Associate Creative Director

In this role, you will:

• Lead N26’s brand and marketing design efforts across all channels, shaping compelling campaigns that elevate brand awareness and engagement.
• Drive the creative direction of brand and product marketing campaigns, ensuring strategic alignment and visual impact.
• Develop and refine scalable design systems that maintain brand consistency across all digital and offline touchpoints.
• Transform business and user insights into visually stunning, intuitive, and high-performing creative assets.
• Set and uphold a world-class design standard, ensuring every brand expression aligns with N26’s identity and marketing objectives.
• Foster collaboration between brand, marketing, and product design teams to create cohesive and memorable brand experiences.
• Optimize creative workflows and design processes to enhance efficiency, scalability, and execution quality.
• Manage multiple high-visibility projects, balancing strategic priorities while maintaining creative excellence.
• Stay at the forefront of industry trends, integrating innovative design thinking into N26’s brand campaigns.
• Champion best practices in Figma and other design tools, driving efficiency and seamless cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire the creative team, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and design excellence.
• Empower the Creative Studio with knowledge-sharing, best practices, and design leadership to elevate brand storytelling and impact.

What you need to be successful:
Background:

• 7+ years of brand design experience (agency/client side).
• Extensive experience working on global consumer brands.
• Best in class conceptual and design craft skills.

Skills

• Proven ability to create functional and impactful designs across multiple platforms (OOH, Social, Content, Performance, Lifecycle).
• Strong conceptual skills, with a focus on meaningful innovation in design.
• Expertise in Figma, including utilising figma for automation and production at scale.
• Experience working with global brands and international creative teams on integrated campaigns.
• Exceptional asset management and organizational skills.
• Previous experience in an advertising agency is preferred. Experience with lifestyle brands is a strong plus.
• Ability to function independently while also excelling as a collaborator.
• Capacity to work efficiently at high speeds without compromising quality.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor junior designers, and manage multiple projects effectively.
• A compelling reel showcasing previous work.
• Fluency in English