Creative & Brand Advisor

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage assigned multi-channel campaigns from intake through delivery, coordinating scope, timelines, approvals, production, deployment, and closeout.
• Develop and adapt high-quality visual assets for digital, print, social media, email, website, online banking, branch, event, and paid-media applications.
• Apply and steward Seattle Credit Union brand standards across materials, campaigns, physical environments, and partner-produced work.
• Serve as a primary marketing relationship partner for branches by gathering needs, advising on brand-aligned solutions, coordinating requests, and maintaining visibility into local priorities.
• Translate approved creative briefs into campaign concepts and production-ready assets while maintaining accessibility, channel specifications, compliance, and brand quality.
• Provide recommendations on visual hierarchy, format, production method, materials, cost, timing, and vendor approach.
• Independently resolve complex production issues and reprioritize work as needs change; identify material risks, recommend a course of action, and secure stakeholder alignment before implementation when decisions affect scope, budget, compliance, or brand standards.
• Maintain organized source files, templates, specifications, vendor records, inventories, and production documentation to support continuity and reuse.
• Contribute ideas beyond the immediate area of expertise and participate in holistic campaign and brand decisions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Two years of college or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 4–6 years of progressively responsible experience in a relevant field.
• Advanced knowledge of graphic design, brand systems, creative production, campaign execution, and vendor management.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Experience managing creative projects and multi-channel campaign deliverables from intake through final production.
• Experience administering digital signage or comparable content-management systems; Spectrio experience is strongly desired.
• Experience managing external vendors, estimates, specifications, production schedules, installation, and quality assurance.
• Ability to interpret creative briefs and independently recommend effective, brand-aligned creative and production solutions.
• Working knowledge of print production, signage, environmental graphics, digital asset specifications, accessibility, and brand governance.
• Working knowledge of compliance and regulatory considerations in financial services marketing.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, communications, or a related field.
• Experience in a financial institution or other regulated industry.
• Experience supporting branch, retail, signage, environmental brand, or local-market programs.
• Experience with Spectrio, project-management platforms, WordPress, HubSpot, social publishing tools, or comparable systems.
• Experience with motion graphics, video editing, or photography.

Benefits

• Benefits: Seattle Credit Union supports and invests in our employees. We offer many great benefits, including low-cost medical contributions and zero contributions for dental and vision plans. Additionally, SCU offers a generous paid time off program and a 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 5%.