Brand Designer, Acast
UK Market
Podcast hosting, growth, and monetization
Job no longer available
Podcast hosting, growth, and monetization
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
Acast empowers and enables podcast creatives to share amazing stories, find their valuable audience, and make money out of their craft.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual for a creative design position with a minimum of 2+ years in a fast-paced design environment (agency, studio, in-house role)
- The ideal candidate should be well-versed in the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), with proficiency in web design tools such as Figma and Webflow (coding not required). Additionally, familiarity with motion design is required
- The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of organisation, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to manage time effectively
- You should excel in handling multiple priorities, and be adept at breaking down large projects into manageable tasks
- This role requires the autonomy to work independently on a day-to-day basis
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are crucial for effective collaboration. Ideally, the candidate will also have proficiency in 3D design
- Keeping abreast of popular culture and trends is essential, and a passion for podcasts is a definite plus
What the job involves
- We are looking for a talented and energetic designer to join the Brand Design team, reporting directly to the Global Head of Brand Design
- You will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality and consistency across our internal and external visual brand and content, creating eye-catching work and assets that speak to Acast’s position as the world’s leading podcast company
- Although the role sits within the global brand team, you’ll collaborate with our product, tech, sales and podcast teams to deliver a broad range of output, from presentations to web design, branding materials to podcast artwork, video to marketing collateral
- In this role, you will be responsible for delivering fresh and impactful brand, digital, and print design across Acast’s multiple touchpoints
- This includes developing and maintaining internal presentations and templates
- You will come up with ideas that help promote the Acast brand visually to both an advertiser and podcaster audience
- When you do this, you can clearly articulate your ideas and design decisions across the business
- Your ability to train the wider business in programs or templates that they’ll use will increase your impact
- You’ll work across multiple brands and have the ability to maintain brand guideline standards that differ depending on projects
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Acast is a podcast hosting platform, monetized by its ad network. Users gain access to a variety of tools including sharing tools and advanced analytics, and earn money via the adverts provided by the Acast service. Acast publish podcasts to all podcast apps such as Amazon, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
The Acast is the platform is used by worldwide brands such as the Guardian, BBC, HuffPost, VICE, Vougue and the Financial Times. It enables creators and advertisers to foster meaningful relationships with listeners, while giving anyone access to insightful, educational, and entertaining audio content.
Its acquisition of Podchaser - one of the most comprehensive podcast databases in the world - in 2022 meant that Acast could begin to build a structured metadata portfolio for the market. It has now built tools for listeners, creators and advertisers that enable monetisation and accelerated global reach.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jun 2020
$26.1m
LATE VC
Dec 2018
$35m
SERIES C
Total funding: $91.4m
Company values
- Fueled by passion - A fun, creative mindset generates positive change. We’re driven by our passion for making a difference, building a platform where everyone — no matter their background — can share their stories
- Curious and brave - We’re on an adventure, together. We experiment, we’re not afraid to make mistakes, and we encourage each other to be brave and explore uncharted territories with confidence. Our imagination and entrepreneurial spirit delivers world-class products and services
- Open and caring - We’re global and have remote teams, so we strive to be collaborative and inclusive when working together. We continuously improve by listening and learning from those around us. We create team spirit and culture by showing empathy, communicating in respectful ways, and using feedback to develop and reach our common vision
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
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