Creative Lead

Majorplayers.co.uk; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in London is seeking a Creative Lead to oversee their brand's creative expression. This role involves managing visual identity, producing design assets for various channels, and ensuring cohesive collaboration across teams. Ideal candidates will possess strong graphic design skills and a holistic approach to creative direction, along with experience in digital product environments.

Benefits

Clear growth opportunities

Professional coaching

Wellbeing benefits

Social events

Qualifications

• Holistic approach to design with knowledge of different specialisms.
• Strong foundation in graphic design and broad creative background.
• Experience in digital product businesses demonstrating impact of brand design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the brand's creative expression across all channels.
• Manage the visual identity and brand design system.
• Collaborate with product teams to integrate brand design into web and app.

Skills

Collaborative attitude

Graphic design

Impactful brand design

Design iteration based on feedback

Job description

ROLE: Creative Lead

Fantastic opportunity to join the in-house creative team at a London-based fintech company.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and define the brand's creative expression across all channels - bringing fresh thinking to how design communicates our messaging and content.
• Own and manage the core visual identity and its associated brand design system.
• Establish a cohesive and contemporary visual direction across the full end-to-end experience - creating design assets for marketing channels, as well as core web and app experiences, including CRM and social platforms.
• Oversee the development of brand creative and collaborate with external agencies on key design projects, campaigns, and advertising requirements.
• Have a string strategic approach to creative direction
• Develop a joined-up approach between visual and verbal identity through close collaboration on tone of voice with the Copywriting team.

Skills & Experience

• You take a holistic approach to design, with solid knowledge of different specialisms and a collaborative attitude towards working with other design practitioners.
• You have a strong foundation in graphic design and a broad creative background spanning multiple formats, channels, and platforms.
• You have experience working within or for digital product businesses, where you can clearly show the impact of your brand design work. (Fintech experience is a plus, but not essential!)
• You can demonstrate experience of collaborating with product teams to apply brand design (such as illustrations or motion) within web and app experiences.
• You are confident in iterating your work based on user feedback and/or performance data.
• You can direct design work (guiding internal teams, agencies, and freelancers to strong outcomes) but are also hands-on in delivering high-quality creative assets.

Salary & Benefits

• £100k
• Clear growth opportunities
• Strong focus on personal development, including external training and professional coaching
• Wellbeing benefits and regular team/company-wide social events

Location: London, Hybrid (3 days in-office)

If this sounds like you, send your portfolio to [e-mail]. Please note that due to the large number of applications, I will only be able to respond to suitable candidates.

Major Players are the UK's leading digital, marketing, and creative talent agency, and over the last 30 years we've consistently championed our people and communities. As a proud B Corp, we are committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion within the industries we service, creating impactful and sustainable change for our partners, candidates and employees.

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