Creative Design Lead

M-KOPA Holdings Limited

Job Overview

Location

Lagos

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• We are looking for a Creative Design Lead to join our marketing team as we scale up and drive digital and financial inclusion across our markets.
• The role will be the creative powerhouse behind our marketing campaigns, translating complex fintech propositions into engaging, high-converting visual assets.
• You'll bridge high-level brand strategy and fast-paced, thumb-stopping execution across digital, social, and traditional media channels.
• You'll be responsible for owning the visual identity of M-KOPA Nigeria across all marketing campaigns, ensuring consistent, high-quality brand alignment.
• You'll design, animate, and deliver high-quality motion graphics, typography, and visual effects for digital ads, social media, and product explainer videos.
• You'll lead the end-to-end video editing process (cutting, colour grading, sound design, and mixing) for both short-form (TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts) and long-form content.
• You'll oversee live-action video shoots and photoshoots, including directing creators, actors, or internal talent where necessary.
• You'll maintain an organised pipeline of creative assets, ensuring projects are delivered on time in a fast-paced environment.
• You'll take on any other tasks as assigned by the hiring manager.

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrable experience (3-5 years) in motion graphics, animation, and video editing, with a portfolio that shows range across short-form and long-form content.
• Proven track record leading video production end-to-end, including colour grading, sound design, and directing live-action shoots.
• Strong understanding of the Nigerian market and what makes visual content culturally resonant and high-converting.

🏖️ Benefits

• Empowerment of employees to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training.
• Support for individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritizing well-being, and embracing flexibility.
• Recognition as one of Africa's fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times.
• Named on CNBC's World’s Top Fintech Companies and TIME100 Most influential companies in the world.

Skills & Technologies

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About M-KOPA Holdings Limited

M-KOPA Holdings Limited provides asset-financing and digital financial services across Africa, enabling underbanked customers to acquire smartphones, solar home systems, and productive-use assets through flexible pay-as-you-go installments. The company combines IoT-enabled hardware, mobile payments, and proprietary credit algorithms to offer affordable, unsecured loans while building credit histories for millions. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, M-KOPA operates in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, serving over 3 million customers and disbursing more than $1 billion in cumulative credit.

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