Creative Director
Company: Chime
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: January 26, 2025
Job Description:
About the roleWe are seeking an experienced Creative Director to
develop brand-defining campaigns. This role will be responsible for
shaping the creative vision, crafting captivating narratives, and
executing innovative marketing strategies across various channels,
including TV, social activations, brand partnerships, and more. The
ideal candidate will have a strong background in creative agency
work, a proven track record of impactful campaigns, and the ability
to lead a talented team of art directors, designers and
copywriters.The base salary offered for this role and level of
experience will begin at $168,570 and up to $238,900. Full-time
employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity
package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be
higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and
experience.In this role, you can expect to
- Create a vision for the Chime brand that translates into
powerful and authentic storytelling that drives
awareness/consideration.
- Develop and execute a creative vision for what our brand looks
and feels like through TV spots, activations, social campaigns, and
partnerships across all channels.
- Champion bold ideas and creative approaches to telling Chime's
stories and more deeply connecting with Chime's members.
- Oversee the end-to-end creative process, from concept
development to final execution, ensuring alignment with the
company's brand values and marketing objectives.
- Collaborate with marketing leads to create integrated campaigns
that resonate with target audiences.
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to a team of art
directors, designers and copywriters, fostering an environment of
creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
- Lead creative brainstorming sessions, providing clear guidance,
feedback, and inspiration to generate impactful ideas.
- Manage relationships with external creative agencies,
production houses, and media partners to ensure high-quality
execution of campaigns.
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and
best practices to ensure our creative work is fresh and
relevant.
- Maintain a strong understanding of our consumer base, market
trends, and competitor landscape to inform creative
strategies.
- Inspire commitment, loyalty, pride, and spirit in the
organization, to support Chime as a great place to work.To thrive
in this role, you have
- A deep passion for building brands with a results-oriented
mindset.
- 8+ years in a creative leadership role, with at least 5+ years
working at a creative ad agency making brand level work.
- Deep understanding of advanced AI tools to support the creative
process.
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Design, or a
related field.
- Proven experience working in a creative agency environment,
with a strong portfolio of consumer-facing campaigns, including TV
spots, digital, and partnership initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to develop creative concepts that drive
engagement and brand loyalty.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, mentor,
and lead a small creative team.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the
ability to articulate creative ideas and concepts to
stakeholders.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and collaborating
with external partners.A little about usAt Chime, we believe that
everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime-a
financial technology company, not a bank*-on the premise that basic
banking services should be helpful, transparent, and free. Through
our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our
members to take control of their finances and work towards their
goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first
car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education,
we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial
potential.We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders
with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have
worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to
bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us
to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience
possible. We each bring an owner's mindset to our work, refusing to
be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the
highest bars for our teams, our company, and our members.We believe
in being bold, dreaming big, and taking risks, while also working
together, embracing our diverse perspectives, and giving each other
honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial,
encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our
mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial
progress.We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep
people's trust-so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of
integrity in everything we do. These aren't just words on a
wall-our values are embedded in every aspect of our business,
serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions
achieve their financial potential.Because if we don't-who
will?*Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking
services provided by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. or Stride Bank, N.A.,
Members FDIC.What we offer
- A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days
and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location to
ensure you stay connected to your work and teammates, whether
you're local to one of our offices or remote.
- Hybrid work perks like backup child, elder and/or pet care, as
well as a subsidized commuter benefit.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and
disability benefits.
- Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days, bonus
company-wide paid days off.
- 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of
your choice.
- Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness
related expenses.
- Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and
12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
- Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with $15k lifetime
reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and
more.
- In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow
Chimers-think cooking classes, guided meditations, music festivals,
mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes,
too!
- A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the
most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock
financial progress.We know that great work can't be done without a
diverse team and inclusive environment. That's why we specifically
look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and
ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive
advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as
Chimers and individuals.We hire candidates of any race, color,
ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation,
gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran
status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal
Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco
Fair Chance Ordinance, Cook County Ordinance, and consistent with
Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or
special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.To
learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal
information during the application process, please see the
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Keywords: Chime, Cupertino , Creative Director, Advertising , San Francisco, California
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