Senior Art Director, Advisors Creative Desk

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Senior Art Director, Advisors Creative Desk

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Senior Art Director, Advisors Creative Desk

Overview
The Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, providing the
cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, this team provides consulting, marketing, loyalty and analytics to financial institutions and merchants globally. 

The Advisors Creative Desk (“ACD”) sits within Services organization and is responsible for ideating & creating engaging, forward-thinking and creative marketing solutions for Mastercard clients, delivering the complete suite of services a full-service agency can offer.

Role

The English-Speaking Senior Art Director will be part of the growing creative team based in Istanbul, working across the EEMEA region (Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East & Africa).

This role goes beyond execution. It requires a strong conceptual thinker who can transform strategic briefs into compelling creative territories and campaign platforms. The focus is on developing powerful ideas and bringing them to life through design, brand storytelling, and elevated visual craft.
This position collaborates closely with creative team members, copywriters, project managers, and Mastercard Services teams to deliver high-quality creative work that aligns with Mastercard’s global standards while resonating locally across diverse markets.


Key Responsibilities

-Understand creative briefs and strategic objectives, ensuring all outputs meet both visual and business goals.
-Lead and actively contribute to ideation and concept development sessions, generating innovative campaign territories and big ideas.
-Develop 360° campaign thinking across digital, social, experiential, and loyalty platforms.
-Design visually engaging campaign materials, social assets, and digital experiences for Mastercard and its partner brands.
-Ensure conceptual integrity from idea stage through final execution, maintaining high standards of craft and consistency.
-Collaborate with regional teams to localize and adapt global campaigns for different markets while preserving creative strength.
-Present creative work when required, clearly articulating the strategic rationale and design thinking behind proposed solutions.
-Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders across multiple hubs and time zones.
-Ensure consistency with Mastercard’s global brand guidelines while exploring innovative visual approaches.
-Contribute to raising overall creative quality within the team.

Qualifications and Experience
-Minimum 10 years of experience in the creative or advertising industry, preferably within a global/network agency or in-house creative environment.
-Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development and campaign-level thinking (not execution-only work).
-Advanced written and verbal English (additional languages are a plus).
-A strategic and creative mindset with a strong eye for design, layout, typography, and composition.
-Proficiency in the full Adobe Creative Suite — including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects (motion design experience is a plus). Proficiency in Figma is a plus.
-Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly explain and defend creative decisions.
-Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable, with the ability to work across cultures and markets.
-Ability to manage multiple projects within structured timelines in a fast-paced, multi-hub environment.


Why join ACD?

Be part of a growing department with high potential and visibility across Mastercard’s global marketing ecosystem.

Work on high-profile regional and international projects, including presenting ideas to top-tier banks and financial institutions across the EEMEA region.
Collaborate with a diverse, multi-hub creative team that values innovation, storytelling, and cultural relevance.

Contribute to creative solutions that connect people, brands, and ideas, backed by the financial power and influence of Mastercard.

Thrive in a supportive environment that encourages bold thinking and pushes the best ideas forward.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.