Senior Art Director

Job Description:

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money— we're here to move our global customers forward.
We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that's you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role:

As a Senior Art Director on the Creative Paid Digital team, you will help tell our story in a compelling, fresh, relevant way to audiences from many different countries and cultures. We are looking for an outstanding creator who is equal parts conceptual Art Director and hands-on digital Designer, with proven experience driving creative in an in-house setting (and/or agency).

You will create video and static creative for YouTube, Universal App Campaigns, TikTok, and Meta with your digital best-practice skill set. You have a strong understanding of digital acquisition performance metrics and are comfortable taking accountability for the business impact of your work. You strive to continuously improve both your work and the results for the customers and the business. You will partner with copywriters, art directors, designers and report to the Creative Lead, Digital Acquisition, with whom you will own creative decisions.

This is a hybrid role requiring you to work 3+ days a week out of our Seattle, WA headquarters.

You Will:

• Concept, design and execute customer-facing campaigns that are on-brand, highly relevant and drive continuously improving results.
• Establish and maintain a strong understanding of all aspects of audiences from the Philippines, Latin America, India and more, to ensure you are creating highly relevant creative that resonates.
• Design scalable creative systems and frameworks that are well thought out and drive scale.
• Present creative to internal stakeholders, sharing rationale or data to support your decision making.
• Partner with cross-functional peers throughout the creative process to ensure that your work delivers against stated objectives and goals.
• Work with Project Managers to ensure creative deliverables and timelines are met.
• Research and keep a pulse on trends, issues, and topics that matter most to Remitly's key audiences around the world
• Work with external partners when needed, providing constructive feedback

You Have:

• A minimum 5 years of experience as an Art Director in an in-house creative team (and/or agency)
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates strategic thinking, visual craft, and attention to detail
• Consumer art direction and design experience a must; digital brand preferred
• Proven expertise and knowledge of best practices for mobile-first digital marketing
• Experience with upper-funnel brand awareness channels, including TV, OOH, and other broadcast formats, with an understanding of how brand and performance creative strategies complement each other
• Proven experience collaborating with copywriters while possessing strong independent writing skills and a fluency with AI writing tools
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate
• Strong interest in understanding why creative performs in digital acquisition channels and how to make it perform even better
• An understanding of channel testing and validation

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $128,000-$160,000. In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.

Our Benefits:

• Flexible paid time off
• Health, dental, and vision + 401k plan with company matching
• Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Continuing education and travel benefits

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together

At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members, we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly, typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates a consistent, meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their team's specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer

At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.