Art Director (Fintech)

TL;DR

Art Director (Fintech): Lead creative vision and transformation of campaign platforms, brand storytelling, and visual systems with an accent on bold narratives, scalable frameworks, and AI integration. Focus on building high-performance creative engines, evolving brand expression across channels, and mentoring design teams to elevate craft and strategic thinking.

Location: Sydney NSW, Australia (hybrid work model)

Company

Leading financial operations platform providing global payments, currency risk management, corporate cards, and integrations for businesses and accounting firms, headquartered in Sydney with global offices.

What you will do

• Own big ideas: develop campaign concepts, product narratives, and creative platforms defining the brand globally.
• Lead creative from concept to execution across digital, social, web, motion, and customer campaigns.
• Protect and evolve visual identity, develop scalable frameworks, templates, and systems for consistency.
• Build creative engine leveraging AI tools for high-volume, high-quality work and performance optimization.
• Lead, mentor, and develop design team, providing direction to elevate quality and capabilities.
• Collaborate with Brand, Product Marketing, Growth, and Content teams to align strategy with creative reality.

Requirements

• 6–10+ years in art direction, design, or creative leadership in high-growth agencies, B2B SaaS, or studios.
• Experience leading and mentoring creative teams with a portfolio showing concept-led campaigns and craft.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into bold ideas and build scalable creative systems.
• Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, motion tools, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and influence skills.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous environments; resilient and adaptable.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with work-life balance and flexibility in an inclusive, diverse culture.
• Learning opportunities: leadership training, secondments, internal mobility, online library.
• Make a Difference program: volunteer days, matched giving, charity nominations.
• Reward and recognition: peer celebrations, awards, milestones, shout-outs.
• Social events via employee-led committees for wellbeing and engagement.
• Benefits: 16 weeks gender-neutral parental leave, birthday leave.