Lead Brand Designer

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🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts , accounts for 16-17 year olds , a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save , invest and combine their pensions with us. With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ 📍London (Hybrid) | 💰£75,000 - £95,000 + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + Benefits | Hear from the team ✨ ⭐Our Design Team We’re a team of 115+ designers, researchers, and brand experts led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro. We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re seeking an experienced Lead Brand Designer with a strong portfolio in branding, art direction and typography. In this role, as part of a digital-first team, you’ll shape Monzo’s visual identity, deliver high-quality design solutions aligned with strategic goals, and drive innovative ideas as a conceptual thinker. Your designs will combine creativity and vision, ensuring they’re both compelling and rooted in strong concepts. As part of our dynamic internal creative studio, you’ll collaborate with designers and writers, exchanging feedback and raising design standards. Working closely with the Creative Director, you’ll ensure consistency and evolve the Monzo brand by partnering with product designers, marketing teams, and external agencies. Key projects include refining brand guidelines, developing motion storyboards, managing production and print, creating campaign assets, collaborating on web designs and product designs, and elevating internal design projects. 🔑You’ll play a key role by... • Creative Leadership. Leading and overseeing end-to-end projects, from ideation to execution, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product design, and engineers. • People management . You will need management skills to manage a small team of designers, by guiding and supporting them with our internal leveling frameworks. • Mentoring and providing guidance to designers, fostering a collaborative and productive team environment. Run design critiques and help others navigate projects with cohesive and thoughtful feedback. • Brand Guardian: Guide external agency partners on all things design and creative concepts. • Brand Design. Develop, evolve and maintain brand identities, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints. • Hands-On Design: Figma FIRST. Roll up your sleeves and contribute directly to the design work, whether it’s crafting a standout campaign, refining our typography, or animating assets. • Typography. Utilize expert knowledge of typography to create visually appealing and readable designs. • Collaboration and Communication . Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product development, and project management, to deliver cohesive design solutions. • Creatively concept art direction and motion for in-app experiences with product teams. 🤩 We’d love to hear from you if… • You have a proven track record in design roles, with a strong portfolio demonstrating branding, art direction, product design, advertising campaigns and typography. • You have experience in managing designers and leading design projects. • You have strong typography skills. • You demonstrat

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