Lead Designer

We power people's progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact. So far, 90,000 tutors have delivered over 20 million lessons to learners in more than 175 countries. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters.

Meet the team!

Welcome to Preply's Creative Studio, where innovation meets passion in crafting remarkable experiences for our learners and tutors.

We're not just designers; we're trailblazers on a mission to redefine language learning. With creativity as our compass and empathy as our guide, we're pioneering a customer-centric approach to product development.

Picture this: a dynamic team of graphic & motion designers, creative wizards, insightful researchers, and wordsmiths crafting magic together. We're not just solving problems; we're shaping journeys and empowering dreams.

What you’ll be doing: 

We’re looking for a Lead Designer to bridge the gap between our brand/marketing team and the product team, ensuring that Preply’s visual identity and storytelling are seamlessly integrated into the user experience. As part of the design team, you will report to the Senior Manager of Growth Design and work exclusively on product-focused projects, helping to create a cohesive, engaging, and conversion-driven user experience.

This role is ideal for a designer who understands both brand storytelling and digital product design—someone who can take Preply’s brand identity and translate it into meaningful in-app and web experiences that drive engagement, retention, and growth.

• Elevate Brand Moments in Product – Ensure that Preply’s brand essence is present throughout our app and website, creating seamless and memorable brand moments within the user experience.
  Improve In-App & Web Conversion Touchpoints – Design and optimize onboarding flows, landing pages, emails, and growth experiments to create a more engaging and brand-aligned experience.
  Collaborate with Product & Marketing Teams – Act as a design bridge between the brand/marketing team and product team, ensuring that messaging, visuals, and UX are consistent across all user touchpoints.
  Lead Brand-Driven UX Enhancements – Work on projects that refine visual hierarchy, micro-interactions, motion design, and empty states to reinforce Preply’s identity.
  Support Growth Experiments & A/B Testing – Partner with growth designers and product managers to test new ideas that drive activation, retention, and monetization.
  Conduct Visual & Consistency Audits – Identify gaps where branding and UI consistency can be improved across different parts of the platform.

What you need to succeed:

• 5+ years of experience in digital product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing UI, UX, and brand-led experiences.
• Expertise in Figma and other industry-standard design tools for high-fidelity UI work.
• Experience working in product-led growth (PLG), SaaS, or consumer-facing digital products.
• Strong understanding of brand storytelling and how it translates into digital product design.
• Ability to balance growth-focused UX improvements with maintaining brand integrity.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (marketing, brand, product, engineers).
• Familiarity with motion design, microinteractions, and UI animations (bonus).
• A data-informed approach—comfortable with A/B testing, user research insights, and conversion optimization.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;
• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;
• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;
• Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub
• Access to free mental health support platforms;
• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health; 
• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.
• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.
• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.
• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.
• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.
• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.
• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.
• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.
• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Different opinions and viewpoints are key ingredients in our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. 

Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Together, we are The World Class.

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