Creative Director

Irvine, CA (On-site)

$141K/yr – $200K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 11 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive end-to-end creative strategy and execution for loanDepot marketing, leading creative teams, managing milestones and budgets, and partnering with senior leaders to align on strategic initiatives and adopt AI-enabled improvements.

  • Own creative strategy from brief through delivery and measurement.
  • Lead cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure quality, timelines, and impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Understands the fundamentals of loanDepot’s origination and servicing business and translates understanding and company objectives into clear creative strategies with measurable results
  • Understands the needs of the sales force and delivers creative that drives business.
  • Drives innovation by identifying and implementing new ideas, campaigns, processes, and technologies that enhance marketing effectiveness and deliver measurable business results.
  • Manages the print, digital, and video media creative process from inception through completion, ensuring that every initiative has clearly defined milestones and success criteria.
  • Ensures brand standards are consistently upheld while delivering high-quality, impactful creative that reflects best-in-class marketing practices.
  • Partners with senior leaders to develop strategic marketing initiatives, recommend solutions, and secure alignment on key priorities.
  • Provides leadership and direction to graphic and media teams, fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams and various levels of leadership in the production of creative collateral.
  • Identifies opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies to enhance creative, marketing, and operational workflows; evaluates, implements, and optimizes solutions that improve team productivity, accelerate execution, and enable smarter, more efficient ways of working.
  • Evaluates copy and content, integrating them effectively with design output.
  • Reviews creative deliverables, offering clear direction and actionable feedback to team members to drive quality.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, and/or a minimum of eight (8) + years’ experience in graphic design or videography role required.
  • Minimum five (5) + years of experience in leading creative teams and creative execution required.
  • Minimum of three (3) + years’ financial services industry experience preferred.
  • Strong web, mobile design, front-end development and UX/UI skills and execution experience required.
  • Proven track record of creative and managerial success required.
  • Must be able to operate well in a high-velocity environment in graphic design and media software where competing priorities are the norm

Benefits

  • Aggressive compensation package based on experience and skill set.
  • Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive.
  • Work with other passionate, purposeful, and customer-centric people.
  • Extensive internal growth and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision.
  • Wellness program to support both mental and physical health.
  • Generous paid time off for both exempt and non-exempt positions.
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loanDepot

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loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) is a digital commerce company committed to serving its customers through the homeownership journey. Since its launch in 2010, loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster and less stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, as one of the nation’s largest non-bank retail mortgage lenders, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that simplify one of life’s most complex transactions. With headquarters in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and works though a variety of local, regional and national philanthropic efforts. loanDepot is an approved seller and servicer for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. loanDepot, LLC, NMLS #174457 (http://nmlsconsumeraccess.org). Equal Housing Opportunity. Learn more at loandepot.com.

Founded in 2010
Irvine, California, USA
5.7K employees (189 in marketing)
51% recommend to a friend
62% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$141K/yr – $200K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

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Funding

Total Funding
$831.9M
Last Raise
$150M
Post IPO Debt, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $150M
  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $200M
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $300M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
898.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$185.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19.3%
Direct
69.9%
Referral
6.8%
Social
0.5%
Paid
3.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.7K

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Creative Director

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