Responsibilities

• Own creative vision, quality, and consistency across Climate First Bancorp, Climate First Bank, OneEthos, and future portfolio companies.
• Turn strategy and briefs into distinctive campaign platforms and channel-ready work that advances business objectives and strengthens our brands.
• Lead our Creative Designer and guide copy, design, content, and production as a hands-on player-coach.
• Ensure the team operates as a brand and growth engine - not simply a production shop.
• Set and evolve the enterprise creative vision, translating strategy into distinctive concepts and campaign platforms.
• Lead creative development from brief through launch across paid media, organic social, CRM, web, video, photography, print, out-of-home, presentations, branch materials, and other customer touchpoints.
• Oversee external production partners when specialized support is required.
• Adopt a commitment to environmental, social, economic, and racial justice.
• Bring curiosity, humility, and initiative to learning, and apply it to create measurable, values-aligned outcomes in our products, programs, campaigns, and partnerships.
• Remain vigilant regarding cybersecurity and complete all mandatory compliance and IT training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in creative development, art direction, brand design, or advertising in an agency, in-house team, or both, including at least 3 years leading integrated work and developing creative talent.
• Portfolio demonstrates strong conceptual thinking, integrated campaign development, art direction, brand systems, digital execution, and multichannel storytelling.
• People Leadership & Player-Coach Mindset - experience directing, coaching, and developing designers and other creative contributors.
• Copywriting, Storytelling & Presentation - ability to develop and refine headlines, campaign narratives, scripts, presentations, and customer-facing copy.
• Creative Technology & production Fluency - proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro), strong PowerPoint skills, familiarity with Canva, Figma, motion, video, photography, and digital production.
• Business, Channel & performance Orientation - connects creative choices to business objectives, audience needs, channel behavior, and performance.
• Entrepreneurial, Organized & Collaborative Leadership – thrives in fast-moving, high-expectation environments.

Preferred

• Banking, Fintech & Regulated-Industry Acumen – Experience in banking, fintech, or another regulated industry is valued but not required. You learn complex products quickly and partner effectively with Compliance and subject-matter experts to develop work that is persuasive, accurate, and supportable.

Benefits

• Health Coverage — 100% employer-paid for employees; employer contribution for dependents by Us
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Free Telemedicine access via Teladoc
• 401(k) with 6% Employer Match — No Vesting Period.
• Employee Stock Options
• Exclusive Employee Banking Perks
• 0% Financing for Employee Solar Loans
• Employee Only Mortgage Product with exclusive interest rates and terms.
• 0% Financing for Eligible Electric Vehicles (EVs)