Creative Designer

Bridgewater Associates LP•Westport, CT

2h•$160,000 - $265,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Creative Designer will help shape and implement Bridgewater’s visual identity across internal and external channels. This hands-on role has significant creative ownership and involves both developing the visual design system and creating work within it. The designer will partner closely with the Creative Director and the Head of External Communications and Affairs to create tools, standards, systems, and assets that support the brand. The role applies the evolving brand system across a broad range of touchpoints, including retail ads, recruiting materials, the website, and social media. It also involves translating sophisticated concepts into clear, memorable graphics in collaboration with writers, investors, and other partners. The designer is expected to work independently, respond constructively to feedback, experiment, and identify when individual design solutions should become reusable systems, templates, or principles. The anticipated onsite requirement is four days per week, primarily at Bridgewater’s New York City campus. A subset of teams, including Client Service, operates on a hybrid schedule alternating between the New York City and Westport campuses.

Requirements

5–7+ years of professional graphic design or brand design experience.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and in Figma.
Exceptional typography, composition, color, and layout skills.
Experience designing across digital and physical applications.
A portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft, judgment, and taste, including a case study showing improvements through iteration.
Proven experience creating or applying brand guidelines.
Ability to work hands-on in design, articulate design decisions, take feedback, and adapt quickly.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a sophisticated in-house brand team, design studio, or creative agency.

Responsibilities

Help develop and refine Bridgewater’s visual language, including typography, color, imagery, graphic systems, and iconography.
Partner with the Creative Director and the Head of External Communications and Affairs to co-develop practical brand guidelines and scalable design architecture.
Apply the brand system across touchpoints such as retail ads, recruiting materials, the website, and social media.
Bring a distinctive creative point of view, experiment, and improve creative work through feedback and iteration.
Turn loose ideas and sketches into strong designs, exercising independence while knowing when to seek input.
Identify opportunities to turn individual design solutions into reusable systems, templates, or principles, and incorporate them into the brand architecture.
Collaborate with writers, investors, and other partners to translate sophisticated concepts into clear and memorable graphics.