with the ambition to change the world for good

• Lots of room to bring your own ideas and the mandate to actually work on realizing them

• Hybrid work culture, given you are at the office (inc. free lunch) at least 1 day a week

• Headquarters located in the heart of Amsterdam, close to the lively Nieuwmarkt

• Part-time (16-24 hours) and in-house position. Freelancing is possible (different terms)

• 10-15 holiday days (based on the hours above) and bi-annual company offsite

Please be aware: No recruitment services are needed at this moment in time.