Senior Motion Designer

Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Were waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

After starting as a prepaid card our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well aspersonal and business bank accounts we offer joint accounts accounts for 16-17 year olds a free kids account and credit cards in the UK with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save invest andcombine their pensions with us.

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

Were not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo

London (Hybrid) 60000 - 72000 Incentive Awards tied to your performance Benefits

Our Design Team

Were a team of 115 designers researchers and brand experts led by Chief Design Officer Vuokko Aro. Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Were seeking an experienced and versatile Senior Motion Designer with a strong portfolio in motion graphics animation and creative ideation.

In this role youll shape Monzos visual identity through dynamic motion deliver high-quality animation solutions aligned with strategic goals and drive innovative ideas as a conceptual thinker. Your designs will combine creativity and vision ensuring theyre both compelling and rooted in strong concepts. As part of our dynamic internal creative studio youll collaborate with designers and writers exchanging feedback and raising design standards.

Working closely with the Creative Director youll ensure consistency and evolve the Monzo brand by partnering with product designers marketing teams and external agencies. Key projects include developing motion storyboards creating animated campaign assets collaborating on motion for web and product designs and elevating internal design projects.

Youll play a key role by...

• Creative Motion Design. Shaping how Monzos brand looks feels and moves across various channels. Youll concept design and animate engaging content from in-app animations to scroll-stopping ads and launch videos.
• Work closely with product designers and engineers to bring motion design to life within the product using tools like LottieFiles or Rive to implement animations directly into the app experience.
• Collaboration & Storytelling. Working closely with writers designers and marketing leads youll help bring big ideas to life with motion and creativity. Youll create world-class animations to drive rich narrative elements across integrated touchpoints like campaigns email web and product UI. Youll be knowledgeable in understanding safe zones for growth assets compliance and size ratios across all communication channels like Meta and Youtube.
• Hands-On Animation. Youll be hands-on in crafting work from concepting storylines and visuals for scripts to designing storyboards and animation tests for proof of concept. Youll animate in a variety of 2D styles and techniques and help build a library of core brand animations for use across multiple touchpoints. Youll be animating our branded illustrations and learning from the best at bringing those magic touches to life.
• Brand Evolution. Maintain and apply knowledge of our brand identity systems while also exploring opportunities to evolve these systems to support our stakeholders as needed. Youll manage your time effectively to meet deadlines and delivery schedules.

Wed love to hear from you if

• You have a proven track record in motion design roles with a strong portfolio or reel demonstrating your work in branding in-app interactive animation (using tools like LottieFiles or Rive) and visual storytelling.
• You demonstrate expert proficiency in After Effects and Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop Illustrator).
• You have experience in Figma asset import and export. Youll actively participate in FigJam brainstorming sessions and collaborate with the team.
• You possess a strong understanding of design principles colour theory and typography.
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex motion concepts clearly to both internal teams and stakeholders.
• You can manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• You have experience in fast-paced environments perhaps within tech startups or working on engaging brands.
• Youre obsessed with strategically designing within a brand and have strong skills with evolving within brand guidelines.
• Motion skills or 3D programs (like Blender or Cinema 4D) are a plus.

Whats in it for you

60000 - 72000 Incentive Awards tied to your performance

We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well and at times that suit you and your team.

1000 learning budget each year to use on books training courses and conferences.

We will set you up to work from home; all employees are given Macbooks and for fully remote workers we will provide extra support for your work-from-home setup.

Plus lots more!

The application journey has 4 key steps

• 30-minute call with our Recruiter Tom
• 1-hour Craft interview where youll present either a single case study or your portfolio
• A take-home task for you to complete in your own time
• 1-hour final interview where well review your take-home task and explore values & ways of working

To help us understand your skills and experience we kindly ask that you include both your CV and a portfolio showcasing your work. This process should take around 3-4 weeks - your schedule is really important to us so we promise to be as flexible as possible!

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Well only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you dont miss out.

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Equal opportunities for everyone

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and were making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo were embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report.

Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity family or parental status national origin or veteran neurodiversity or disability status.

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