Creative Lead

Monta is the operating platform powering the EV ecosystem serving drivers, companies, cities, and the electricity grid with one integrated software solution.

At our core, we make EV charging simple, accessible, and reliable. Our software enables a consistent charging experience across all chargepoint brands and we empower charge point owners with a full-fledged solution to attract users and seamlessly manage usage, pricing, availability, and transactions.

We’ve closed a huge Series B round! 80M EUR and soaring! Our journey so far? An expansion across various markets, prestigious #ISO27001 and B-Corp certifications, and proactive tech revolutionizing the EV charging experience. Not to mention, our growth has skyrocketed 6X since the last round, nearing 1 million monthly charging sessions, and 1,000 #EV drivers joining us daily! Monta will use the EUR 80M funding to double down on its successful software-only strategy by strengthening investments in all markets and improving and expanding its product to new sectors ready to embark on an electrified future.

Are you a dynamic creative thinker with a flair for brand building? Then join us!

If you've made waves in the marketing or branding world—especially within the Tech or SaaS sectors—we are definitely looking for you! At Monta, you'll spearhead  thrilling content and design initiatives, from branding building to  campaigns to global marketing executions, and from innovative advertising to captivating social media concepts.

Here's the best part: we are all about entrusting our team with the creative freedom they rightfully deserve. As our Creative Lead, you'll not only have ample creative autonomy but also play a pivotal role in sculpting the future of Monta's brand. You'll lead and mentor an expanding team of  2+ gifted designers, working in close tandem with our Director of Brand and Creatives within the electric brand team..

(Some) of the things you will be doing:

Strategic Leadership:

• Set the creative and design vision and strategy for Monta in partnership with the Director of Brand and Creatives
• Build the creative strategy and brand visual evolution and uphold the standard of output across all organizational realms, ensuring alignment with Monta’s mission and overarching strategy.
• Acting as Monta’s strategic creative voice to influence global direction, sharing best practices, coaching the team, and presenting to high-level stakeholders.

Creative Execution:

• Driving the creation and execution of innovative creative and/or brand and marketing campaigns across all fronts - from ideation, visuals, and design.
• Lead the development and execution of an omnichannel creative direction and design strategy across every touchpoint of the customer experience.
• Supporting the team and a pool of freelancers in developing graphic and creative execution across the brand’s activation fronts, revising graphics, website visual development and video creation, validate and tailor creative concepts ideas, and providing constructive feedback to optimize design approaches in an agile environment.
• You are component and system minded, focused on building templates and libraries to support your direct team and the larger org.

Brand Ownership and Evolution:

• Taking ownership of the brand guidelines, continually assessing stakeholder needs, both internally and external partners, to evolve and tailor creative execution and their application, ensuring a cohesive brand representation in all co-marketing and advertising campaigns.
• Leveraging an in-depth understanding of the industry and Monta’s brand positioning to tailor the brand's creative approach strategically, inspiring internal stakeholders to harness the power of the brand in enhancing their projects/products/areas.

Creative Project Management:

• Overseeing the lifecycle of creative projects, from inception to delivery, liaising between various marketing divisions and other departments to ensure timely completion, and performing final sign-offs before delivery.
• Evaluating design briefs, actively participating in kick-off meetings to understand project scope, and crafting or supporting in the creation of briefs for brand-led projects and evolution, always aligning the goals to Monta’s mission and strategy.

Team Development and Mentorship:

• Leading and nurturing the internal creative team of two graphic designers (and growing), while fostering a culture of continuous learning and mentorship.
• Pioneering new processes for tackling design challenges, anticipating potential issues, opportunities, and proposing viable solutions. Seeking and testing new tools and techniques to optimize the design process, and sharing valuable insights with the larger team.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Working hand-in-hand with brand team stakeholders and product team stakeholders to augment our brand presence effectively.
• Leading cross-team collaboration, establishing best practices for collaboration and feedback processes, and ensuring beneficial impacts on internal teams and a crucial positive impact on the brand externally through effective direction and guidance.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a similar role preferably within the Tech and Saas industry
• A craftsperson within branding, graphic design and visual communication with a solid track record of leading teams to impactful and integrated creative solutions.
• A strategic thinker ensuring idea driven design solutions delivering on business objectives
• A team player who leads through action - someone who shows the way and sets teams up for success - demonstrating ownership, passion and drive to deliver at the highest level of creativity at every step of the way
• Expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Figma and Illustrator is a must.
• Expertise on running omnichannel creative execution is important
• Technical knowledge of branding systems is a plus
• Able to manage multiple projects from concept through to completion.
• Extensive experience developing, implementing, and evaluating strategic social and content plans

Benefits

Monta can offer you...

• Flexible work hours
• Discount on Gym membership
• Free snacks & beverages
• Subsidized plant-based lunch
• Occasional company-wide and team events - both in-person and virtually.
• Learning & development opportunities
• Education budget
• Warrant program
• Pension + Health insurance
• Maternity/Paternity leave

Life at Monta

At Monta, we encourage you to come as you are. To ensure an inclusive product that serves a diverse user group, we need to be a diverse force behind it. We are a company dedicated to revolutionizing the EV industry, thus aspiring to change the world for the better. Furthermore, Monta is committed to our sustainability efforts with several green initiatives such as offering our employees a plant-based-only lunch among many other things.

Why EV less when you can #EVbetter

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