🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone.
We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. 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 ❤️.
We’re a team of 100+ designers, researchers, and brand experts led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro.
We’re seeking an experienced and versatile Lead Brand Designer with a strong portfolio in branding, art direction, and creative ideation.
In this role, 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, creating campaign assets, collaborating on web designs and product designs, and elevating internal design projects.
Responsibilities
* Creative Leadership: Lead and oversee end‑to‑end projects, from ideation to execution, collaborating with cross‑functional teams including marketing, product design, and engineering. Manage a small team of designers, guiding and supporting them within our internal levelling frameworks.
* Mentoring: Provide guidance to designers, foster 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: Work directly in Figma to create standout campaigns, refine typography, or animate assets.
* Typography: Utilize expert knowledge of typography to create visually appealing and readable designs.
* Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with marketing, product development, and project management to deliver cohesive design solutions.
* Creative Concept Art Direction: Deliver concept art direction and motion design for in‑app experiences with product teams.
Qualifications
* Proven track record in design roles, with a strong portfolio demonstrating branding, art direction, product design, advertising campaigns, and typography.
* Experience managing designers and leading design projects.
* Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and Figma (must). Motion skills, 3D programs, AI tooling are a plus.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate design concepts to internal teams and senior management.
* Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
* Experience in fast‑paced tech startups or creative agencies working on global brands.
* Experience in additional areas such as web design, print design, storyboarding, art direction, film, and illustration is beneficial.
* Passion for strategically designing within a brand and evolving brand guidelines.
Benefits
* £75,000‑£95,000 base salary + incentive awards tied to performance.
* Remote‑friendly role with a London office base option; ad hoc meetings in London.
* Flexible working hours; trust to work the hours that suit you and your team.
* ÂŁ1,000 annual learning budget for books, training courses, and conferences.
* Home‑office set‑up support; Macbook provided for all employees.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Equal opportunities for everyone. Diversity and inclusion are a priority; we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. We embrace an inclusive environment for all. We’re 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 don’t require full or birth names at the application stage.
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