Principal Associate, Associate Creative Director-Brand

Responsibilities

• Partner with creative teams and internal clients to define intent and deliver marketing that makes Capital One easy to recognize, remember and choose.
• Work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment that adjusts based on the needs of business partners and strategic imperatives.
• Lead a team of internal copywriters and art directors alongside external agency support-sometimes handling the work yourself.
• Mentor team members and identify new opportunities to support their development.
• Follow advertising and marketing trends to translate business intent into creative strategies and executions.

Requirements

• You're an evidence-based marketer and creative leader who is:
• Bold and confident with your point of view but willing to seek out broader opinions.
• Encouraging and attentive to the work and your team.
• Clever in pursuit of big ideas and unafraid of change and challenges.
• Real but approachable and able to bring your full self to work.
• WHAT YOUR TEAM DOES
• You'll lead creative professionals who write, edit and design digital content with a focus on SEO-driven long-form articles. You'll be there to oversee the team's day-to-day work, and sometimes you'll lean in yourself to:
• Write SEO-driven long-form content, short-form ads and other copy placements.
• Edit long-form digital content for grammar, typos, AP style, tone and brand standards.
• Fact-check content to ensure the work meets legal and SEO requirements
• Hold your team, agencies and freelancers accountable based on enterprise and regulatory standards.
• Source photography and create UX-friendly illustrations
• Candidates must provide a portfolio for consideration
• Bachelor's degree or military experience
• At least 3 years of experience in copywriting and editing
• 3+ years of experience leading creative teams or creative projects
• 4+ years of experience editing long-form digital content for websites or blogs
• 1+ years of experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Understanding of art direction and UX/UI design principles
• Experience in the financial services industry or highly regulated industry
• Experience applying Enterprise and Associated Press Book (AP Stylebook)
• At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
• Sales Territory: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Associate, Brand Copywriter
• McLean, VA: $120,800 - $137,900 for Principal Associate, Brand Copywriter
• Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Associate, Brand Copywriter
• New York, NY: $131,800 - $150,500 for Principal Associate, Brand Copywriter
• Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.
• This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
• Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
• This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
• No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free work

Benefits

Additional Information

Principal Associate, Associate Creative Director-Brand Principal Associate, Associate Creative Director-Brand Brand is looking for an experienced creative professional to bring Capital One and its products to life across audiences and channels. If you're a champion of strategic ideas with exceptional leadership chops and a customer-focused marketing background, we want to hear from you. As an associate creative director with the long-form creative team, you'll use evidence and data to define work, ground decisions and influence strategy-and then partner with creative teams to deliver elevated experiences. Capital One is a Fortune 100 finance company that delivers credit cards, banking products and services, and best-in-class technology. But our brand is personable, fun and engaging as we aim to help customers feel at ease on their financial journey.

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