Designer, Performance Marketing

Who We Are

MasterClass is

the

streaming platform where the world’s best come together so anyone, anywhere, can access and be inspired by their knowledge and stories. We put you in the room with the creators, thinkers, makers and leaders who have changed the world, so that you can change yours.

Members get unprecedented access to 200+ instructors and classes across a wide variety of fields, including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step into Nas’ recording studio and Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen, and go behind the big screen with James Cameron. Design your career with Elaine Welteroth, get ready to win with Lewis Hamilton, perfect your pitch with Shonda Rhimes and discover your inner negotiator with Chris Voss.

We’re a remote-first workforce with collaborative work spaces in San Francisco and Kitchener, Ontario, and employees in several U.S. states. If you’re interested in joining a dynamic, culture-driving company—where learning invaluable skills is all in a day’s work—we invite you to apply.

Snapshot Of The Role

This is a unique opportunity for a high-taste, production-savvy designer to shape the visual identity of MasterClass across paid channels at scale. You'll work directly within our Performance Marketing team to concept, produce, and iterate on creative assets that stop the scroll, drive conversions, and reflect the premium standard of the MasterClass brand. This role is built for someone who moves fast without sacrificing craft, a problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment, and a detail-oriented creative who brings both strategic thinking and pixel-perfect execution to every brief.

What You Will Do

Design high-quality creative assets across paid social, display, video, and other performance channels (Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and beyond)

Operate fluidly within MasterClass's design system, maintaining brand consistency while pushing creative boundaries for performance

Own end-to-end production workflows using Figma and Figma Buzz automation to efficiently scale asset production across formats and variants

Partner closely with the Performance Marketing team to translate campaign strategy and audience insights into compelling visual concepts

Iterate rapidly on creative based on performance data, A/B test results, and team feedback

Develop motion design assets and animated creative for paid placements (a strong plus)

Identify and implement smarter, faster ways to produce and scale creative output without sacrificing quality

Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand, Creative, and Growth teams to ensure cohesion across channels

About You (requirements)

6+ years of design experience, with significant focus on performance marketing, paid social, or digital advertising

Exceptional taste level — you instinctively know what looks premium, what earns attention, and what drives action

Deep fluency in design fundamentals: typography, composition, color, hierarchy, and visual storytelling

Expert-level command of Figma, including components, variables, and Figma Buzz for automated asset production

Experienced working within and evolving design systems at scale

Highly autonomous — you don't need hand-holding to deliver excellent work; you define your own path from brief to final asset

A creative problem solver who brings fresh thinking to production challenges and creative constraints

Comfortable moving at speed in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment

A portfolio that demonstrates both craft and commercial instinct — beautiful work that performs

Bonus

AI Generation experience

Motion design skills (After Effects, Figma Motion, or equivalent)

The salary range listed is for NYC/CA/WA. As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

MasterClass’s salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry. In addition to salary, we also offer equity and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, flexible PTO, and more). The range listed is for the expectations as laid out in the job description, however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.

Salary Range

$100,000

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$120,000 USD