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R1004377 Posted 10/27/2026

Senior Manager, Studio Director - Brand, Video Center of Excellence

Richmond, Virginia | McLean, Virginia
  • Category Brand
  • Experience Sr. Manager
  • Primary Address Richmond, Virginia | McLean, Virginia

Overview

Senior Manager, Studio Director - Brand, Video Center of Excellence

Capital One Brand Video Center of Excellence is looking for an experienced studio director to help direct the strategy, development, innovation, execution, and production of video assets across the consumer journey for their teams.  You’ll build partnerships across Brand and Capital One to enable your teams to develop and execute world-class, effective creative strategies for a range of channels, including social media, web and display.  You’ll use your deep industry knowledge to influence and shape the direction of breakthrough video creative that drives results and makes the Capital One Brand easy to remember and easy to choose.


What you’ll do

Enable creative leaders and teams to do their best work


  • Lead and inspire the team in the initial strategy development of insight-driven creative.
  • Elevate and protect the output of our internal creators, editors, and designers to ensure content is visually engaging, on-brand, and built specifically for social platforms.
  • Work with Creative Directors, Strategists and Project Managers to effectively scope and resource work, and lead team creative reviews.
  • Manage talent and leaders (Creative Directors, Content Creators, Motion Designers and Editors) including a mix of full-time associates, contractors, and agencies.
  • Empower and inspire full-time associates through coaching and help them develop in their careers.
  • Build and maintain relationships with a network of partner groups (digital, operations, legal, etc.) to anticipate and proactively address obstacles and establish Brand Video COE as a strategic thought partner.

Be an industry expert


  • Partner with and influence marketing and internal business leaders to understand consummate needs, positively influencing marketing strategy and the customer experience.
  • Use expert knowledge of advertising and marketing trends and translate business intent into creative strategies and executions that market products effectively.
  • Translate research and testing insights into fresh creative formats, applying performance data directly to new briefs.

Take our work to the next level


  • Consistently evaluate the industry and beyond to ensure the delivery of leading edge, relevant and impactful brand elements and creative approaches.
  • Keep the creative team ahead of the curve and develop emerging creative talent and leaders.
  • Anticipate the future needs of the brand and proactively evolve our look and feel to meet the needs of our business partners and customers.
  • Manage external production vendors, freelancers, and crew to scale production capacity when internal resources are maxed out.
  • Open the door for new business and partnerships for both your team and the department using influence, subject matter expertise, and inspiring communication. 


Who you are 

You want to be an EVIDENCE-BASED MARKETER who...

As an INDIVIDUAL:


  • Your curiosity is endless. There’s always something else to learn.
  • You’re flexible and not afraid of change—in fact you welcome the challenge.
  • You share your point of view, but seek out what might be missing and listen.
  • You have big ideas and know the best ones are driven by proof, persistence and patience.
  • You’re a storyteller. You simplify the complex and compel your audience to act.
  • You know how to enjoy yourself. While fun isn’t mandatory, it certainly seems to follow you.
  • You care—about the work, your team and the customers you serve.  

As a LEADER:


  • You value authenticity over perfection. You lead with empathy, vulnerability and honesty. 
  • You deeply invest in understanding the humans around you. 
  • You say what needs to be said and work hard to find the right words.
  • You’re an expert. You also know when you’re not and need to find one.
  • You use all this - to make things happen, create amazing work and inspire others.

 Candidates must provide a portfolio of their creative work for consideration


This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One's hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.


Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or military experience
  • At least 5 years of experience leading creative teams

Preferred Qualifications

  • Has a creative portfolio that includes produced work for large, integrated marketing campaigns 
  • 7 or more years of experience as a Creative Director 
  • 6 or more years of experience directly managing a creative team
  • Experience at a large in-house creative team
  • Experience working with a Fortune 100 brand

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer)

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $177,700 - $202,800 for Sr. Manager, Creative


Richmond, VA: $161,500 - $184,300 for Sr. Manager, Creative










Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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