Design Creative Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of MoneyGram's visual identity and creative direction across retail, CRM, digital platforms, and the broader organization.

• Establish the creative benchmark, challenge concepts, and refine visual direction.

• Advance MoneyGram's visual identity, guidelines, and design language.

• Mentor designers, set clear expectations, and provide constructive feedback.

• Allocate approximately 50% of your time to design and art direction tasks.

• Manage retail projects and contribute to intricate creative briefs.

• Create designs tailored for specific channels while ensuring brand consistency.

• Develop, test, and enhance guidelines, toolkits, and templates.

• Enhance the accessibility, sharing, and reusability of approved creative assets.

• Brief and oversee agencies and freelancers to ensure quality results.

• Leverage AI to explore creative avenues, generate and adapt assets, and enhance efficiency while applying human judgment.

• Collaborate with Creative Operations and the Performance Creative Lead to harmonize creative ambition, capacity, delivery, and quality.

• Establish stronger design practices, improved team output, brand guidelines, templates, and shared assets within the first year.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a creative role.

• A portfolio that presents a unique perspective, showcasing developed ideas, personally designed or art-directed work, along with the rationale behind creative choices.

• In-depth knowledge of typography, composition, color, layout, and art direction.

• Proven experience in transforming briefs into concepts and executing them effectively.

• Direct management experience, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and handling challenging conversations.

• Background in creating work for retail, CRM, and digital channels.

• Experience in evolving visual identities across various touchpoints.

• Proficiency in developing brand guidelines, design systems, or templates.

• Capability to design, art direct, and deliver hands-on work.

• Familiarity with AI creative tools to generate work and optimize workflows.

• Expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.

• Skills in motion design, storyboarding, or other specialized crafts are advantageous.

• Ability to articulate creative viewpoints, embrace feedback, and make informed decisions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health insurance and wellness programs.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• A collaborative and innovative work environment.