Brand Designer

About KOHO

We’re on a mission to make financial services better for every Canadian. That means no hidden fees, no predatory interest rates - just financial products designed to help our users spend smart, save more, and build real wealth. We’re a performance organization with a strong heart: we care deeply about outcomes, and everything ties back to our mission - to financially empower a generation of Canadians.

At KOHO, we’re not your average 9-5. We believe real impact comes from people who are trusted, empowered, and supported to do their best work - without sacrificing their lives to do it. We prioritize work-life integration, not just work-life balance. That means asynchronous collaboration, flexible hours, and a remote-first setup built around autonomy and high trust.

KOHO is entering its next chapter - leaner, smarter, more AI-integrated. We’re building for impact, not bureaucracy. If you thrive in environments that value clarity, ownership, and bold thinking, you’ll fit right in.

About This Role

We’re looking for a Brand Designer to join our team, working remotely from anywhere in Canada.

In this role, you’ll lead the conceptualization and execution of compelling brand design across static and motion-based mediums. You’re a highly creative Brand Designer with a strong foundation in brand systems, visual storytelling, and executional craft—comfortable translating complex ideas into engaging visuals, layouts, and motion moments. You bring a strong eye for detail, a passion for evolving brands, and the ability to think holistically across touch points.

What You'll Be Doing

Conceptualization & Design Execution

• Evolve and uphold KOHO’s brand identity, ensuring consistency, clarity, and craft across all touchpoints.
• Design and produce compelling creative for brand campaigns and always-on channels, including social, dotcom, email, display, and motion-led assets.
• Own the end-to-end design process from ideation and concepting to final execution across static and motion formats.
• Stay ahead of brand and motion design trends, applying best practices to keep KOHO’s brand fresh, expressive, and relevant.

Creative Execution & Innovation

• Bring ideas to life through both static design and motion, using animation to enhance storytelling, clarity, and emotional impact.
• Explore and integrate AI tools, design and motion systems to improve efficiency, experimentation, and creative output.
• Continuously evaluate new tools, techniques, and workflows to elevate craft and scale creative impact.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product, Marketing, and Engineering to deliver cohesive, high-quality brand experiences across surfaces.
• Collaborate with writers, marketers, and other designers to translate strategy into visually and motion-driven narratives.
• Foster a collaborative, feedback-driven design culture that encourages knowledge sharing and alignment.

Brand Standards & Consistency

• Establish, maintain, and evolve KOHO’s brand standards including guidance for motion.
• Ensure all outputs balance creativity with brand alignment, protecting KOHO’s identity and values.
• Oversee the quality and consistency of design across product interfaces, marketing, communications, and motion assets.

Who You Are

• 4+ years of experience in brand design and/or marketing design, ideally within fintech, tech, or consumer brands.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand systems thinking, visual craft, and motion.
• Solid understanding of motion principles and systems (timing, easing, transitions).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, email building tools & AI Tools (such as Flora, Weavy, Midjourney, etc.).
• Experience with motion tools such as After Effects, Jitter.

Key skills/competency

• Brand Identity
• Motion Graphics
• Visual Storytelling
• Fintech Design
• AI Integration
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• After Effects
• Brand Strategy