Responsibilities

• Partner with marketing leadership, business segment leads, and affiliate marketing teams to translate business objectives into compelling visual strategies, concepts and execution
• Lead the creative development and visual content direction of integrated campaigns across digital, print, experiential, and emerging channels
• Establish and maintain visual identity systems that work across diverse audiences—from mass market clients to high-net-worth segments
• Source and hire freelance photo/video teams, illustrators. Source existing visual assets from creators. Curate stock photography.
• Direct the creative development process from initial brief through final execution, ensuring work meets both design excellence and regulatory compliance standards
• Mentor and develop creative talent, fostering a culture of curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and risk teams to push creative boundaries while maintaining appropriate guardrails
• Manage freelancer contracting, budgets, production schedules, and an image library of photography, video, and illustration
• Compellingly present creative work to senior leadership and stakeholders
• Stay attuned to design trends, visual storytelling innovation, and evolving client expectations in financial services

Requirements

• Ten or more years of progressive creative leadership experience, with significant time spent developing visual identity systems and brand design frameworks
• Deep portfolio demonstrating excellence in visual storytelling, ideally within financial services, fintech, pharma, journalism or other trust-driven industries
• Proven ability to balance creativity with the constraints of regulated industries
• Exceptional visual sensibility across formats and channels, from digital experiences to large-scale campaigns
• Strategic thinking that connects business goals to visual expression and customer experience
• Experience leading and developing creative teams, with a track record of attracting and retaining top talent
• Extensive knowledge of and network within the photography and video industry
• Expertise and experience with contracting processes and intellectual property law
• Acumen in managing image libraries
• Experience in production methods, supervising retouching and color correction

Preferred

• Experience with budgeting and managing large-scale production campaigns across multiple channels.
• Strong network within the visual content production and licensing ecosystem.
• Track record of leading cross-functional teams in matrixed organizations.

Benefits

• Salary Range: This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $165,000 - $225,000 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—a complete set of checking, savings, loan and payment benefits exclusively available to you as an employee of Zions Bancorporation