Creative Manager

McLean 1 (19050), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.

Creative Manager

Are you currently looking for an opportunity to impact the corporate side of business and lead an in-house agency for a great Fortune 500 company?

We’re looking for an outstanding Creative Director to oversee a talented team, and to help drive Digital and Direct creative strategies. Intimate knowledge of industry best practices, strong digital production background and the ability to quickly identify, address and incorporate emerging trends into strategic development are essential, as well as an ability to proactively overcome adversity and obstacles. Ideal candidate would be an effective team leader with an ability to comfortably present comprehensive concepts to Senior Leaders and decision makers.

Responsibilities:

• Contributes to preliminary strategy formation for each new project (Digital & Direct).
• Reviews and approves new creative proposals (Briefs).
• Craft project estimates and work with project management on implementation. (Scope)
• Leads team to identify and solve marketing problems from a creative perspective.
• Organizes and leads creative reviews within department.
• Recommends creative testing where appropriate.

What you will bring:

• Instinctively identifies irresistible creative and the needs of the consumer.
• Self-organized and can manage multiple, concurrent projects.
• Solid knowledge base of HTML5/CSS/Responsive-web to be able to manage and lead interactive designers/developers.
• Strong integrated thinking skills.
• Organized, composed and can present well to senior executive audiences.
• Able to partner and collaborate with Brand Strategists and Internal Business Clients effectively.
• Positive outlook and attitude—someone who naturally builds up the people around you.
• Able to provide objective performance evaluations of team and individuals.
• Happy learning and effectively navigating complex client organizations and processes.
• Consistently delivers quality work on time.
• Effective creative problem solver.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Military Experience.
• At least 5 years of experience with corporate website marketing or integrated marketing.
• At least 7 years of experience as a Creative Director or Creative Manager.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 10 of experience as a Creative Director.
• At least 3 years of experience in digital/mobile.
• At least 5 years of direct response experience.
• At least 5 years of financial industry experience.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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