Creative Director

Landmark Properties•Atlanta, GA

19h

About The Position

Creative Director - Design Landmark Properties is seeking a dynamic and experienced Creative Director to lead our team of designers and oversee all aspects of brand visioning and design strategy. This role is a unique blend of strategic vision, operational leadership, and hands-on design expertise. The ideal candidate will inspire creativity, streamline workflows, and produce exceptional creative deliverables that align with our brand identity and guidelines. You'll guide a talented team shaping ideas that connect with people while staying close enough to the work to move it forward yourself. This role champions bold thinking and strategic storytelling, guiding multidisciplinary teams from concept through execution to create work that reflects our commitment to innovation and excellence. By partnering with cross-functional teams, this leader will ensure consistent creativity across all channels and a best-in-class go-to-market process and execution. Landmark Properties is a fully integrated real estate firm focused on developing, building, and managing our best-in-class communities, ranging across Student Housing, Multifamily, and Build to Rent. Grounded in deep market insight and a commitment to excellence, Landmark has shaped some of the most distinctive student communities in the country.

Requirements

15+ years of creative design experience, with a strong background in interior design, brand, marketing, or environmental design within an in-house or firm setting.
A compelling portfolio that demonstrates high-quality execution, including brand expression, campaign assets, and multi-channel creative work.
A strong creative point of view, paired with an understanding of how design supports product positioning, leasing, and overall business goals.
Clear communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain design decisions and contribute thoughtfully to creative discussions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in student housing, real estate, hospitality, lifestyle, or consumer-focused brands strongly preferred.
Highly creative with an extremely sharp eye for detail
Skilled in conceptual and visual storytelling
Strong time management, self-direction, and ability to handle multiple projects
Open to feedback with a balance of defending ideas and implementing solutions
Positive and collaborative attitude with strong interpersonal skills to inspire others
Strong attention to detail, organization skills, controlled sense of urgency, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities
Ability to interact/communicate effectively in a professional and pleasant manner with vendors, affiliates, stakeholders, corporate shareholders and company employees
Critical thinker and self-starter capable of accomplishing a task with limited guidance and supervision
Demonstrate integrity, respect, innovation, job dedication, and excellence in their work
Demonstrate leadership/coaching skills and the ability to influence others
Leverage existing relationships as well as create relationships with individuals from other development companies to understand anticipated market trends

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the creative vision for our brands and individual communities
Steward brand standards for our entire portfolio—ensuring the way our communities are designed, presented, and experienced is cohesive across marketing, print, on-site environmental applications, and resident-facing experiences.
Ensure consistency and quality across all creative output while allowing for local market relevance
Establish and evolve the visual and experiential identity of our entire portfolio, shaping architectural finishes, interiors, amenity environments, and environmental graphics to support leasing performance and long-term brand equity.
Ensure all marketing and digital touchpoints accurately reflect the physical product, guiding photography, renderings, wayfinding, interiors, amenity spaces, and lifestyle imagery across websites, social platforms, and launch materials so the marketed experience aligns with the on-site reality.
Partner cross-functionally with development, marketing, leasing, and operations teams to align design intent with project strategy, construction timelines, and business goals— maintaining creative integrity from early concept through opening and ongoing marketing execution
Collaborate with internal teams by participating in market tours and using firsthand research to inform design proposals and creative direction.
Collaborate with marketing, leasing, operations, and development teams to ensure creative accurately represents the product and supports business needs
Collaborate with internal partners (marketing, development, operations) to support creative needs and maintain consistency across channels and communities.
Coordinate with vendors as needed to help keep projects moving, especially during high-volume leasing and pre-leasing periods.
Support creative quality control by reviewing deliverables for accuracy, brand alignment, and production readiness prior to release or installation.
Contribute to leasing performance by delivering high‑quality creative work that supports lead quality, tours, and occupancy across student housing communities.
Uphold strong creative standards and brand consistency with close attention to detail across all marketing, digital, and built‑environment deliverables.
Identify opportunities to improve creative workflows and systems to support efficiency, consistency, and stronger execution across projects