Principal Associate, Associate Creative Director - Brand Creative

Principal Associate, Associate Creative Director - Brand Creative

Capital One Brand Creative is looking for an experienced Associate Creative Director with a background in design and an elevated modern portfolio. This role will support our Retail Bank creative team, bringing our brand to life across different audiences, products and digital channels. You know how to partner with Creative Directors to define the work, and Art Directors and Copywriters to deliver the end product.

You’ll be responsible for both leading project teams as well as contributing to creative development as a top design performer. If you’re a champion of strategic ideas with exceptional leadership chops and a customer-focused marketing background, we’d love to hear from you.

• Partner with Creative Directors and Project Managers to define intent, brief teams, and deliver marketing that cuts through the noise.
• Design creative for a range of digital channels, including paid social, display, email, web and SEM, with a keen attention to detail and high bar for creative excellence.
• Be a creative leader amongst your team of Art Directors and Copywriters (including a mix of full-time associates, contractors, and agencies).
• Collaborate with marketing strategists and internal business clients to positively influence marketing strategy and the customer experience.
• Use evidence and data to ground your creative decisions.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of advertising and marketing trends and translate business intent into creative strategies and executions that market products effectively.
• Present and influence with a convincing and inspiring style to increase buy-in and open the door for new opportunities - both for your team and department.
• Mentor and build expertise in your craft with your peers and team members.
• Manage multiple projects, deadlines and work streams autonomously at the same time.

You want to be an EVIDENCE-BASED MARKETER
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• Your curiosity is endless. There’s always something else to learn.
• You’re flexible and not afraid of change—in fact, you welcome the challenge.
• You share your point of view but seek out what might be missing and listen.
• You have big ideas and know the best ones are driven by proof, persistence and patience.
• You’re a storyteller. You simplify the complex and compel your audience to act.
• You know how to enjoy yourself. While fun isn’t mandatory, it certainly seems to follow you.
• You care—about the work, your team and the customers you serve.

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
• At least 3 years of experience as an Art Director
• At least 2 years of experience leading creative teams or projects in an agency or in house brand environment

• 4+ years of experience in art direction
• 1+ year of copywriting experience
• Experience in digital design software (such as Figma, Adobe XD)
• Experience in storyboarding, motion graphics or video production
• Experience with premarket and in market testing tools (such as  or Zappi)
• Experiencing leveraging GAI solutions for creative development, scale and optimization

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries are listed below, by location:

• Sales Territory: $109,900 - $125,400
• McLean, VA: $120,800 - $137,900
• New York, NY: $131,800 - $150,500
• Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.