Art Director, Brand Social

About Upstart: At Upstart, the mission is to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans by leveraging creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit. The company partners with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that uses over one million predictions per borrower with more than 3,000 signals. Team and Role: The Brand & Creative team shapes the brand's voice, personality, and emotional connection with borrowers and partners, working within Growth to design and create impactful content across all channels. The Art Director, Social, will create culturally relevant, platform-native art direction for organic social content and contribute to brand campaigns alongside the Creative team. Responsibilities: — Lead art direction for organic social content ensuring cultural relevance, platform fluency, and brand consistency. — Partner with Social leadership to conceptualize and execute work from concept to final execution. — Contribute to brand campaigns with creative perspective beyond social. — Track cultural and platform trends to create timely, on-brand creative. — Balance fast-turn social work with occasional campaign-scale production. — Direct commercial and campaign sets independently or supporting senior creative leadership. Minimum Qualifications: — 7+ years of experience in art direction, design, or related creative discipline. — Experience creating organic social content including trend-responsive and always-on creative. — On-set production experience in photo or video. — Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. — Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications: — Ability to concept directly with social or community teams. — Knowledge of internet and social culture to translate trends into on-brand creative. — Skilled in balancing fast-turn social work with larger campaign production. — Experience in-house or agency with understanding of in-house pace and priorities. — Ability to use AI-assisted tools throughout the creative process. — Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional partners including Compliance and external production. Location and Work Format: — Remote role available in the US and Canada (excluding Quebec). — Team operates on East/West coast time zones. — Majority of work can be done remotely with regular in-person collaboration through team onsites once or twice per quarter. Compensation and Benefits: — Anticipated base salary range: $138,600 to $192,000 USD per year, depending on location, skills, and experience. — Additional compensation includes target bonuses, equity, and generous benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan (US only), paid time off, family leave, wellness allowances, and more. Equal Opportunity: — Upstart is committed to inclusive and fair hiring practices. — Reasonable accommodations are available upon request during the hiring process. To apply, visit: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/upstart-art-director-brand-social