Responsibilities

• Lead the art direction and visual development of integrated marketing campaigns across the client's co-branded credit card portfolio
• Concept and execute creative across a broad mix of channels including digital, social, email, print, and OOH
• Develop and maintain visual consistency across campaign, brand, and loyalty program creative, ensuring all work adheres to the client's brand guidelines
• Work closely with copywriters, designers, and strategists within the studio to develop cohesive, well-crafted creative solutions
• Translate creative briefs into strong visual concepts, bringing ideas from initial concept through to final production-ready execution
• Present and articulate creative work to the client's stakeholders with confidence, clearly communicating the thinking and rationale behind creative decisions
• Navigate compliance and legal approval processes inherent to financial services marketing, ensuring creative work meets regulatory requirements without compromising quality
• Stay current with design trends, emerging platforms, and best practices across digital and traditional channels, bringing fresh thinking to the studio
• Collaborate closely with the Account Manager and studio leadership to ensure creative output is aligned with strategic and business objectives
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, delivering high-quality work within agreed timelines

Requirements

• 6–10 years of art direction experience, ideally within a marketing agency, in-house studio, or regulated industry environment
• A strong portfolio demonstrating conceptual range, hands-on craft, and experience across a mix of digital and traditional channels — a portfolio is required as part of your application
• Experience working within a regulated industry; financial services and/or loyalty program experience is strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite is essential
• Demonstrated ability to concept and execute across multiple channels simultaneously
• Comfortable presenting creative work to external client stakeholders and articulating creative rationale clearly and confidently
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain visual consistency across a complex, multi-channel account
• Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment with a 3-day in-office schedule at our Wilmington, Delaware location
• Experience working on co-branded credit card, loyalty, or rewards marketing programs
• Familiarity with Figma
• Experience navigating compliance-driven creative approval workflows within financial services marketing

Preferred

• Mentoring junior designers
• Ability to adapt visual language across brands
• Strong storytelling through visuals