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At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.
Since our inception in 2014 we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), now serving 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform, reaching unicorn status in 2022 - and we have no plans to slow down.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing SaaS unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!
About the role
We’re looking for a Brand Design Lead to join our global creative team, driving growth in the UK and shaping our vision to change employment for good. The right candidate will be our brand custodian and creative powerhouse on the ground, guiding and supporting the UK team to deliver highly effective strategic creative work. The role is fully remote, requiring a self-starting team player with diverse experience across brand, design and creative – able to craft campaigns and design for all content types from digital, print and everything in-between across the Employment Hero house of brands. You are curious, culturally immersed, and eager to use your creative talents to shape our vision of changing employment for good.
What you’ll be doing
- Own concept development, creative direction, and brand application for integrated campaigns and creative project delivery, including campaign identities, OOH, digital and micro sites, editorial content, reports, social media assets, video, and experience design direction.
- Create visually compelling creative assets that align with our brand identity, while also pushing our design language into fresh new territories across digital ads, social media content, email, landing pages, presentations, event collateral, print materials as well as motion and content.
- Drive the development of audience-focused creative for brand campaigns and multi-channel marketing initiatives to meet business targets.
- Work autonomously and take ownership of brand design/creative in the UK.
- Work with our Campaign Managers, Growth and Loyalty teams to create compelling content across multiple media formats, including our website, digital advertising, social media, downloadables, videos, animations, events and beyond.
What you'll bring
- 8+ years agency/design industry experience in a fast-paced environment.
- 4+ years proven leadership experience managing and guiding a multidisciplinary team or direct reports, and contractors or creative agency partnerships to deliver complex creative projects end-to-end.
- Seasoned designer/creative with a varied and highly creative portfolio showcasing award winning work across marketing campaigns, creative projects and social content.
- Passion for creativity, branding, design, and everything motion.
- A natural storyteller, with interest in video, digital content, and social trends - who always seeks to push boundaries, innovate, and elevate brand experiences through outstanding visual storytelling.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into compelling creative solutions, with a strategic mindset and a keen understanding of audience insights.
- Excellent understanding of marketing principles, digital-first design, accessibility standards, photography, typography, digital/social, and print.
- Deep understanding of media platforms like TVC, OOH, Paid Social, and Organic Social, delivering impactful creative quickly and at scale.
- Proven experience of socially led campaigns that have changed the dial.
- Operate at the intersection of creativity, data, and innovation, guiding creative output by testing new ideas, insights, and strategies, and focusing on those that prove successful.
- High proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) Bonus: AfterEffects and Premiere Pro.
Experience is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe our values. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we’ll empower you to let your talents shine.
The EH Way
The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page:
In short, you’ll love working with us if:
- Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing.
- You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business.
- Our values align, and shape how you show up every day.
- You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people.
Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including:
- A generous budget for your home office.
- Cutting-edge tools and technology.
- Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
- Learning and development (including an external study policy, live monthly professional development classrooms, and premium online learning content).
- Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
- Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam and are excited to meet in Bali in September 2024.
Are we a match?
Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.
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