DescriptionThe card business is seeking a hands-on and ideas-driven Design Director for our premium Chase card businesses. The candidate innately understands luxury positioning and can balance strong creative vision, with creative execution and leadership skills. This individual will ideally have design experience working with a global luxury brand or leading agency in the luxury industry. The candidate will provide comprehensive design support and direction across our premium card brands and play an integral role in design strategy, branding, visual Identity, card design, packaging, high-end collateral, gifting, and digital integration to deliver cohesive and best in-in-class experiences for our card members.
As the Design Director, Card you will partner and work collaboratively with the Head of Design, creative leads, and Brand Managers as well as internal cross-functional teams and external agencies and vendors in the design, development, and execution of the company’s premium card portfolio.
With a rich history spanning 200+ years, JPMorgan Chase is a leading financial services firm with operations in over 100 countries. We’re working to pioneer a brighter, more inclusive future for our customers and communities, built on our dedication to financial health, transformational innovation, and lasting impact on a global scale. Our Card businesses help lead the way by creating engaging, lifelong experiences that empower the millions of customers we serve – and this role will help shape that lasting connection.
Willing to give it a shot? Send us your CV with a link to your portfolio.
Job Responsibilities
- Support visual brand and design strategy for the premium card portfolio
- Provide comprehensive design support across our card brands (hands on as well as consulting) this includes design strategy, visual Identity, card design, packaging, high-end collateral, gifting and digital integration
- Develop and execute creative guidelines to ensure the brand shows up consistently across all customer touchpoints
- Develop and present creative ideation and strategy to multiple audiences.
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Remain current and be inspired by emerging trends in design, art and culture to bringing creativity and innovation to the table as the landscape continues to evolve.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- A strong portfolio or samples of work demonstrating smart, brand-building designs in the premium space.
- 6+ years of design experience, designing across multiple design disciplines including graphic design, visual identity, branding, packaging, and digital integration. Experience with large design systems a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in design or visual arts.
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Clear communicator and presenter, organized, obsessed with details, able to manage their time across multiple projects and deadlines, and communicate and collaborate with cross-functional partners and external agencies.
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and bring fresh ideas that will make us ask, ‘why haven’t we thought of this before’?
- Extraordinary design aesthetic as applied to color, graphics, and typography with impeccable taste in current design trends, visual identity, packaging and digital design.
- Possess exceptional software skills, including proficiency on Mac OS platform is a must. Thorough knowledge of the following applications is required: Adobe CC (including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop), Figma
- Ability to communicate and present creative ideas and solutions to peers, managers, business partners and external agencies and suppliers.