Lead Designer (Brand & Creative) - Engine by Starling at Starling, London, United Kingdom

Spearhead the creation and management of Engine by Starling’s visual identity, blending strategic brand planning with hands-on delivery of premium design assets to enhance global marketing, sales, and client engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce consistent, high-caliber design assets for presentations, social media, digital platforms, and print collateral.
• Guide the formulation of brand strategy by defining purpose, positioning, personality, perception, and promotional elements.
• Develop and implement marketing materials across various channels to generate leads and boost international brand recognition.
• Create compelling sales resources such as brochures, pitch decks, prototypes, and visuals to support client acquisition.
• Partner with leadership and technical experts to explore design opportunities, evaluating broader implications of decisions.
• Manage and advance the design system, setting scalable standards and processes to align with organizational goals.
• Mentor emerging designers and promote design’s value to internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in crafting design and strategy in dynamic SaaS or high-growth settings.
• Demonstrated success in building brand identities and converting them into practical marketing resources.
• Background in aiding sales efforts via detailed prototypes, sessions, and promotional materials.
• Strong capability to forge senior-level connections and unite diverse teams toward shared objectives.
• Advanced proficiency in design systems, including their upkeep and enhancement.
• Inherent drive to independently advance projects from concept to completion.

Benefits And Growth

• 33 days of annual leave, including public holidays flexible to your schedule
• Additional birthday holiday day
• Increasing leave entitlement with tenure, plus option to buy or sell up to five extra days
• 16 hours of paid volunteering annually
• Enhanced pension via salary sacrifice
• Life insurance at four times salary and group income protection
• VitalityHealth private medical coverage with mental health and cancer support
• Partner perks including discounts at Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith, and Peloton
• Comprehensive family-friendly policies
• Refer-a-friend incentive program
• Perkbox access for retail savings, wellness tools, and weekly perks
• Programs like Cycle to Work, gym salary sacrifice, and EV leasing