Senior Creative Art Director – Brand & Digital Lead

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks an experienced Manager, Creative Art Director to lead a Retail Bank design team. You will shape brand experiences across digital channels, collaborate with creative directors, art directors, and copywriters, and drive elegant, customer-focused design systems.

You will mentor teams, translate research into compelling campaigns, and partner with cross-functional groups to elevate craft and ensure consistent, outcomes-driven creative across products and channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience required.
• At least 3 years leading creative teams.
• At least 3 years designing for digital channels incl. social media.
• At least 5 years as an art director using design tools incl. Adobe Creative Suite, Figma.

Responsibilities

• Deliver design for digital channels (paid social, display, email, web, SEM) with high creative quality.
• Develop design systems, libraries, AI-tool integration aligned to brand standards.
• Lead and inspire teams of art directors, designers and copywriters (FTs, contractors, agencies).
• Translate business intent into creative strategies and executions that market products effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Creative direction

Digital design

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Education

Bachelor’s degree or military experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks an experienced Manager, Creative Art Director to lead a Retail Bank design team. You will shape brand experiences across digital channels, collaborate with creative directors, art directors, and copywriters, and drive elegant, customer-focused design systems.

You will mentor teams, translate research into compelling campaigns, and partner with cross-functional groups to elevate craft and ensure consistent, outcomes-driven creative across products and channels.