Job Description
Want to help everyday Americans invest and build wealth? Financial inequality is increasing, and too many people are getting left behind. At Stash, we are passionate about democratizing wealth creation through education, advice, and products that help customers achieve greater financial freedom.
We’re looking for a Creative Director to build and lead the creative engine behind Stash’s next chapter of growth.
This role sits at the intersection of brand, performance marketing, product experience, and storytelling. You will define how Stash shows up in the world and ensure our creative work drives both brand love and measurable business performance.
You will oversee brand identity, messaging, design, copy, content creation, and social media while partnering closely with Growth, Product, Data, and Martech teams to bring ideas to life across the entire customer journey. Your work will shape everything from our advertising and landing pages to our onboarding experience, CRM communications, and social presence.
This role blends creative vision with operational rigor. You will not only define the creative direction but also build the systems, workflows, and team structure required to consistently produce high-quality creative work at scale.
We are particularly excited about candidates who are actively leveraging AI and emerging creative technologies to accelerate production, improve creative testing, and unlock new ways of working. If you care deeply about great storytelling, high-performing creative, and building modern creative teams that move fast, this role is for you.
What you'll do:
Own the creative vision and brand
Own the creative vision for Stash across brand, marketing, product, and content experiences
Define and evolve Stash's brand voice, messaging, and visual identity
Ensure creative work consistently reinforces Stash's mission of helping people build long-term wealth with confidence
Lead creative across key surfaces
Lead the development of creative across advertising (paid social, video, TV, display), landing pages and web experiences, CRM and lifecycle marketing, social media and organic content, and product onboarding and in-app messaging
Maintain a cohesive brand voice and visual identity across all channels
Partner with Growth and Product
Partner closely with Growth and Product teams to improve conversion and engagement across the funnel
Develop structured creative testing frameworks to improve performance across marketing channels
Build the creative production engine
Build and lead a modern creative production engine capable of delivering high-quality work quickly and consistently
Establish creative workflows, briefing processes, and production systems that improve collaboration across teams
Apply AI to creative development
Identify and apply AI tools that accelerate creative development, testing, and iteration
Leverage emerging creative technologies to improve speed and output
Lead teams and partners
Manage and grow the internal creative team while coordinating external agencies and production partners
Foster a culture of high-quality creative that drives measurable impact
What we're looking for:
We're looking for a creative leader who is also a builder. You know how to craft strong brand narratives and understand how creative impacts real business outcomes like conversion, engagement, and retention. Most importantly, you believe creative should do more than look good - it should move people, tell a compelling story, and drive measurable impact.
Experience overseeing design, copy, content, and video across multiple channels with a cohesive brand voice
Worked closely with growth marketing teams and understand the role creative plays in performance marketing
Built or operated a modern creative organization that can produce high-volume work without sacrificing quality
Experience managing internal creative teams and coordinating external agencies and production partners
Gold Stars
AI and modern creative
Excited about the role AI will play in the future of creative production
Already experimenting with tools that improve speed, output, and creative testing
Curiosity and willingness to adopt emerging creative technologies
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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We proudly celebrate the unique qualities that make you you, 365 days a year, and not just because it’s the right thing to do or good for business. We embed the principles and practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into all that we do to prioritize people, a Stash core value, and to ensure Stashers of all backgrounds and experiences can be their authentic selves.
We are also proud to be the first and only venture-backed fintech to join the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, and as an Equal Opportunity Employer, Stash is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds.
If you require any reasonable accommodations to make your application process more accessible, please reach out to recruiting@Stash.com.
Helping You Invest in Yourself
Comprehensive total rewards package, comprising compensation (salary and equity) and health care benefits
Complimentary subscription to Stash+ account
Remote-first work policy – Live and work where you feel the most productive, whether that is in your home, in an office.
Flexible PTO
Work-from-home equipment stipends; home internet subsidy
Paid Parental Leave (offerings for birth giving and non-birth giving parents) Primary & Secondary
Enhanced health and wellness benefits through One Medical, Gympass, and Maven Health
External Recognition for Stash
Benzinga’s 2023 Best Brokerage for Beginners and Best Robo-Advisor Awards
Qorus-Accenture’s 2023 Banking Innovation Awards
USA Today and Statista’s 2023 Top 500 Best Financial Advisory Firms
Comparably's Best Company Awards: Best Places to Work, Best Company Outlook, and Best Engineering Team for Diversity, Women, Culture, and more! (2023)
Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Personal Finance App (2023)
BuiltIn’s Best Places to Work (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
Forbes Fintech 50 (2021, 2020, 2019)
Best Digital Bank, Finovate Awards (2020)
Tearsheet Challenge Awards, Best Banking Card Product - Stock-Back® Card, 2020
LendIt Fintech Innovator of the Year (2020, 2019)
Salary Range: $150,000 – $215,000
The base salary range represents the reasonably anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience and competencies, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data for companies of our size and industry.
**No recruiters, please**