Senior Designer - Otherlife

About the role

Otherlife is built for builders who need to prove something real, not just talk about cool concepts. This role owns the strategic and visual direction of branding projects from first brief to final delivery across demanding client work. You architect identity systems and design languages that make complex value flows feel obvious and human. You translate ambiguous cultural cues and business goals into sharp visual narratives that resonate with both executives and end users. You act as the creative quarterback for high-profile work with companies like Mastercard, Arsenal FC, Coinbase, OpenSea, and Shopify. Every decision you make is measured by clarity, craft, and longevity beyond the launch moment. You push the team to raise the bar on execution while taking full ownership of outcomes in a fast moving, high accountability environment. You use AI as a core part of your process to accelerate execution and focus energy on the hardest creative problems.

Key facts

What you'll do

Conduct discovery and translate ambiguous brand goals into coherent visual identities and design systems for global clients.

Define and maintain visual languages, motion systems, and interface patterns that scale across web, mobile, and emerging platforms.

Lead end to end branding projects, managing timelines, stakeholder feedback, and cross functional collaboration with product and engineering.

Partner with Strategists and Creative Directors to turn research and insights into bold creative concepts that pass the clarity test.

Execute high fidelity UI, UX, and interaction design with an obsessive focus on detail, consistency, and usability.

Create motion design assets and collaborate on 3D and illustration work to strengthen storytelling and brand immersion.

Set the creative tone in studios and critique sessions, mentoring junior designers and elevating the work of other Senior Designers.

Use AI tools to automate repetitive tasks, generate variations, and prototype experiences without sacrificing quality.

Present work confidently to C level stakeholders, defending design decisions with clear rationale and business impact.

Champion design integrity and brand alignment across every touchpoint, ensuring Otherlife and client work feel cohesive and intentional.

Own the production ready assets and design tokens that make handoff smooth for engineering and consistent for future products.

Think in systems and stories, turning one off campaigns into long term identities that can evolve over months and years.

Balance speed and perfection, delivering work at Otherlife's high velocity without compromising on craft and strategic depth.

Act as the creative conscience of the project, challenging assumptions and pushing the team toward bolder, clearer outcomes.

Requirements

You have 5+ years of professional design experience with at least 3 years in a Senior Designer role or higher within an agency environment.

You hold a strong understanding of branding, identity systems, and how they connect to business outcomes and user behavior.

You demonstrate expert level proficiency in design tools and can fluidly switch between UI, motion, and illustration workflows.

You have shipped real world products that people use, not just concepts, showing evidence of design driving measurable outcomes.

You communicate with precision and confidence, whether presenting to leadership or collaborating one on one with peers.

You are fluent in design systems methodology and can build, document, and scale systems that multiple teams rely on.

You respect process just enough to bend it when necessary, balancing structure with the speed required for high stakes projects.

You are comfortable making decisions without perfect information and taking responsibility for the results with ownership and maturity.

You have a portfolio that clearly shows your strategic thinking, craft, and the ability to solve layered, multidisciplinary problems.

Nice to have

Experience working with crypto, fintech, or regulated environments is helpful but not required.

A background in agency leadership or collaboration with global blue chip brands like Mastercard, Arsenal FC, Coinbase, OpenSea, and Shopify.

Strong knowledge of motion design tools and 3D or illustration collaboration workflows.

Practical notes

This is a full time role based in New York with hybrid expectations.

Hours are typical office hours with flexibility for deep work and client needs.

Travel is not currently required but may be considered depending on project needs.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship at this time.

The successful candidate will join a team that values speed, clarity, and craft above all else.

This role reports to Design Directors and the Creative Director, working closely with cross functional leadership.

You will be expected to use AI tools daily to augment your creative process and delivery.

Projects may include work for major brands and emerging protocols across Web3 and traditional industries.

The pace is fast and the bar for quality and clarity is intentionally high.

This position is critical to maintaining the creative standards that define Otherlife and MoonPay.

Success is measured by the quality of your work, the clarity of your thinking, and the impact of the brands you help create.