Job Description:

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• You must be 18 years or older
• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree OR in lieu of degree, a high school diploma and 8+ years of work experience in digital design and/or video in an advertising agency, digital agency, or video production company.
• A minimum of 5+ years of professional delivering integrated and digital projects, advertising/digital agency experience coordinating interactive digital content from initial stage to final execution within an in-house creative group.
• Must be comfortable within a fast-paced digital production environment

ROLE SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Synchrony is continuing to build a world class creative organization committed to driving results with our retail and payments partners while also delivering leading customer experiences. We are seeking an Associate Creative Director with a passion for creating award-winning work to join Goldmind, Synchrony’s in-house creative agency. Our ideal candidate is a strong creative thinker as well as a natural collaborator, storyteller, and a strong creative leader. The Associate Creative Director solves problems in collaboration with creative directors, art directors, clients, copywriters, designers, developers, and account team members. Key responsibilities include leading a team, directing their work, executing and elevating the creative for business platforms across Synchrony that focus on B2B and B2C audiences.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible to lead the design and development of high-impact presentations for executive / senior level meetings and Synchrony product launches, pitches, updates, etc.
• Act as a strategic partner to business and product leaders, understanding their goals and create compelling storytelling through visuals, content flow, and modern design best practices.
• Additional responsibilities include driving creative development for a variety of channels, such as social media, email campaigns, digital banners, and video content for both internal and external audiences. Create and innovate marketing initiatives within our internal ecosystem.
• Collaborate with fellow creatives and outside vendors as required to exceed expectations on projects
• Manage, grow, support and lead creative team members by sharing knowledge, encouraging collaboration and inspiring bold creative thinking that elevates the overall work
• Present creative work to team members including account managers, clients

and executive leadership

• Conduct and participate in creative reviews while delivering direct feedback focused on project goals
• Work with account and project managers to ensure project objectives are clearly outlined and appropriate time is allocated
• Uncover insights that deliver on the creative brief and meet the needs of the

end-consumer

• Follow budgets, timelines and internal processes for each project while advocating for needed changes to improve outcomes
• Deliver creative solutions that impact both brand metrics and

business outcomes.

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree OR in lieu of degree, a high school diploma and 8+ years of work experience in digital design and/or video in an advertising agency, digital agency, or video production company.
• A minimum of 5+ years of professional delivering integrated and digital projects, advertising/digital agency experience coordinating interactive digital content from initial stage to final execution within an in-house creative group.
• Must be comfortable within a fast-paced digital production environment.