Sr. Director, Creative Strategy & Services - Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA (On-site)

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Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale the brand and creative engine across markets with a strong focus on systems, storytelling, and performance-driven design; you’ll shepherd vision, production, and AI-enabled personalization across paid and owned channels.

  • Own brand systems, visual identity, and integrated storytelling across digital, social, and experiential touchpoints.
  • Partner with Marketing Tech and performance marketing to align brand with demand and measurement.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Define and execute a cohesive, enterprise-wide creative and brand strategy aligned with growth objectives
  • Establish and evolve brand identity and visual systems across markets
  • Translate business priorities into compelling creative solutions that drive demand
  • Develop scalable brand standards and toolkits to ensure consistency
  • Own creative direction across digital, social, print, video, and experiential channels
  • Drive integrated storytelling across owned and paid media
  • Guide content creation from concept through delivery with high standards
  • Ensure strong and differentiated brand expression
  • Direct the creative strategy across all owned and paid media as well as internal and external presentations.
  • Optimize creative operations, workflows, and production processes
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Advertising, or related field
  • 10+ years of creative, design or brand leadership experience
  • Experience in consumer-facing industries (hospitality, retail, lifestyle preferred)
  • Proven ability to build and scale creative teams
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating brand systems and campaigns
  • Experience with AI and emerging creative technologies
  • Strong storytelling and communication skills
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
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Cortland

Cortland® is a product-to-people, multifamily real estate investment, development, and management company that in-sources most of its multifamily development, design, construction, renovation, management, and ownership functions – all with the goal of providing residents excellent, hospitality-driven living experiences. With our pioneering business model, our commitment to placing the resident at the center of our decisions, and our enterprising team, we’re aiming to set a new experience standard for the apartment industry – one community at a time.Our company is now comprised of a team of nearly 2,500 people across the US and the world, from our headquarters in Atlanta, GA to our international development office in London, UK. We’re always interested in new talent joining our mission to create superior living spaces and experiences designed to inspire our residents, associates, and investors to live a better life focused on what matters most to them.Visit our website at www.cortland.com to learn more about the possibilities we create for our residents, associates, and investors.

Founded in 2005
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1.7K employees (216 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
470.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$182.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.9%
Direct
36.6%
Referral
9.8%
Social
0.5%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
195 (11% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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