Lead Brand Designer

Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Were 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 aspersonal 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 andcombine 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!

Were not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo

London (Hybrid) or UK Remote 75000 - 95000 Incentive Awards tied to your performance Benefits

Our Design Team

Were a team of 100 designers researchers and brand experts led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro. Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Were seeking an experienced and versatile Lead Brand Designer with a strong portfolio in branding art direction and creative ideation.

In this role youll shape Monzos 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 theyre both compelling and rooted in strong concepts.

As part of our dynamic internal creative studio youll collaborate with designers and writers exchanging feedback and raising design standards. Working closely with the Creative Director youll 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 creating campaign assets collaborating on web designs and product designs and elevating internal design projects.

Youll 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. You will need management skills to manage a small team of designers by guiding and supporting them with our internal levelling 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 its crafting a standout campaign refining our typography or animating assets.
• Typography: Utilise 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.

Wed 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 demonstrate proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator After Effects) Figma is a must. Motion skills 3D programs AI tooling are a plus.
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate design concepts to both internal teams and senior management.
• You can manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• You have experience in fast-paced tech startups or creative agencies working on global brands.
• You have experience in additional areas like web design print design storyboarding art direction film and illustration.
• Youre obsessed with strategically designing within a brand and have strong skills with evolving within a brand guideline.

Whats in it for you

Incentive Awards tied to your performance

This role can be based in our London office but were open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London).

We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well and at times that suit you and your team.

1000 learning budget each year to use on books training courses and conferences.

We will set you up to work from home; all employees are given Macbooks and for fully remote workers we will provide extra support for your work-from-home setup.

Plus lots more!

The application journey has 3 key steps

30-minute call with our Recruiter Tom
1-hour craft interview where youll present a single case study to 2 members of our Brand Design team
1-hour interview covering values & ways of working

To help us understand your skills and experience we kindly ask that you include both your CV and a portfolio showcasing your work.

This process should take around 3-4 weeks - your schedule is really important to us so we promise to be as flexible as possible!

We have some guidelines on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ace an application and interview at Monzo. You can read them here.

Well only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you dont miss out.

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Equal opportunities for everyone

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and were making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo were embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report.

Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity family or parental status national origin or veteran neurodiversity or disability status.

If you have a preferred name please use it to apply. We dont need full or birth names at application stage