Brand designer

Remote, permanent, full-time (40h/week) position 

Do you have a soft spot for profitable companies with a meaningful, globally used and loved product? Would you like to work within a compact, super-capable team in a refreshing & remote work environment? Would you like to work on a mobile application that is changing the way we learn and communicate? Do you want to make it your mission to turn Drops into a household name across the world? You might just be the perfect fit for our new Graphic Designer here at Drops! 

About us:

Our goal at Drops is to ensure effective language learning through a delightful, seamless, gamified experience. We strive to be the #1 app for vocabulary learning and we're very much on the way there! Our app has been live on the App Stores for over 4 years, covering 45 languages, serving 32 million users across the globe and has been featured on both the App Store (App of the Day, most recently in 130+ countries in September 2021) and Play Store (App of the Year in 2018). Drops has been featured by TechCrunch, FastCo, Forbes, CNN, Bloomberg, VentureBeat and many more. In short, we're a tiny but very powerful team spread mostly across Europe, achieving great things the remote way! The founder is involved in every day implementation, strategy and support, working with the team on innovative ideas to shift the needle in the language learning space. Recently acquired by Kahoot! In 2020, Drops’ network and resources and success is on a hyper growth path forward! Check us out and see what you think: http://drops.app.link/

We’re looking for someone who ... 

• Can art direct, concept and complete creative that pushes the brand forward while aligning with key business objectives
• Understands the creative needs for marketing design ranging from social media, digital ads, email template design, website design and other omni-channel marketing visual communications
• Adopt a test-and-learn, data-driven design approach that balances creative and performance 
• Create compelling brand visuals that sells the brand to consumers 
• Provide strong design thinking applied across a range of mediums, including performance channels, identity, video, motion, graphic design, and digital 
• Co-create with other designers and relevant stakeholders across the marketing and product teams
• Help to define, shape and evolve the Drops brand
• Is experienced at creating captivating motion/animations
• Is a master of Figma, the Adobe Suite ( Illustrator, Photoshop After Effect) and you know your way around digital tools.
• Is a self-starter and independent thinker, but loves working with a close-knit team to develop our branding to the next level.
• Can develop & manage a system to facilitate, track and execute on different design requests 
• Gets KPIs, analytics and is able to navigate and track impact of their work.
• Minimum of 3 years experience, we are looking for someone that can show us their creative knowledge and personality, supported by a portfolio of marketing design (a requirement for application)
• Has a background of getting great work out the door on deadline!

What you’ll bring along

• Support our Social Media team with editorial content ideation & design and ensure your content drives impressions and engagement.
• Keep our social & user communities engaged and wanting more awesome language learning content due to your brilliant designs 
• Support our Growth team with evolving our email marketing designs & visual content 
• Keep our users clicking through and reading more communications you deign through our CRM systems
• Support our Senior Graphic Designer with illustration needs for both marketing & product projects
• Create and deliver unique visual content daily, in line with Drop’s brand guidelines to ensure that brand and quality standards are consistently achieved
• Analyse and adjust your designs based on insight analysis and constant quick fix improvements
• Ability to meet deadlines whilst ensuring the highest quality but not sacrificing business needs and deadlines at the expense of total perfection
• A strong drive and structure in your work
• Excellent verbal English communication skills (other languages are a plus)
• Experience working in the mobile app industry is a big plus
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a remote team environment

Perks

• 🌍 All the perks of remote working
• 👥 An awesomely compact 26 person team
• 🧠 Yearly educational allowance
• 💪 Fitness allowance
• 💻 High-end Apple hardware and ergonomic accessories
• 🏖 36 days of holiday per year
• ✈️ Quarterly team gathering somewhere in the world (Amsterdam, Iceland, Lisbon and Budapest were previous locations)