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Creative Director
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Amsterdam
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Creative Director at Mollie leading and evolving the Brand Design function, owning the global brand design vision and visual identity across channels and markets. The role leads an in-house studio and partners with marketing, product, growth and the founder.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Amsterdam
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Lead and evolve Mollie's Brand Design function
- Define and drive the global brand design vision, keeping it consistent and excellent across every channel and market
- Support the creative vision and execution of the brand across every touchpoint, from campaigns and product experiences to storytelling and motion
- Balance craft excellence with speed and scale
- Build a consistent, world-class brand experience across platforms and markets
- Own the evolution of the visual identity, design systems and creative principles
- Act as the quality bar for all brand output
- Lead an in-house studio of around 5 to 8 designers across brand, motion, digital and campaign
- Build a culture of craft, feedback and continuous improvement
- Partner directly with marketing leadership, product, growth and the founder to turn strategy into insight-driven creative
- Work with Marketing Operations on workflows and tooling
- Bring in AI tools to speed up ideation, production and iteration without lowering the bar
- Collaborate with teams like Employee Experience and Internal Events
- Manage external agencies, freelancers and production partners when needed
- Deliver a clear, evolved brand design vision plus a refreshed visual identity and design system that markets adopt consistently
- Build a high-performing, well-structured in-house studio with workflows, tooling and modular systems to deliver high-quality output at scale
- Deliver impactful end to end creative for flagship campaigns, product launches and brand moments
- Build AI-enabled creative workflows that measurably increase speed and output while holding the quality bar
- Build strong creative partnership with Marketing, Product, Growth and leadership, including an uplift to performance marketing creative
- In the first 90 days: assess the team, output and brand system, define a vision and deliver quick wins
- Within 6 to 12 months: a scaled studio operating model, the evolved identity live in market and AI workflows embedded
What we're looking for
- Proven experience leading and scaling in-house design teams or creative studios, including people leadership of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to inspire, challenge and develop designers at all levels
- A strong portfolio showing high-quality brand, campaign and digital work, backed by proven brand craft
- Exceptional creative judgement and taste, and a clear point of view on what "great" looks like
- Experience building and maintaining design systems and brand frameworks that scale for consistency and self-serve
- Operational strength in planning, prioritization, resourcing and workflow design, so quality holds at scale
- Hands-on experience applying AI in creative workflows, including concepting, production and scaling assets
- Strong communication and storytelling, with the ability to explain creative decisions to senior stakeholders
- Fluent English
Your team
Brand Design
An in-house studio of around 5 to 8 designers across brand, motion, digital and campaign
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About Mollie
Build with us
Mollie is an all-in-one payments and money management platform. Since 2004, more than 250,000 companies trust Mollie to get paid, manage money and grow on their terms. Mollie is one of Europe's fastest-growing fintechs, with 900+ Mollies across 12+ locations.
Mission
To make payments and money management effortless for every business in Europe.
Key facts
- 900+ Mollies
- 2004
- Fintech
- More than 250,000 companies trust the platform
- 900+ Mollies across 12+ locations
- One of Europe's fastest-growing fintechs
- Going global is on the roadmap
What they value
- Always Be Shipping
- Move fast, build with purpose and care deeply about our customers