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American Express is a global financial services company operating across banking, finance, and B2B payments. Its business includes consumer, business, and corporate credit cards; payment and merchant services; savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and personal loans; as well as rewards, travel programs, corporate payment solutions, financial education, security services, and cardmember and merchant support.
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Senior Analyst, Activation Design Strategy — American Express, New York Hybrid

Support American Express sponsorships, partnerships, and premium events as a Senior Analyst in Activation Design Strategy. Translate brand strategy into compelling, executable physical experiences.

USUnited StatesNYNew York
$78,000 – $124,750 / year
HybridFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredAnalyst

Description

  • Support the Senior Manager of Activation Design Strategy across sponsorship, partnership, and premium event activations
  • Oversee daily design requirements and project deliverables
  • Partner with American Express teams and external experiential agencies to strengthen brand experiences
  • Turn brand strategy, design principles, creative territories, and brand requirements into clear agency direction
  • Review concepts, layouts, renderings, materials, signage, graphics, furniture, lighting, and other experiential elements
  • Coordinate, structure, and communicate design feedback for internal and external partners
  • Assess agency creative and production deliverables for material, fabrication, installation, and live-experience considerations
  • Review brand presence and asset application through brand mapping and design assessments
  • Keep project records covering creative reviews, decisions, milestones, specifications, and final deliverables
  • Join status meetings, design reviews, and agency working sessions while tracking and closing open items
  • Assist with on-site reviews, load-ins, and activations when appropriate
  • Contribute to post-event retrospectives and record design takeaways
  • Maintain activation design tools, resources, and reference materials
  • Investigate experiential design, production innovation, materials, fabrication methods, cultural and industry trends, and leading brand experiences
  • Develop and maintain a library of case studies, inspiration, project insights, and emerging trends
  • Bring relevant ideas and innovations to the wider team
  • Assist with additional Brand Design Strategy initiatives and projects as needed

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience in experiential design, production design, branded environments, brand design, or a related field
  • Deep understanding of experiential design and applying brand identity to physical, three-dimensional consumer environments
  • Experience partnering with experiential agencies and understanding the creative process from concept development through production and execution
  • Working knowledge of fabrication and production, including materials, construction methods, technical documentation, installation schedules, and production terminology
  • Ability to assess creative concepts from both brand and execution perspectives
  • Strong grounding in brand design and visual identity systems, including typography, color, materials, graphics, signage, and environmental brand expression
  • Ability to deliver design feedback and direction through verbal and visual communication
  • Comfort working against compressed project and production schedules while adapting to changing priorities
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deliverables, and creative-development rounds at once
  • Strong collaborator with cross-functional teams, creative partners, and external agencies
  • Knowledge of experiential design, cultural trends, and leading branded experiences
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Acrobat Pro DC
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus
  • Willingness to travel as needed for key activations, site visits, and installations
  • Degree in design, graphic design, environmental design, production design, marketing, or a related field
  • Portfolio or case studies showing contributions to experiential, production, and/or brand design initiatives and high-quality design solutions
  • Eligible to work for American Express in the United States; visa sponsorship will not be pursued

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Bonus incentives
  • 6% company match on the retirement savings plan
  • Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage
  • Flexible work model with hybrid, on-site, or virtual arrangements based on the role and business needs
  • More than 20 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, for pregnancy, adoption, or surrogacy
  • Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed by nurses and doctors, depending on location
  • Free and confidential counseling through the Healthy Minds program
  • Career development and training opportunities

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