Senior Visual Designer

Who we are

We’re on a mission to make investing better for everyone in Europe. More specifically, we’re making it lightyears better (sorry… we had to!). We’re combining multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to global markets so that everyone in Europe can invest freely without sneaky hidden fees or unnecessary barriers.

In less than a year, we went from just an idea to a regulated business that raised $10M, hired a team of 20 people from some of the best fintechs around and launched the app in the UK market.

We’ve got a stellar group of investors behind us including Mosaic Ventures, Taavet Hinrikus, Jaan Tallinn, Sten Tamkivi, Eileen Burbidge as well as a host of angel investors. In 2021, we raised $10M and were covered in TechCrunch, Sifted, Mail Online & the FT.

Who you are

👉 Startup mentality: you’re a team player but can just as well work autonomously and lead your own projects when needed. We’re a small team so there’s lots of space to grow.

👉 Great communicator: you can communicate with both technical & non-technical stakeholders within the business. We move at a fast pace, so short is sweet.

👉 Open-minded: you’re always ready to explore new approaches, and welcome ideas from other members of the team. We try something, we learn from it and we go again.

👉 User-centric: you love trying to understand user experience, and always put the customer first. Everything we do here is to make people in Europe better investors.

👉 Growth mentality: you’re passionate about what you do and eager to learn and grow with us. We’re still in the very early days, so the Lightyear world can be your oyster.

What you’ll do

• Own the design direction and output for social media posts, landing pages, display ads, infographics, blog articles, email templates, and company swag!
• Serve as an expert within the company on motion design, enabling Lightyear content to come to life across the web and social media.
• Storyboard and prototype multiple ideas quickly, and validate creative direction by analysing how potential customers engage with your work.
• Take ownership of projects from concept through completion.
• Help evolve the Lightyear brand, adding to our Brand Book — using it as a guide to create beautiful, yet impactful work, support brand consistency across all marketing-related channels.

Ideal skills & experience

• 3+ years in Graphic, Brand, Visual or Marketing Design. Preference for experience in high-growth consumer technology.
• Conceptual thinker that’s able to engage with the strategic aspect of the work and not just the visuals.
• Solid experience producing engaging creative for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Twitter and others.
• Strong experience in creating beautiful and usable landing pages.
• The ability to understand and follow a design system, as well as challenge and contribute to it when needed.
• Outstanding prioritisation skills.
• Lethal with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (including After Effects). Experience with 3D e.g. Cinema 4D and CSS/HTML/Javascript is a plus.
• Exceptional written and spoken English. You’ll be chatting to our customers, partners and of course the rest of the team on a daily basis.
• An understanding of the investment world is great, but it’s not required. A willingness to learn about it is a must, though!

What you’ll get

💵 A competitive startup package with equity

📍 Offices in central London (Spitalfields) and Tallinn (Kalamaja)

🏡 A flexible approach to working remotely

☕️ All the usual office facilities, including free tea, coffee & snacks

🐶 Both our offices are dog friendly (20% distracting, but 100% cute: see here)

🚲 Cycling or running to work? We’ve got showers, bike storage and lockers

✈️ Quarterly team socials all together