Creative Director

Job Title:

Creative Director

About Rate:

Rate is the 2nd-largest retail mortgage lender in the U.S. By offering industry-leading tools, low-rate mortgages, and unparalleled customer service, we’ve become the Home Purchase Experts®. At Rate, we think big – pushing beyond what most people believe is possible. We strive to work with the best of the best, building business with the best referral partners and hiring the best employees – allowing us to deliver world-class customer service. Our goal is to make sure every customer has a great experience. Headquartered in Chicago with 5,000 employees in 300 offices across the U.S. and licensed in all 50 states, we’ve helped thousands of homeowners with more than $37 billion in home purchase loans and refinances in just the past year alone.

Job Description:

Guaranteed Rate is building a winning team to reinvent the mortgage experience through innovation, technology and a relentless focus on providing industry-leading mortgage products and superlative customer service. We’re a dynamic company with dynamic leadership and seeking agency or in-house creatives to lead strategy and development of all creative campaigns for our customer groups. What we are hung up on is talent, drive, resilience, grit, experience and a proven ability to execute on social platforms. Interested? Show us your work!

Job Responsibilities:

• Remain current on emerging trends in digital technology with an emphasis on video(production, editing, etc.)
• Manage production timelines, vendor relationships and quality or cost controls.
• Communicate cross functionally to understand creative needs

Pay Range: $150,000 - $200,000

Experience/Qualifications/Skills:

• 10 years of "real world" experience; agency, in-house or freelance
• Exceptional ability to work within a team, creating design solutions that are aesthetically sound and solve for existing challenges, account for project goals, and create impactful emotional connections to our brand
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• A willingness to work on both large and small projects in a corporate environment
• Bring an outcome oriented approach to problem solving
• Deliver clear, effective communication and listen to others
• Have a natural curiosity and ability to stay knowledgeable of current trends as a means of continuous improvement.
• Please submit portfolio(access) to your work when applying

• Rate is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reason protected by law.

• The company offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; critical care insurance; personal accidental insurance; commuter benefits; pet insurance; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program); and other supplemental benefits (e.g. legal planning assistance; identity theft protection; pet insurance; wellness resources).

• Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.