Creative Director - Retail Marketing

Overview

Creative Director - Retail Marketing at Zions Bancorporation. This role leads creative for retail bank branches and affiliate initiatives within a dynamic in-house Creative Studio. Reporting to the CMO, this position guides the strategic creative approach across eight bank brands, leading a multidisciplinary team and delivering conversion-focused work that balances brand integrity with business goals.

• Act as a leader in the creative visioning, stewardship, and execution of marketing programs, ensuring alignment with brand standards and business objectives
• Develop high-performing creative assets for affiliate channels across print, digital, motion, and physical experiences
• Collaborate with performance marketing teams to optimize creative for ROI and conversion
• Inspire and manage the work of a multi-talented team of designers, copywriters, and marketers focused on affiliate initiatives
• Establish creative workflows that enhance efficiency and productivity
• Elevate and ensure quality and brand integrity across all touchpoints
• Balance innovative approaches with regulatory requirements and financial industry standards
• Use performance data and testing insights to refine creative strategies
• Track and forecast marketing trends, technologies, and best practices
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, external agencies, and production vendors; travel up to 25% as needed

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Design and minimum 8 years of experience in related fields. A combination of education and experience may meet job requirements.
• Strong demonstrated capabilities in forward-thinking graphic design, retail experience design, visual merchandising, materials, fabrication, and construction
• Strong visual, written, and oral presentation skills
• Experience coaching team members and freelancers
• Ability to direct spatial ideas into conceptual drawings and lead design decisions through documentation, production, fabrication, and construction
• Creating and evangelizing standards and campaign plans
• Bonus experience: fixturing, signage, hospitality design, art curation, event production, experiential design

Along with competitive benefits starting on day one—including 12 bank holidays, profit sharing, and a company-matched 401(k)—you’ll have the chance to grow your career while creating work that truly matters to our customers and communities.

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $115,000 - $175,000 annually depending on job-related factors such as level of experience and location.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance start day one
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays, and any applicable state holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees enrolled in an accredited degree program related to the needs of the business, maximum of $5,250 per calendar year, employees are eligible for the program upon hire
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products

• Salt Lake City, UT
• San Diego, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Seattle, WA

Please note:

This is an in-office position that will sit at a local corporate hub 5 days a week. This is not a hybrid role.

Ready to bring your vision to life? Share your application and portfolio today.