Creative Lead

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circle’s platform includes the world’s largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises, financial institutions, and developers use Circle to power trusted, internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at circle.com. What You’ll Be Part Of Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder. What You'll Be Responsible For You’ll bring together conceptual creativity, storytelling, strategic thinking, and a curiosity for technology to create standout brand stories and experiences across campaigns, launches, and physical and digital activations. You’ll develop ambitious creative ideas and explore how AI and emerging technologies can unlock new ways to solve problems, tell stories, and bring ideas to life. As an individual contributor, you’ll partner with Creative & Design and technical teams to move work from early thinking to beautifully crafted execution. What You'll Work On Owning development of bold conceptual ideas for brand campaigns, launches, partnerships, and experiencesSimplifying blockchain, payments, and financial infrastructure into clear, engaging narrativesApproaching briefs as strategic problems, aligning audience insight, idea, and executionExploring AI and emerging technologies to unlock new creative possibilities and integrate tech into the processExperimenting and prototyping ideas using AI, code, design tools, and other appropriate methodsPartnering with designers, copywriters, engineers, and creative leaders to realize polished executionsMaintaining a high bar for creative craft so original idea strength carries through final experiences What You'll Bring To Circle Core Requirements 7+ years of relevant experience in conceptual creative, interactive, experiential, innovation, or equivalent creative roles where technology is centralA portfolio of high-quality work demonstrating strong conceptual thinking across brands, campaigns, or experiencesDemonstrated ability to originate ideas and develop them from early concept through to compelling outcomesStrong strategic and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret briefs and identify opportunityProven ability to prototype and make ideas tangible using code, AI tools, design tools, or other appropriate methodsFamiliarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) and prompt development Preferred Requirements Experience in financial services, fintech, or related industries, with blockchain or digital assets preferredExperience working both agency-side and in-house or in high-craft creative/experiential environmentsExperience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite. Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages. Starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations. Base Pay Range: $140,000 - $170,000 We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law. Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to accommodations@circle.com for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.