Principal Associate, Associate Creative Director-Brand

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$110K/yr – $151K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with creative teams and internal clients to define intent and deliver marketing that makes Capital One easy to recognize, remember and choose.
  • Work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment that adjusts based on the needs of business partners and strategic imperatives.
  • Lead a team of internal copywriters and art directors alongside external agency support—sometimes handling the work yourself.
  • Mentor team members and identify new opportunities to support their development.
  • Follow advertising and marketing trends to translate business intent into creative strategies and executions.
  • You’ll lead creative professionals who write, edit and design digital content with a focus on SEO-driven long-form articles. You’ll be there to oversee the team’s day-to-day work, and sometimes you’ll lean in yourself to:
  • Write SEO-driven long-form content, short-form ads and other copy placements.
  • Edit long-form digital content for grammar, typos, AP style, tone and brand standards.
  • Fact-check content to ensure the work meets legal and SEO requirements
  • Hold your team, agencies and freelancers accountable based on enterprise and regulatory standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or military experience
  • At least 3 years of experience in copywriting and editing
  • Candidates must provide a portfolio for consideration
  • 3+ years of experience leading creative teams or creative projects
  • 4+ years of experience editing long-form digital content for websites or blogs
  • 1+ years of experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Understanding of art direction and UX/UI design principles
  • Experience in the financial services industry or highly regulated industry
  • Experience applying Enterprise and Associated Press Book (AP Stylebook)
  • This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Preferred

  • 3+ years of experience leading creative teams or creative projects
  • 4+ years of experience editing long-form digital content for websites or blogs
  • 1+ years of experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Understanding of art direction and UX/UI design principles
  • Experience in the financial services industry or highly regulated industry
  • Experience applying Enterprise and Associated Press Book (AP Stylebook)

Benefits

  • Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the   Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
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Capital One

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At Capital One, we're making things better for our customers and associates through innovation and collaboration. We were founded on the belief that everyone deserves financial freedom—and are dedicated to a world where all have equal opportunity to prosper. Banking is in our DNA, but we are so much more than a bank. We always think about what’s next—and how we can bring our customers the tools needed to improve their financial lives. Your ideas, experiences and skills will help make banking better. You’ll be part of a supportive culture while earning amazing benefits. That’s life at Capital One. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. View our Social Media Community Guidelines https://www.capitalone.com/digital/social-media/

Founded in 1994
McLean, Va, US
62K employees (2,158 in marketing)
67% recommend to a friend
80% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
127.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$12.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
16.9%
Direct
77.4%
Referral
3.7%
Social
1.2%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~81.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,388 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
17.5 years
Median Tenure
7.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
25

Funding

Total Funding
$5.5B
Last Raise
$2.8B
Post IPO Debt, 6 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $2.8B
  • Jan 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1.8B
  • May 2023
    Post IPO Equity • $954M

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