Creative Director

Our client, a leader in the rewards/fintech space, is seeking a Creative Director to shape and elevate their brand across marketing, digital, product, and partner experiences. This role will lead both design and copy teams while driving sophisticated, high-quality creative that reflects a polished and professional brand presence.

Type: Full-Time

Location: Chicago - hybrid, 3 days/week onsite

Salary Range: $130-150K

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and inspire internal designers and copywriters, fostering a high-performing creative team.
• Own creative strategy, brand standards, and visual identity across all customer-facing channels.
• Direct integrated campaigns across web, email, social, digital, print, events, sales enablement, and partner marketing.
• Oversee major website redesigns and digital experience initiatives from concept through launch.
• Translate complex products, services, and business concepts into compelling, clear, and engaging creative.
• Manage external agencies, freelancers, production partners, budgets, and creative resources.
• Build scalable creative operations, workflows, and processes that support a growing organization.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Product, Sales, and Executive leadership to support business and growth objectives.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of creative leadership experience with a track record of managing high-performing teams.
• Experience leading both design and copy functions, regardless of personal creative discipline.
• Strong portfolio showcasing clean, polished, enterprise-level creative and brand development work.
• Proven experience leading full website overhauls and large-scale creative initiatives.
• Expertise across multi-channel marketing, digital experiences, brand governance, and content production.
• Strong vendor, agency, stakeholder, and budget management experience.
• Strategic thinker, mentor, and visionary leader who is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and contributing to execution when needed.

This is hybrid gig with three mandatory days onsite, Tuesday - Thursday. This position is a cornerstone piece to take this internal creative team of seven to the next level. If this role screams you're a fit, please apply today.