Manager, Digital Design & Brand Creative

161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,Manager, Digital Design & Brand Creative

At Capital One, we don’t just hire people - we invest in them. We’ve worked hard to create and foster a culture that values people, collaboration, integrity, and respect for one another.

• We pride ourselves in being a place of opportunity that empowers our team of disruptors, dreamers, and doers. And we’re not your typical bank;
• we’re on a mission to change banking for good by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to the work we do. Antiquated legacy platforms have no place here;

we’re building a leading information-based technology company where you’ll be partnered with other talented people across the organization on complex projects, contributing to the value we deliver every day.

We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit, and we succeed only when they do.

Our Experience Design (XD) Team is at the forefront of enriching our customers’ digital experiences and represent the voice of our customers.

We are seeking an exceptional Manager, Digital Design & Brand Creative to join our XD team, reporting directly into our Head of Experience Design.

This Manager will own our marketing design process from conception to execution, including creating the design strategy of all our marketing assets.

At Capital One, we champion a thriving environment of collaboration, authenticity and healthy critique, in which we honour diversity of thought, create a culture of belonging, and elevate one another.

ABOUT YOU

You have a deep skill set in visual storytelling, creative conceptualization, and design execution with an inspiring portfolio that backs up your ability to drive brand design impact in market, manage teams, and deliver exceptional results

You are a natural team leader who has managed direct reports across multiple projects to meet deadlines while delivering high-quality work

You are relentlessly curious about how designs translate to impact and iterating based on performance

You have a deep understanding of channel best practices (ie social, programmatic display, affiliates, etc), competitive creative, and creative strategy

You have a detailed eye for colour, design, visual hierarchy, animation, accessibility, and typography

Communication and storytelling comes easily to you, and your interpersonal, presentation, and analytical skills allow you to effectively communicate complex ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels within the organization

You help cultivate a culture of creativity, collaboration and continuous learning

You are a problem-solver who’s always seeking new ways of thinking, and you’re energized by making quality work happen in a fast-paced environment

You take pride in your ability to research the customers you’re designing for to understand their pain points, needs and motivations - and leverage that knowledge to elevate your work

You are never satisfied with the status quo

You are highly collaborative, seeking out and appreciating feedback on design work. You thrive in team-based environments

You stay on top of the latest design trends

You’re an innovator who embraces an environment where you can experiment, learn, and change banking for good

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Take creative briefs and own the marketing design strategy and process from conception to execution, owning the design process and providing creative visual solutions that ensure deliverables meet the highest standards and deadlines while meeting the core objective(s)

Deeply understand our customer and market to evolve Capital One Canada’s visual storytelling to deliver on customer needs and business goals

Design and execute for various asset deliverables (digital and some print) for marketing campaigns

Able to work and deliver on tight timelines with consistency and exemplary attention to detail

Work with our marketing team on a test and learn strategy to understand and optimize the impact of Capital One’s brand designs to drive business growth

Develop a process playbook focused on leveraging scalability to drive efficiency that effectively manages the design pipeline of multiple, concurrent projects to meet deadlines and drive elevated and engaging on-brand results for our marketing team

Stay connected to industry trends, competitor, and external partners to ensure we are constantly learning and innovating

Manage the design function to deliver a wide variety of visual assets from campaign creative direction, blog images, video direction, social media, etc.

Manage, grow and lead a team of junior designers to unlock scale for design while establishing best practices that include managing design functions

Inspire and mentor junior teams’ members to reach their full potential and produce the best work possible by adapting to each individuals’ style of communication and motivation

Work as an integrated leader within the Experience Design team, collaborating closely with Copywriters / Editors and our marketing team to create a consistent and cohesive brand experience

Be a champion of Capital One Canada’s brand guidelines, and ensure all external collateral follows them on all platforms / media, with special attention to digital

Communicate design work to a cross-functional team with clarity and iterating on feedback quickly

Collaborate in building consumer journeys that identify key opportunities to connect with our customers to drive impact

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts / Graphic Design, Marketing, or other related field, or equivalent experience

5+ years experience in creative direction and marketing communications, with a deep understanding and passion for elevated visual design

3+ years of proven team management experience, including the ability to motivate, exhibit flexibility, prioritize, attend to detail, solve problems, make decisions, manage time, adapt to change, and remain calm and positive under pressure

Highly proficient in Figma and Adobe Suite (Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign),

Strong understanding of digital marketing tools and strategies

Demonstrated ability to lead a creative team and manage multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Experience with senior stakeholder management and vendor management

A strong portfolio that demonstrates your sense of visual storytelling, creative thinking and a wide range of design abilities

Proven track record of innovative thinking in marketing strategy and creative execution

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.