Art Director - Campaigns

<p>In 1954, architect Eero Saarinen designed a radically modern bank branch for Irwin Union in Columbus, Indiana. With glass walls, no private offices, and a floor plan that invited openness, it embodied a new kind of transparency in finance. The building was surrounded by trees, furnished by Herman Miller, and featured rustic brick flooring. Today, that space is a conference center, and that spirit of design-forward thinking in banking feels almost extinct.</p> <p>Mercury believes that level of care and craft in design has been lost in modern finance and we’re building a brand that brings it back. We're a financial technology company building products that feel extraordinary to use. We help people and businesses accomplish more with their money by turning banking* from a frustration into a catalyst for their ambitions.<br><br>We’re looking for an Art Director to help shape how Mercury shows up visually, emotionally, and creatively across our brand campaigns, website, social, and more. Someone who thrives in a highly collaborative environment where the best ideas drive progress, not the most powerful voices in the room.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>*</em><em>Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.</em></p> <p>In this role, you’ll:</p> <ul> <li>Lead the creative development of large-scale visual storytelling that brings Mercury to life in expressive ways.</li> <li>Ensure campaigns connect seamlessly across formats from out-of-home and experiential moments to digital placements, paid social, and performance marketing ads with coherence and craft across every touchpoint.</li> <li>Contribute and translate complex brand strategy into simple, magnetic visual stories that connect with Mercury’s audience of founders and builders.</li> <li>Concept, design, and art-direct campaigns that translate Mercury’s voice and visual system into bold, emotionally resonant, and culturally attuned experiences. You’ll work cross-functionally with brand leadership, copywriting, motion, and performance marketing to craft work that’s impossible to ignore and unmistakably Mercury.</li> <li>Design across scales from the macro impact of a citywide takeover to the micro craft of typography, layout, and color harmony.</li> <li>Collaborate with external agencies, photographers, and illustrators to bring ambitious creativity to life with quality and precision.</li> <li>Champion craft and clarity in every deliverable from the initial sketch to final production files.</li> <li>Effectively balance multiple projects, from concepting through to final execution, managing timelines with clarity and calm.</li> <li>Collaborate proactively and communicate effectively in an environment that values divers