Brand Designer (9 month FTC) in London

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions. We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help! And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

GoCardless are seeking a self-motivated, curious, and inspired brand designer to join our design team. We are at an exciting point in our journey, expanding our brand footprint and enhancing our product experience. This role is ideal for a proactive designer who is excited to contribute to a growing design team and make a significant impact in shaping the future of the GoCardless brand.

Must have skills:

• You are native in Figma, but are especially excited about building systems that optimise for scale and automation, whether within Figma or not.
• You are comfortable in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop and preparing assets for production.
• You are familiar with and enthusiastic about the role AI plays in design.
• We are looking for applicants with discerning visual taste who are comfortable in applying that judgement across a spectrum of disciplines and channels.

Desirable skills:

• Familiarity with motion design tools (such as After Effects, Jitter, Cavalry, Rive or equivalent).
• Curiosity about emerging design tools.

What excites you:

• Tangible impact: You will have the unique opportunity to create a tangible impact at a company that has achieved significant scale.
• Clarity from complexity: You care deeply about users, possessing the ability to distil complex, ambiguous concepts into simple user-centric designs.
• Digital products and technical innovation: We are a product led company.

What excites us:

• Visual craft and attention to detail: You care deeply about presentation, demonstrating a passion for the craft of design.
• Business acumen: An understanding of the balance between desirability and delivering.
• Project and stakeholder management: You are confident at managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Adaptive problem solving: As an adaptive, self-starting designer, you approach projects with a flexible mindset.
• Team collaboration and humility: We value humility and appreciate the power of teamwork.
• Experience and portfolio: We are looking for designers with 2+ years of experience either within an in-house team or a respected branding agency.

What you can expect to work on:

• This role will sit within our Global Growth team where you will work closely with content and marketing stakeholders to drive organic sign ups.
• Your main focus will be on creating engaging paid and organic social media assets that showcase our brand and attract our target merchants.
• Additionally, you’ll work on the evolution of the GoCardless brand, acquisition campaigns, in life growth marketing campaigns, product launch campaigns, and design operations.

Salary range: The expected base salary range for this position is between £43,200 to £64,800. Base salary ranges may vary and are determined by factors such as geography, level of experience, interview assessment and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

The good stuff:

• Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover.
• Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period.
• Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle.
• Equity - all permanently employed GCs get equity to help you make a valuable contribution.
• Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure.
• Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget.
• Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’).

Life at GoCardless: We're an organisation defined by our values; we start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it.

Diversity & Inclusion: We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can.

Sustainability: We’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations.