Associate Creative Director, Banking Marketing Lead

Zions Bancorporation; Midvale (UT); On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Profit Sharing

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Zions Bancorporation is seeking an Associate Creative Director to guide integrated campaigns, mentor a growing creative team, and elevate the brand across channels in an in-office setting across UT/CA/CO/WA. Lead strategy to execution with focus on regulatory alignment and ROI.

You will collaborate with marketing, design, and performance teams to deliver distinctive, compliant financial marketing work, in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in design (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 3 years in creative leadership roles, ideally within financial services or regulated industries.
• Experience coaching team members and freelancers.
• Strong demonstrated capabilities in forward thinking graphic design.
• Expertise in marketing strategies across digital, interactive, and print channels.
• Familiarity with banking products and services is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale projects, budgets, and agile workflows.
• Candidates may have a background in graphic design and/or related fields.
• Strong visual, written, and oral presentation skills.
• Bonus experience: fixturing, signage, hospitality design, art curation, event production, experiential design

Responsibilities

• Participate in creative visioning, stewardship, and execution of marketing programs, ensuring alignment with brand standards and business objectives
• Develop high-performing creative assets for affiliate channels, across print, digital, motion, and physical experiences
• Collaborate with performance marketing teams to optimize creative for ROI and conversion
• Inspire and manage the work of a multi-talented team of designers, copywriters, and marketers focused on affiliate initiatives
• Mentor and inspire creative team members, fostering growth and excellence in craft.
• Elevate quality and brand integrity across all touchpoints
• Balance innovative approaches with regulatory requirements and financial industry standards
• Use performance data and testing insights to refine creative strategies
• Track and forecast marketing trends, technologies, and best practices
• Develop relationships with internal stakeholders, external agencies, and production vendors to ensure quality and cost efficiency

Skills

Graphic design

Creative leadership

Marketing strategy

Presentation skills

Coaching

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Budget management

Brand standards

Agile workflows

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Motion graphics (basic)

Job description

Zions Bancorporation is seeking an Associate Creative Director to guide integrated campaigns, mentor a growing creative team, and elevate the brand across channels in an in-office setting across UT/CA/CO/WA. Lead strategy to execution with focus on regulatory alignment and ROI.

You will collaborate with marketing, design, and performance teams to deliver distinctive, compliant financial marketing work, in a fast-paced environment.