Principal Associate, Associate Creative Director - Brand Creative

Chicago, IL (On-site)

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

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead multi-channel creative work from concept to execution, guiding a team of designers and copywriters while partnering with Creative Directors, project managers, and strategists to translate business goals into effective marketing experiences.

  • Lead and mentor a creative team across digital channels
  • Drive strategy alignment with data-informed decisions
  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines autonomously

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Creative Directors and Project Managers to define intent, brief teams, and deliver marketing that cuts through the noise.
  • Design creative for a range of digital channels, including paid social, display, email, web and SEM, with a keen attention to detail and high bar for creative excellence.
  • Be a creative leader amongst your team of Art Directors and Copywriters (including a mix of full-time associates, contractors, and agencies).
  • Collaborate with marketing strategists and internal business clients to positively influence marketing strategy and the customer experience.
  • Use evidence and data to ground your creative decisions.
  • Demonstrate expert knowledge of advertising and marketing trends and translate business intent into creative strategies and executions that market products effectively.
  • Present and influence with a convincing and inspiring style to increase buy-in and open the door for new opportunities - both for your team and department.
  • Mentor and build expertise in your craft with your peers and team members.
  • Manage multiple projects, deadlines and workstreams autonomously at the same time.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
  • At least 3 years of experience as an Art Director
  • At least 2 years of experience leading creative teams or projects in an agency or in house brand environment
  • Candidates must provide a portfolio of their creative work for consideration

Preferred

  • 4+ years of experience in art direction
  • 1+ year of copywriting experience
  • Experience in digital design software (such as Figma, Adobe XD)
  • Experience in storyboarding, motion graphics or video production
  • Experience with premarket and in market testing tools (such as Usertesting.com or Zappi)
  • Experiencing leveraging GAI solutions for creative development, scale and optimization

Benefits

  • Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.
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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)
22

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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