Creative Lead, Fintech & Blockchain Experiences

Circle; Washington (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle, a leading internet financial platform, seeks an experienced creative leader to craft bold brand stories across campaigns and experiences. You will translate complex blockchain and payments concepts into engaging narratives, collaborating with design, engineering, and product teams to move ideas from concept to execution.

The role emphasizes prototyping with AI and code, leveraging a portfolio of work that shows strategic thinking and strong brand outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in conceptual creative, interactive, experiential, innovation, or equivalent creative roles where technology is central
• A portfolio of high-quality work demonstrating strong conceptual thinking across brands, campaigns, or experiences
• Demonstrated ability to originate ideas and develop them from early concept through to compelling outcomes
• Strong strategic and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret briefs and identify opportunity
• Proven ability to prototype and make ideas tangible using code, AI tools, design tools, or other appropriate methods
• Familiarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) and prompt development

Responsibilities

• Owning development of bold conceptual ideas for brand campaigns, launches, partnerships, and experiences
• Simplifying blockchain, payments, and financial infrastructure into clear, engaging narratives
• Approaching briefs as strategic problems, aligning audience insight, idea, and execution
• Exploring AI and emerging technologies to unlock new creative possibilities and integrate tech into the process
• Experimenting and prototyping ideas using AI, code, design tools, and other appropriate methods
• Partnering with designers, copywriters, engineers, and creative leaders to realize polished executions
• Maintaining a high bar for creative craft so original idea strength carries through final experiences

Skills

Conceptual creative

Interactive/experiential

Innovation

Strong portfolio

Code/AI prototyping

Generative AI familiarity

Tools

Slack

Apple MacOS

G Suite

Job description

Circle, a leading internet financial platform, seeks an experienced creative leader to craft bold brand stories across campaigns and experiences. You will translate complex blockchain and payments concepts into engaging narratives, collaborating with design, engineering, and product teams to move ideas from concept to execution.

The role emphasizes prototyping with AI and code, leveraging a portfolio of work that shows strategic thinking and strong brand outcomes.