Lead Graphic Designer

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Join the U.S. Bank In-House Agency and help deliver high-quality brand experiences across digital, social, print, retail, and emerging channels. We're seeking an experienced Studio/Production Artist with exceptional attention to detail, advanced production skills, and a deep understanding of creative execution. This role is ideal for a seasoned production professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex production challenges, and takes pride in delivering accurate, polished, production-ready assets. You'll partner closely with designers, writers, strategists, project managers, and marketing stakeholders to execute, adapt, and optimize creative across a wide range of channels. From preparing final files and managing version control to ensuring quality, consistency, and brand compliance, you'll play a critical role in bringing U.S. Bank campaigns and customer experiences to life.

Position Summary:

As a Studio/Production Artist, you will be responsible for producing, adapting, and preparing marketing assets across multiple channels while maintaining the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and brand consistency. Working from approved creative concepts and established brand guidelines, you'll transform design direction into production-ready deliverables that meet business, marketing, and technical requirements. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and technically proficient, with expertise in production workflows, file preparation, layout execution, and asset management. You'll be comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously while collaborating across teams to ensure flawless execution from concept approval through final delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute and adapt approved creative concepts across digital, social, print, email, display advertising, presentations, retail, and environmental channels.

• Prepare, package, preflight, and deliver production-ready files according to channel-specific specifications and requirements. Graphic Designer Level 12 JD | In-House Agency

• Partner with designers and creative leads to ensure visual integrity is maintained throughout production and implementation.

• Manage revisions, versioning, localization, and asset updates across multiple campaigns and deliverables.

• Ensure all creative assets align with brand standards, accessibility requirements, and quality control guidelines.

• Build and maintain templates, production files, design system components, and creative resources that improve efficiency and scalability.

• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to prioritize work, manage deadlines, and support production schedules.

• Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure accuracy, consistency, and technical readiness before release.

• Support the production and rollout of integrated marketing campaigns across multiple customer touchpoints.

• Utilize AI-powered creative and production tools to improve workflow efficiency and speed-to market.

• Maintain expertise in evolving production best practices, software capabilities, and emerging technologies.

• Contribute to a collaborative, solutions-oriented creative culture.
   

Strongly Preferred Skills/Experience:

• 5+ years of experience as a Studio Artist, Production Artist, Production Designer, or similar role in an agency, in-house agency, or corporate creative environment.

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

• Strong understanding of production workflows for print, digital, social, and marketing communications.

• Experience preparing and delivering production-ready files across multiple channels and formats.

• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and quality control.

• Experience working within established brand systems and design standards.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and revisions simultaneously.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with Figma and collaborative production workflows.

• Digital asset management (DAM) experience.

• Experience with variable data, versioning, and localization workflows.

• Familiarity with Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, and AI-powered production tools.

• Basic motion graphics, animation, or video production experience.

• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or Graphic Design certificate, or equivalent work experience

• Five or more years of design experience

Work Environment & Culture:
This role offers a flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities to collaborate both in person and remotely. You'll join a creative, supportive, and innovative team that values collaboration, continuous learning, accountability, and high-quality creative work.

Location Expectations:

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment statushere.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.