Senior Visual Designer

CoW Protocol is on a mission to create the fairest and most efficient venue for exchanging assets on all EVM-compatible chains. Since launching a year ago, we have passed $15bn (yes, billion) in trade volume, and become the 4th most popular DEX Aggregator on the market – now we’re aiming for #1. If you are a high-performing team player who wants to work on some of the most important problems in Ethereum (MEV protection, batch auctions, and more), we want to talk to you!

• Position: Full-time contractor

About the role

CoW Protocol is looking for a world-class designer that will build, maintain, and continually execute an iconic visual identity for its consumer-facing brands, CoW Swap & CoW Protocol. The successful candidate will join a fast-paced, dynamic startup with significant traction and growth trajectory. They will report to the Head of Marketing, and work hand-in-hand with our Principal UI Designer.

What you’ll do

• Build an iconic visual identity for CoW Swap and CoW Protocol, in collaboration with our Principal UI Designer


• Set up and continually maintain a comprehensive design system in Figma


• Partner with a copywriter (future hire) to develop breakthrough campaign ideas and executions that promote various aspects of CoW Swap


• Design the majority of our consumer-facing visuals (yourself), including graphics, charts, video edits, and animations for our social channels, website, docs, forum, etc.


• Create digital ads (with and without motion) for social media, display, and other channels


• Create physical swag, sticker packs, banners, posters, OOH ads, and other collateral for a number of conferences and industry events where CoW Swap has a presence


• Assist the frontend team by rapidly designing and implementing new UX/UI elements that push the boundaries of decentralized interface design, with an eye toward performance, accessibility, and fun


• Help make our landing pages easily understandable and enjoyable to interact with


• Build design into a competitive advantage for CoW Swap

Who you are

• 8+ years working on visual design for iconic brands


• Demonstrated interest in DeFi and/or blockchain/crypto/web3


• Technically excellent in all aspects of graphic design


• Skilled in motion design, animation, and video editing


• Highly creative; capable of big, conceptual thinking


• Appetite to create best-in-class work on small scales (i.e. social posts, infographics, interaction design) as well as large


• Understands how brands work, and how brands grow


• Understands the creative process


• Understands core UX/UI design principles


• Understands how people behave online, how memes work, etc.


• High degree of attention to detail


• Able to identify opportunities for impact and work independently


• Skilled in the English language – able to suggest copy improvements, catch grammar mistakes, etc.

What we can offer you

• Flexible work environment: join one of our hubs in Berlin or Lisbon or work remotely with the option of joining a local coworking space


• Regular trips to reunite with the rest of the team


• High level of autonomy, independency, and ownership


• Conference budget to keep up to date with the developments of the ecosystem


• Learning budget to support your higher ambitions


• Work alongside the biggest projects and names of the space


• Impact: you are joining a startup where you can make a huge difference. Your work matters!


• But most importantly - grow with us! We’re growing rapidly, the industry is expanding fast, and we have a lot to do