Principal Designer, Otherlife

As Principal Designer at Otherlife, MoonPay's creative studio, you lead the studio's highest-profile, highest-priority projects across brand, product, AI video, and go-to-market work. You report to Executive Creative Director Nick Ace and set the standard for craft and quality through hands-on design and concepting, working with companies like Mastercard, Arsenal FC, Coinbase, OpenSea, and Shopify.

What you'll do

• Own top-priority MoonPay and partner projects end to end, from concept through delivery
• Lead creative for key launches and go-to-market campaigns, contributing original ideas and hands-on design
• Work across brand, product, motion, and AI video to deliver cohesive, multi-disciplinary work
• Partner with the Executive Creative Director to uphold Otherlife's design standards and visual identity
• Mentor designers through design reviews, feedback, and guidance
• Collaborate with project managers, strategists, and developers for efficient delivery
• Present creative work to stakeholders, clients, and partners
• Stay current on design trends, tools, and AI workflows, and bring them into the team's process

What you bring

• 7+ years of professional design experience, ideally in a creative or digital agency, with a strong portfolio of high-profile work
• Experience working within web3, blockchain, fintech, AI, or emerging tech companies
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects as a hands-on contributor
• Experience creating broadcast-quality advertisements using AI-driven design tools and traditional methods
• Strong command of branding, digital design, UX/UI, motion, and visual storytelling
• Experience with design systems and scalable visual frameworks
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain creative rationale to stakeholders and clients
• Strong organization and attention to detail under tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, plus familiarity with WebGL, GSAP, or Three.js
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related field

Nice to have

• Experience developing AI-driven automation for creative workflows
• 3D and motion tools such as After Effects, Cinema 4D, or Blender
• Informal mentorship or team-lead experience
• Familiarity with agile, cross-functional workflows across design, engineering, and strategy

What we offer

• Competitive salary of $358,000-$367,500 USD (New York)
• Share options
• Equity package, pay-for-performance equity bonus, and Moonshot award (10 employees twice a year receive a $250,000 equity grant)
• Health and dental benefits, plus private healthcare coverage
• Pension with employer contributions from day one
• Flexible time off and birthday leave
• Enhanced parental leave
• Hybrid working schedule: fully remote or from your nearest Moonbase, with commuter benefits where applicable
• Home office setup allowance and remote working allowance for fully remote employees
• Wellhub wellness membership covering gyms, studios, classes, and wellness apps
• Unlimited enterprise access to AI tools including Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini
• Lunch credit on office days
• Monthly product budget and zero-fee crypto transactions
• $1,000 annual training budget
• High Potential Program offering structured development, mentorship, and stretch opportunities
• Regular remote company offsites including high-impact in-person sessions and hackathons
• Employee referral program: earn 10K in USDC for successful referrals
• Cycle to Work scheme (Ireland) and EV Salary Sacrifice (UK)

About Otherlife and MoonPay

Otherlife is MoonPay's creative studio, designing how brands meet the next era of the internet. MoonPay is a high-standards, high-velocity company building the operating system for value movement across crypto, stablecoins, and tokenized assets. MoonPay was named to Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers 2026 (Top 25 in Finance), ranked number 2 in Crypto Services on Fortune's inaugural Crypto 100, and made The Sunday Times Best Places to Work two years running.