loanDepot

Creative Director

loanDepot$163K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and/or 8+ years in graphic design or videography required
  • 5+ years leading creative teams and execution
  • 3+ years financial services industry experience preferred
  • Strong web, mobile design, front-end development, and UX/UI skills
  • Proven creative and managerial success
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced graphic design environment

Responsibilities

  • Understand loanDepot's business and translate objectives into creative strategies
  • Deliver creative solutions that meet sales force needs
  • Drive marketing innovation through new ideas and technologies
  • Manage the creative process across print, digital, and video media
  • Ensure brand standards and high-quality creative output
  • Collaborate with senior leaders on strategic marketing initiatives
  • Provide leadership and guidance to creative teams
  • Leverage AI and emerging technologies for enhanced workflows
  • Evaluate and integrate copy with design output
  • Review creative deliverables with actionable feedback
  • Oversee project timelines, budgets, and vendor negotiations
  • Cultivate a high-performing team culture through coaching and feedback

Benefits

  • Aggressive compensation package based on experience
  • Inclusive and collaborative workplace culture
  • Opportunities for internal growth and professional development
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Wellness program supporting mental and physical health
  • Generous paid time off for exempt and non-exempt positions
Full Job Description
Description

Position at loanDepot

Position Summary:

Responsible for leading the development, expansion, and alignment of the company's brand identity and go-to-market visual strategies across B2C and B2B channels and multiple verticals. This role oversees the development of executive-, corporate-, and producer-level marketing and creative assets, ensuring that all deliverables consistently meet company brand standards and demonstrate best-in-class creative execution.

Success in this role will be measured by the timely delivery of high-quality assets, meaningful improvements to team workflows, effective adoption of AI tools, and the growth and career development of direct-report creative professionals.

Responsibilities:
  • Understands the fundamentals of loanDepot's origination and servicing business and translates understanding and company objectives into clear creative strategies with measurable results
  • Understands the needs of the sales force and delivers creative that drives business.
  • Drives innovation by identifying and implementing new ideas, campaigns, processes, and technologies that enhance marketing effectiveness and deliver measurable business results.
  • Manages the print, digital, and video media creative process from inception through completion, ensuring that every initiative has clearly defined milestones and success criteria.
  • Ensures brand standards are consistently upheld while delivering high-quality, impactful creative that reflects best-in-class marketing practices.
  • Partners with senior leaders to develop strategic marketing initiatives, recommend solutions, and secure alignment on key priorities.
  • Provides leadership and direction to graphic and media teams, fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams and various levels of leadership in the production of creative collateral.
  • Identifies opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies to enhance creative, marketing, and operational workflows; evaluates, implements, and optimizes solutions that improve team productivity, accelerate execution, and enable smarter, more efficient ways of working.
  • Evaluates copy and content, integrating them effectively with design output.
  • Reviews creative deliverables, offering clear direction and actionable feedback to team members to drive quality.
  • Oversees deliverables, timelines, and budgets to ensure efficient and successful project execution.
  • Leads vendor negotiations and production planning to optimize costs, quality, and execution across marketing initiatives.
  • Builds a high-performing team culture through effective coaching, timely feedback, accountability, and a commitment to achieving business and creative objectives.
  • Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree, and/or a minimum of eight (8) + years' experience in graphic design or videography role required.
  • Minimum five (5) + years of experience in leading creative teams and creative execution required.
  • Minimum of three (3) + years' financial services industry experience preferred.
  • Strong web, mobile design, front-end development and UX/UI skills and execution experience required.
  • Proven track record of creative and managerial success required.
  • Must be able to operate well in a high-velocity environment in graphic design and media software where competing priorities are the norm

Why work for #teamloanDepot:
  • Aggressive compensation package based on experience and skill set.
  • Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive.
  • Work with other passionate, purposeful, and customer-centric people.
  • Extensive internal growth and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision.
  • Wellness program to support both mental and physical health.
  • Generous paid time off for both exempt and non-exempt positions.

Base salary is one piece of our total rewards package and is structured within a range so you can progress as you grow in the role. For this position, the anticipated annual base salary range is $141,000 to $194,500 nationally. In certain high-cost geographic markets (CA), the anticipated annual base salary range is $163,000 to $200,000. Actual compensation will depend on your skills, experience, qualifications, and the work location tied to our geographic pay structure.

About loanDepot

LoanDepot, sometimes stylized as loanDepot, is a Lake Forest, California-based holding company which sells mortgage and non-mortgage lending products. In 2015, the company claimed to be the second largest non-bank provider of direct-to-consumer loans in the United States. LoanDepot was founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Anthony Hsieh, who had previously founded mortgage companies LoansDirect.com which he sold to E*Trade, and HomeLoanCenter.com, which he sold to LendingTree. The company's products at the time included fixed rate, jumbo, FHA and home equity loans, in addition to more controversial adjustable-rate mortgages and negative amortization products. In November 2015, the company postponed a planned IPO, citing poor market conditions. In March 2017, the company introduced technology to automate the loan process, allowing customers to apply for a mortgage without talking to a loan officer. In January 2018, the company announced two products as part of its technology platform, now called Mello, a home improvement unit to allow contractors to offer financing to customers, and Mello Home, a platform to connect pre-approved buyers to realtors. In September 2019, the company partnered with Century 21 Redwood Realty to form a new mortgage platform for the mid-Atlantic area, Day 1 Mortgage. loanDepot went public on the New York Stock Exchange on February 11, 2021 under the ticker symbol LDI.
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Market Cap
$453.5 million
Industry
Founded
2010
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