Wave hiring Brand Designer.
Our mission
We are making Africa the first cashless continent.
In 2017, more than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s population did not have a bank account. There are good reasons for this. The fees may be too high, the nearest branch may be miles away, or there may be no one to accept your card. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to hide their savings under their mattresses. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge exorbitant interest rates. Parents stand in line for hours to pay school fees in cash.
We solve this problem by developing financial services that simply work, are readily available, universally accepted, and have no account fees. You can use Wave to send money even in places where electricity, water, and roads aren’t always working. In November 2017, we launched a mobile app for cash deposits, withdrawals, peer-to-peer and business payments in Senegal. In 2019, we also expanded into Ivory Coast. It currently has millions of users and is growing rapidly. Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and this is where you come in…
How can you help us achieve this goal?
We’re looking for a versatile senior brand designer and creative to help our team define and expand Wave’s brand identity and activations. This is no ordinary fintech company. We are a passionate, global, remote team with a mission to strengthen financial inclusion in Africa. The Brand Designer will have key responsibility in shaping and leading Wave’s growing brand identity and will play a key role in designing visuals and creating assets for marketing, sales and human resources teams. This is a highly collaborative role, reporting directly to the Brand Design Manager and working closely with other designers, marketing managers and product managers from different countries to enable great brand design.
As a Brand Designer, you’ll:
- Lead the design and creative process for all brand design materials
Prepare and present creative visions, concepts, and finished designs to multiple stakeholders
Oversee and maintain ownership of work from concept to production
Easily work on multiple projects at the same time
Ensure all marketing materials have a creative yet consistent look and feel
We work holistically across print, environmental design, digital design content, motion, and graphic design.
You’ll work closely with a passionate, cross-functional team who strategize, ideate, and create a variety of marketing assets.
Collaborate with design reviews by obtaining and providing meaningful and supportive feedback.
Use your solution-focused attitude and unique personality to build on our inclusive design team culture.
Show curiosity at every step of the process
Key details
- Work remotely from anywhere (between -5 and +4 UTC) as long as you have reliable internet access.
- Wave covers one trip per year to one of our mission countries in Africa and an $800 annual stipend to meet with colleagues near your home base.
- Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. For this role, we will provide him with a salary of $74,900 (or local currency equivalent) and sufficient capital.
- This is a permanent position
- Performance evaluations are conducted twice a year, and bonuses and promotions are awarded to employees who have been with the company for at least six months and have achieved excellent performance.
- big advantage:
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- Subsidy for health insurance and pension insurance premiums for you and your relatives
- 6 months of fully paid parental leave and subsidized pregnancy support
- Flexible vacation, most people spend 30-40 days a year
- Charitable contribution of $10,000 per year
Requirements
- Fluent English skills and at least 5 years of design experience working on various teams and projects at a startup or agency.
Strong portfolio demonstrating detail-oriented design work and strategic problem solving
Excellent quality in typography, colors, layout and composition
A natural storyteller with a proven ability to streamline decision making and convey concepts.
Adobe CC and Figma proficiency
Are you interested in creating sophisticated, conversion-oriented marketing campaigns?
Growth mindset and desire to learn new things
Desire to succeed in a fast-paced environment with a variety of design challenges.
Ability to work in a multicultural and multilingual environment
good interpersonal skills
Nice to have:
- French language communication skills
- Remote working experience
- Experience or interest in art direction for motion animation
You might be a good fit if you
- You are detail-oriented and strive to achieve excellence in everything you do.
- You are a self-motivated person and take an active approach to achieving ambitious goals.
- Able to work quickly and take initiative on projects
- Leverage collaboration and cross-functional communication in the creative process
- Experience giving and receiving constructive feedback
- Likes taking responsibility for projects – has autonomy but knows when to escalate issues
- They are intellectually curious, approach problems creatively, and see failure as a means to foster innovation and growth.
- When coordinating, feel free to communicate. Priorities can change quickly, so it’s important to make sure everyone is on the same page
- A strategic thinker who can take ideas from concept to implementation.
