Digital Art Director (Finance)
Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $62 billion in assets whose common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Guided by its “Different Approach, Better Results” philosophy, Wintrust offers the sophisticated resources of a large bank while providing a community banking experience to each customer. Wintrust operates more than 200 retail banking locations through 16 community bank subsidiaries in the greater Chicago, southern Wisconsin, west Michigan, northwest Indiana, and southwest Florida market areas. In addition, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units, providing residential mortgage origination, wealth management, commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing/outsourced administrative services to the temporary staffing services industry, and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges. Our unique business model is a competitive strength and value driver, powered by our talented colleagues who put our customers first and achieve better results for our clients.
Why join us?
An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 11 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
Family-friendly work hours
With 200+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
Promote from within culture
Why join this team?
We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility
Job Description Summary
Wintrust is looking for a talented and innovative Digital Art Director who can support our burgeoning creative team and develop and maintain a passionate understanding and working knowledge of the company's business, brand, consumer, and competitive landscape. This role involves inspiring and managing a team of junior and production-level designers, promoting their growth and ability to solve problems.
You will work closely with Marketing Leadership, Project Managers, Account Managers, and other team members to gather the necessary information to complete assignments successfully and timely. Drive forward creative operation efficiencies to maximize team efforts and help streamline the process. Communicate clearly and consistently with V.P. of Creative and CMO to meet deliverables and flag potential issues.
In addition, you will be required to develop new design templates and instructional materials to further assist your team, establish new branding guidelines and find efficiencies in the department's processes.
What You'll Do
Lead a team of junior and mid-level designers, coach them in best practices to develop more effective marketing campaigns. Provide guidance, leadership and mentorship to the creative services team by managing performance and developing team members. Communicate openly, honestly, and respectfully.
Lead in-house and external designers and illustrators on conceptual designs.
Determine design needs, come up with ideas to streamline our processes in order to maximize efficiency and allow the team more ability to focus on higher impact projects. Communicate to leadership and other members of the team.
Collaborate cross-functionally across various departments to cultivate a cohesive working culture.
Maintain a high level of efficiency, understanding where design labor should be spent and addressing areas of inefficiency within our design workflow.
Brainstorm, conceptualize, design, and develop new creative templates in both print and digital mediums (newsletters, flyers, emails, social media, landing pages.) Direct the visual elements of our campaigns. Provide project quality control.
Research up-to-date and emerging technologies and developments in the design field and implement them when appropriate.
Knowledge/Skills/Background/Experience
7-10 years of experience in related field
Bachelor's Degree preferred
Expert-level knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud/Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver), digital ad tools (WYSIWIG email and digital ad builders).
Strong knowledge of project management software (Workfront, Egnyte, MS Teams)
Ability to manage workflows, deadlines, and resource allocation.
Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Benefits
Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance
Compensation
The estimated salary range for this role is $98,000 - $129,000 along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate's qualifications, skills and experience
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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago's Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.
