Art Director 100% (f/m/d) - Zurich

Bank Julius Bär & Co. Ltd.; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. seeks an experienced Art Director to elevate the brand across advertising campaigns and marketing touchpoints.

You will craft compelling visual narratives, translate briefs into distinctive creative concepts, and collaborate with agencies, photographers, and production partners to deliver standout communications. The role requires a strong portfolio in campaign and brand development, fluent English, and 3–5 years’ experience in art direction within financial services or

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience in art direction or brand communications.
• Fluent in English; German language skills are a plus.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating campaign and brand development.

Aufgaben

• Develop creative concepts and visual territories for integrated advertising campaigns.
• Act as guardian of the brand’s visual identity across all communications and touchpoints.
• Collaborate with copywriters, creative teams and agencies to create engaging storytelling and campaign platforms.
• Ensure quality control across all produced assets and campaign materials.

Kenntnisse

Art direction

Visual storytelling

Brand identity

Campaign development

Creative concept

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Art Direction or related discipline

Jobbeschreibung

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together. The Art Director is responsible for shaping and elevating the visual expression of the brand across advertising campaigns, marketing initiatives, and key brand touchpoints. The role develops compelling creative concepts and visual narratives that bring the brand strategy to life and create distinctive, memorable, and effective communications. Working closely with the campaign manager, the branding team, and agencies, the Art Director ensures that all creative output meets the highest standards of design excellence, supports business objectives, and strengthens long-term brand equity.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Creative Concept Development:
  • Develop creative concepts and visual territories for integrated advertising campaigns
  • Translate strategic briefs and business objectives into compelling visual ideas
  • Collaborate with copywriters, creative teams, and agencies to create engaging storytelling and campaign platforms
  • Develop and evolve distinctive brand assets, recurring visual devices, and creative mechanics that increase recognisability, memorability, and differentiation across all campaigns
• Brand Stewardship:
  • Act as a guardian of the brand’s visual identity, ensuring consistency across all communications and touchpoints
  • Drive the development and application of brand assets, design systems, and creative guidelines
  • Help evolve the visual expression of the brand while maintaining consistency and recognisability
• Campaign and Marketing Collaboration:
  • Manage creative development from concept through final delivery
  • Provide clear creative direction to agencies, photographers, designers, and production partners
  • Ensure quality control across all produced assets and campaign materials

YOUR PROFILE

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in: Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Art Direction or a related discipline
• Fluent in English, German is a plus
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in art direction, advertising, visual design, or brand communications
• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in campaign and brand development
• Experience collaborating with agencies, creative teams, and production partners
• Experience across digital and print channels
• Experience in financial services, luxury, premium, or professional services brands is a plus
• Technical Skills:
  • Art direction and creative concept development
  • Visual storytelling and advertising design
  • Brand identity and design systems
  • Creative asset production across digital and print media
• Personal Skills:
  • Strong creative and conceptual thinking
  • Excellent visual judgement and attention to detail
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Collaborative approach and ability to build relationships across teams
  • Ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment

The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations. Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer?

At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one. We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders. With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients. Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners.

Committed to your success

Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first‑class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees. We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well-being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

For more information visit www.juliusbaer.com or contact us via the Contact Form.