Brand Designer - Social Media & Motion

Are you looking to have an impact on the daily life of millions of entrepreneurs in France (and tomorrow in Europe)?

Are you looking for a work environment that values trust, proactivity, and autonomy?

Are our Engineering principles aligned with your vision?

Then Pennylane is the right place for you !

Our vision

We aim to become the most beloved financial Operating System of French SMEs and Accounting Firms (and soon, European ones).

We help entrepreneurs rid themselves of time-consuming tasks related to accounting and finance while providing them with access to key financial information to assist in making the best decisions for their business.

About us

Pennylane is one of the fastest growing Fintechs in France (and soon to be in Europe!)

In 5 years of existence, we’ve managed to :

Make ourselves known as a groundbreaking accounting and financial software for small businesses and their accountants

Raise a total of €400 millions, including from Sequoia, the famous fund from the Silicon Valley who invested early in companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, Paypal and much more...

Grow from 7 cofounders to 1000 happy Pennylaners : we’re now recognized as one of the greatest places to work in France (and also remotely), with a 4.6 / 5 rating on Glassdoor .

Build an international environment with more than 25 nationalities, with a strong remote-friendly culture, where 30% of the employees are already working from all parts of Europe

Earn the trust of thousands of customers and accounting firms and obtain outstanding ratings

Already more than 800,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and over 6000 accounting firms use Pennylane in France!

Mission

You will be the visual voice of Pennylane on social platforms. Your mission is to bring the brand to life through motion and video, creating engaging content that grows our community and modernizes our image. You bridge the gap between high-end design and social media spontaneity.

Responsibilities

Motion Design : Create high-quality animations (2D) for social feeds, website and screens.

Video Editing & Shooting : Own the video production process—from shooting (interviews, events) to editing (cuts, captions, music, color grading).

Social Content Creation : Design static and dynamic assets for LinkedIn, YouTube.

Brand Guardianship : Ensure all social assets align with the core brand guidelines while pushing creative boundaries.

Templating : Build MOGRTs to enable the team ship simple posts faster.

Profile

• 3–5 years of experience in Motion Design / Social Creative (Agency or In-house).
• Very comfortable with After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Shooting skills : Comfortable holding a camera, setting up basic lights, and recording clean audio.
• Social Media Native : You understand safe zones, vertical formats, pacing, and what makes a user stop scrolling.
• Creative Pragmatism : You know when to spend 2 days on a hero animation and when to ship a trend video in 2 hours.

Nice-to-have

• 3D skills (Blender / C4D) for simple assets (credit cards animation…) .
• Experience in a B2B SaaS environment (making complex topics fun) is a plus.
• Photography skills.

Recruitment Process

• First conversation with Marie, our recruiter - 30min (remote)
• Interview with Benjamin, Brand Design Manager - 30min (remote)
• Case study and debrief with Benjamin, Emre (Brand Designer) and Maxime Baumard (CMO) (remote)
• Final interview with Benjamin and Maxime (remote)

What do we do to make your work life easier

Wherever you are based, you will get 25 vacations days paid by Pennylane

You’ll have a competitive compensation package

You'll get company shares to enjoy a piece of the success story you're building with us

You’ll have a budget to turn your home into a more comfortable workspace, as well as a monthly allowance to work from a coworking space whenever you feel like it

Through our partner Gymlib, you’ll have access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 activities related to wellness

You’ll have access to Busuu to perfect your English or your French

You’ll get the latest Apple equipment

Depending on the teams and the requirements of the position - you'll be able to work remotely from your country of residence, as long as it is in Europe and within a maximum time difference of two hours from the CET time zone

We are committed to regularly coming together for company events such as Tech Days (which bring remote Pennylaners together every 3 months) or our annual company seminar, fostering significant moments of cohesion for everyone.

If you are based in France, you will have a French contract following French regulation on top of the additional perks : 6 to 12 RTT, 5 weeks PTOs, lunch credits (Swile), Alan Blue healthcare cover and regular events in cities where Pennylaners are mostly presents (Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes…)

We're working on providing those last advantages to our people based outside of France as well, but it can be quite more complex depending on different countries.

Who are we looking for ?

To thrive at Pennylane, you need :

• To speak English (level is assessed and appreciated according to the department you’re applying to)
• To be energized by an ever-shifting work environment
• To be highly collaborative (within your team or other stakeholders)
• Sufficiently experienced to prioritize business-led actions on your day to day activity

We know that some people are less likely to apply than others, if they don’t feel like they meet the full list of criteria.

If you’re hesitating, we encourage you to apply : who knows, it might be the start of a meaningful and long-lasting collaboration.

Important information for candidates

Recruitment scam attempts are on the rise. We invite you to remain vigilant during your exchanges.

Applications through official channels only : apply exclusively through our job postings published on our official platforms (career site, official partner pages).

Always verify the sender's email address : our communications are sent from professional email addresses with the domains @pennylane.com or @pennylane-partners.com

We will never ask you for payment or financial information

bank details, payment for an interview, equipment purchases, etc.) as part of the recruitment process. If such a request is made to you, it is fraudulent. We invite you to not respond and to report it to us immediately .

We also want to emphasize that we fully embrace diversity, equity and inclusion and that we’re doing our best to create a safe and inclusive environment.

We are committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of gender, sexual orientation, origin, disabilities, or any other traits that make you who you are. If anything, diversity makes us a more fun place to work at.

Pennylane est une des FinTech à la plus forte croissance en France, et souhaite bientôt adresser le marché européen.

En 5 ans d'existence, nous sommes parvenus à :

Nous positionner sur le marché comme un éditeur de solution de comptabilité et de gestion financière innovant

Lever un total de 225 millions d'euros, auprès d'investisseurs de renom, dont Sequoïa, le fonds phare de la Silicon Valley, connu pour avoir soutenu Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, Paypal et bien d'autres à leur début.

Passer de 7 cofondateurs à une équipe de 800 collaborateurs, avec une note moyenne de 4,6 / 5 sur Glassdoor et 94% des évaluateurs Glassdoor qui recommanderaient PL à leurs proches!

Construire une équipe internationale composée de collaborateurs issus de 25 pays différents, avec une culture du télétravail très flexible

Gagner la confiance de milliers d'utilisateurs et obtenir d'excellents retours

Déjà plus de 500,000 TPE / PME et plus de 5000 cabinets d’expertise-comptable utilisent Pennylane en France !

Notre équipe Tech se compose d'environ 230 personnes (Ingénieurs Backend, Fullstack et Frontend, Engineering Managers et Senior Engineering Managers)

Chaque ingénieur fait partie d’une squad dédiée à un périmètre spécifique du produit, sous la responsabilité d’un Engineering Manager et en étroite collaboration avec un Product Manager et un Product Designer.

Chaque squad réunit toutes les compétences nécessaires pour concevoir, développer et livrer des fonctionnalités de bout en bout, en totale autonomie.