Art Director

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Cleo

💵 $110k-$135k
📍Remote - United States

Summary

Join Cleo, a fast-growing fintech unicorn, as their Art Director and play a central role in shaping the visual expression of the brand. Partner with creative studio leaders, copywriters, designers, and marketers to craft bold, conceptually driven creative campaigns. Develop and deliver multi-channel visual campaigns, contribute to the growth of Cleo’s visual identity, and art direct photo and video shoots. Maintain visual standards and bring new ideas to keep Cleo visually ahead of the curve. This role requires a conceptually strong designer with excellent typography, layout, and composition skills, and experience art directing photo and video shoots. Cleo offers a competitive compensation package, flexibility, a clear progression plan, and various benefits including medical, dental, and vision care, generous parental leave, and a paid sabbatical.

Requirements

  • Excellent typography, layout, and composition skills
  • Strength in concept development and campaign thinking
  • Experience art directing photo and video shoots
  • The ability to present and pitch creative ideas to internal teams and stakeholders
  • A collaborative mindset where you’re energized by working closely with writers, strategists, and producers

Responsibilities

  • Concepting & Executing Campaigns: Develop and deliver multi-channel visual campaigns across digital, social, and experiential
  • Evolving the Brand: Contribute to the growth of Cleo’s visual identity, helping to push the brand forward while maintaining consistency
  • Creative Collaboration: Work side-by-side with writers, product designers, and marketers to create cohesive, strategically grounded work
  • Art Directing Production: Provide art direction across photo and video shoots to ensure output is aligned with brand standards and creative vision
  • Maintaining Visual Standards: Uphold high levels of craft and consistency across everything you touch - from a social asset to a full-scale campaign
  • Bringing New Ideas: Keep Cleo visually ahead of the curve, with an eye on emerging trends and platform innovation

Preferred Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in art direction or brand design, ideally in high-growth, creative-led environments
  • A portfolio that shows both strong conceptual work and polished execution across channels
  • A keen attention to detail and a high bar for creative quality
  • Flexibility and focus - you’re comfortable shifting between fast-paced campaign work and deeper brand development projects
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

Benefits

  • A competitive compensation package (base + equity) with bi-annual reviews, aligned to our quarterly OKR planning cycles . The salary range for this position is $110k-$135k and you can view our public progression framework and salary bandings here: https://cleo-ai.progressionapp.com/ . Please note that, as this is a new position, it is not currently included in our framework but please feel free to review the framework for helpful context on the surrounding areas
  • Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Balderton & EQT Ventures
  • A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support
  • Flexibility . We can’t fight for the world’s financial health if we’re not healthy ourselves. We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work
  • Work where you work best. We’re a globally distributed team. Our US team works fully remotely, but we host virtual socials and an annual company offsite in Europe with all expenses paid
  • Other benefits; Company-wide performance reviews every 6 months
  • Generous pay increases for high-performing team members
  • Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted
  • 15 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo)
  • 401k matching
  • Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision care
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo
  • Regular socials and activities, online and in-person
  • We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription
  • Online mental health support via Spill

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