Title: Executive Creative Director - Visual Content (In-Office or Remote Based on Location)
Location: SanFrancisco, UnitedStates
What You’ll Do
As Executive Creative Director – Visual Content, you’ll develop and execute proprietary photography, video, and illustration that articulate our enterprise brand and seven affiliate brands with clarity, cohesion, and distinction. You’ll partner cross‑functionally to set visual standards across wealth management, commercial and small business banking, consumer banking, and our digital platforms, balancing regulatory requirements with compelling, human‑centered design.
- Partner with marketing leadership, business segment leads, and affiliate marketing teams to translate business objectives into compelling visual strategies, concepts and execution.
- Lead the creative development and visual content direction of integrated campaigns across digital, print, experiential, and emerging channels.
- Establish and maintain visual identity systems that work across diverse audiences—from mass market clients to high‑net‑worth segments.
- Source and hire freelance photo/video teams and illustrators; acquire and curate visual assets from creators and stock libraries.
- Direct the creative development process from initial brief through final execution, ensuring work meets both design excellence and regulatory compliance standards.
- Mentor and develop creative talent, fostering a culture of curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with legal, compliance, and risk teams to push creative boundaries while maintaining appropriate guardrails.
- Manage freelancer contracting, budgets, production schedules, and an image library of photography, video, and illustration.
- Compellingly present creative work to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Stay attuned to design trends, visual storytelling innovation, and evolving client expectations in financial services.
- Contribute to both day‑to‑day creative needs and large‑scale campaigns in this hands‑on role.
What You Bring
- Ten or more years of progressive creative leadership experience, with significant time spent developing visual identity systems and brand design frameworks.
- Deep portfolio demonstrating excellence in visual storytelling, ideally within financial services, fintech, pharma, journalism, or other trust‑driven industries.
- Proven ability to balance creativity with the constraints of regulated industries.
- Exceptional visual sensibility across formats and channels, from digital experiences to large‑scale campaigns.
- Strategic thinking that connects business goals to visual expression and customer experience.
- Experience leading and developing creative teams, with a track record of attracting and retaining top talent.
- Extensive knowledge of and network within the photography and video industry.
- Expertise and experience with contracting processes and intellectual property law.
- Acumen in managing image libraries.
- Experience in production methods, supervising retouching and color correction.
- Comfort presenting to and influencing C‑suite executives and board members.
- Understanding of how visual identity intersects with customer experience, product design, and business strategy.
- Proactive problem‑solving and collaboration skills that succeed in matrixed organizations and cross‑functional partnerships.
What Success Looks Like
Within your first year, you will have established clear, scalable visual identity guidelines for each affiliate and the enterprise brand that teams across the organization can confidently apply. You will have launched several major campaigns that demonstrate our evolved visual identity and drive measurable business results, and your team will be energized, growing in their craft, and producing work that earns industry recognition and, above all, client engagement.
Why Join Us
This is an opportunity to shape how a financial institution shows up visually during a transformative moment in banking. You will have the resources, leadership support, and creative space to create work that matters—connecting and supporting communities, helping people make smarter financial decisions, and building more secure futures.
Locations
- SanFrancisco, California (in‑office)
- Denver, Colorado (in‑office)
- Seattle, Washington (in‑office)
- SaltLakeCity, Utah (in‑office)
- Remote positions available for candidates outside the above states.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary Range: $165,000–$225,000 annually (based on level of experience and location).
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance – START DAY ONE!
- Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance.
- Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts.
- Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays, plus applicable state holidays.
- 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, and competitive compensation aligned with work experience.
- Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions.
- Tuition Reimbursement: up to $5,250 per calendar year for qualifying employees enrolled in an accredited degree program related to the business, effective upon hire.
- Employee Ambassador preferred banking products—a complete set of checking, savings, loan and payment benefits exclusively available to you as an employee of Zions Bancorporation.