Lead Designer - 3 month contract

We are seeking a talented Digital Designer to join our marketing team on a 3-month contract. Working closely with other designers and content writers, you'll be part of a fast-paced team producing a diverse range of creative assets across multiple channels.

We are a leading digital bank committed to creating exceptional customer experiences built on trust, innovation, and service excellence. Our culture values creativity, collaboration, and a customer-first mindset. We believe in trying new things, solving real-world problems, and helping our customers achieve financial success.

The ideal candidate will be an integrated thinker with a strong grasp of best practices across outdoor and digital advertising, social media, web, and email. While your primary focus will be digital design, you should also be comfortable producing print assets when required. You'll bring creativity and ideas to the table, while maintaining attention to detail and consistency at scale.

You should be familiar with design trends in the financial services space and have an opinion on how to push creative boundaries responsibly. You'll also be confident taking considered risks, learning quickly, and iterating as needed.

• Create digital design work across multi-channel marketing campaigns

• Collaborate with designers and writers on concept development, design execution, and maintaining a strong creative culture

• Partner with marketing colleagues on briefs across paid, earned, and owned channels

• Manage and own projects from brief to delivery, engaging multiple stakeholders

• Maintain strong working relationships with internal teams and external creative partners

• Make quick, informed decisions and embrace a "learn and adapt" mindset

• Follow design guidelines, systems, and best practices throughout the process

• Present design decisions effectively and confidently to stakeholders

• Quality-check and proof design outputs to ensure accuracy and brand alignment

• Peer review and provide feedback on design work within the team

• Ensure all designs meet accessibility standards

• Keep customers at the heart of every design decision

• Collaborate with Compliance and Legal teams to ensure all materials meet relevant regulatory requirements

• Significant experience in an in-house studio or creative agency at a mid-senior level

• Proven ability to deliver large-scale, multi-channel projects with strong brand alignment

• Excellent attention to detail and project management skills

• Ability to prioritise and respond quickly to changing requirements

• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative thinking and audience understanding

• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign), including animation skills

• Passionate about maintaining brand consistency

• Calm, positive, and solutions-focused under pressure

• Excellent teamwork, adaptability, and communication skills

• Experience using the Atlassian suite (Jira & Confluence) is desirable

• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, cross-functional environment

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we'd love to hear from you.

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