Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.
About Candescent
Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation.
Success here requires flexibility in a fast-paced environment, a client-first mindset, and a commitment to delivering consistent, reliable results as part of a performance-driven, value-led team. With team members around the world, Candescent is an equal opportunity employer.
Designer, Brand & Communications
A hands-on design role supporting Candescent’s global Brand & Communications team. Multiple openings.
Business Function:
Brand & Communications
Location:
India office - Bengaluru | Hybrid
Job Summary
Role Purpose
Candescent is seeking talented Designers to join our Brand & Communications team from one of our India office locations. This role will help bring the Candescent brand to life across internal, client-facing, executive, event, digital, social, and sales enablement materials. The ideal candidate combines strong design craft, production discipline, and brand stewardship with the ability to move quickly across a wide range of requests.
This is a hands-on design role. You will personally create, refine, and finalize high-quality work while partnering closely with brand, communications, marketing, product marketing, sales, and events stakeholders. Success requires strong typography and layout skills, comfort with content-heavy materials, and the ability to maintain a consistent visual standard across every touchpoint.
We have several openings and welcome designers with a range of strengths across brand, presentation, digital, print, and video. Candidates with strong video production and editing skills are particularly encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
What you will be responsible for and what you will do
Brand Design & Visual Execution
- Create polished visual solutions across digital, print, presentation, event, social, sales enablement, and internal communications projects.
- Design a wide range of assets including presentations, sales and marketing decks, one-pagers, ebooks, infographics, newsletters, social graphics, event materials, signage, and internal communications visuals.
- Translate complex, content-heavy, or abstract information into clear, engaging, and visually compelling communications.
- Elevate layouts, typography, hierarchy, imagery, icons, charts, and data visualizations so materials are easy to understand and unmistakably on brand.
Brand Consistency & Design Systems
- Apply Candescent brand standards across all assigned work, including typography, colour, layout, iconography, imagery, motion, and data visualization.
- Use established templates and systems appropriately, while identifying opportunities to improve usability, scalability, and consistency.
- Spot and correct brand drift, formatting inconsistencies, visual clutter, and production issues before materials are delivered.
Video & Motion
- Edit and produce video content such as customer and executive interviews, product explainers, event recaps, social cutdowns, and internal communications videos.
- Handle editing, colour correction, audio cleanup, captioning, and export for multiple channels and aspect ratios.
- Create motion graphics, animated titles, lower thirds, and simple animated explainers that extend the brand system into motion.
- Keep video project files, media assets, and versions organized so work is easy to reuse.
Production, Quality Control & Delivery
- Prepare accurate, production-ready files for digital, print, presentation, video, large-format, and event applications.
- Proof work carefully for alignment, spacing, hierarchy, accuracy, export settings, image and audio quality, and brand compliance.
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines at once while maintaining a high standard of craft and attention to detail.
- Respond quickly to feedback, incorporate revisions thoughtfully, and deliver final assets that require minimal rework.
Collaboration & Ways of Working
- Partner with team members and cross-functional stakeholders to clarify objectives, understand audiences, and translate business needs into effective visual communications.
- Work closely with the senior design lead in India, who will set priorities, review work, and provide creative direction and coaching.
- Collaborate with US-based stakeholders through clear communication, organised handoffs, and reliable follow-through.
- Maintain a working schedule with sufficient overlap with US business hours on at least a few days each week to enable live collaboration, reviews, and handoffs.
Experience
Demonstrated skills, competencies, and required experience
- 4–6 years of professional graphic design experience, preferably within an in-house creative team, agency, corporate brand team, B2B, fintech, SaaS, or enterprise environment.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality design execution across presentations, digital, print, social, or brand storytelling materials.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Working proficiency in PowerPoint for presentation design, including slide systems, templates, charts, and diagrams.
- Strong typography, layout, composition, and information design skills, with a solid understanding of brand systems and how to apply them consistently across channels and formats.
- Video editing and production experience, with proficiency in Premiere Pro and After Effects or equivalent tools, is required for at least one of the open positions and is valued across the team.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects, adapt to shifting priorities, and deliver high-quality work on deadline.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain design decisions clearly and professionally.
Qualifications & Preferred Distinctions
Additional accomplishments
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Communication Design, Fine Arts, Film, Animation, or a related field; equivalent professional experience and a strong portfolio may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.
- Experience supporting financial services, technology, B2B, SaaS, or enterprise software brands is preferred.
- Experience designing for executive, client, partner, or sales audiences is preferred.
- Familiarity with Figma for digital and collaborative design work is preferred.
- Production knowledge including file preparation, print production, vendor coordination, and large-format applications is a plus.
- Experience with illustration, photography, or audio editing is a plus.
- Experience collaborating across geographies and time zones is helpful.
What Success Looks Like
- Brand and communications materials are polished, consistent, accurate, and recognisably Candescent across every touchpoint.
- Executive, client-facing, sales, and internal materials are visually clear, easy to follow, and delivered with a high level of craft.
- Video and motion content becomes a dependable, repeatable capability rather than an occasional exception.
- Work is delivered on time and to a high standard, with minimal rework required.
- Templates, systems, and recurring materials become easier to use, more consistent, and faster to produce over time.
- Stakeholders receive thoughtful design partnership, clear communication, and reliable delivery.
What Will Make You Successful
- Strong visual judgment, meticulous attention to detail, and a commitment to design craftsmanship.
- Ability to produce polished, production-ready work with moderate direction.
- Comfort moving quickly between projects and formats while maintaining a consistently high quality bar.
- Curiosity and willingness to develop new skills as the team’s needs evolve.
- A collaborative, low-ego working style and a genuine willingness to give and receive feedback.
- Strong organisation, follow-through, and accountability in a global, fast-paced environment.
Portfolio Submission
Required with every application
A portfolio is mandatory for consideration. Applications submitted without a portfolio link or PDF will not be reviewed. Please include a link to an online portfolio or an attached PDF, with access credentials if the work is password protected, along with three to five selected pieces that best demonstrate your design craft and a short note on your specific contribution to each. Candidates with video experience should also include a showreel or two to three finished video pieces.
Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
