Creative Director

About Streetsense Streetsense is a global creative collective of placeshapers, brandbuilders, and storytellers. We’re dialed in—to cities, to neighborhoods, to people—to make space for great experiences and shape what’s next.

Streetsense

A global creative collective of placeshapers, brandbuilders, and storytellers.

Real EstateRestaurants & Retail Travel & TourismHospitality Architecture & Interior DesignBrandingEngagement Food & Beverage ConsultingBrokerage & Real Estate StrategyResearch & Insights

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streetsense.com

51-200 employees

Design Services

Washington, District of Columbia

2002

Privately Held

17k LinkedIn followers

• We’re seeking a dynamic Creative Director to shape and elevate the creative output of Streetsense’s client work, translating the macro creative vision of the company’s Creative Agency into day-to-day excellence across brand design, visual storytelling, and digital expression.
• This is a role for a creative leader with impeccable taste, storytelling intuition, and cultural fluency - someone who can inspire bold ideas, refine the details, and at once champion creative bravery and cultural cohesion across teams.
• Help shape and lead the Agency's creative vision, ensuring alignment between strategic ambition and impactful execution.
• Lead the creative process from concept to delivery, ensuring every idea embodies excellence, originality, and a distinct point of view.
• Champion a culture of creative risk-taking and diverse storytelling — elevating both aesthetic and emotional impact across brands and platforms.
• Balance innovation with strategic clarity, ensuring that creative ideas are purposeful and on brand.
• Participate in high-profile project pitches and new business opportunities.
• Manage client projects from pitch to delivery across multiple client types, real estate sectors, and project typologies.
• Partner closely with Accounts, Strategy, and Deployment leads to develop integrated, cross-disciplinary concepts and deliverables.
• Act as a trusted creative partner to clients — shaping narratives that inspire confidence, align with business goals, and move audiences.
• Encourage cross-team collaboration, cultivating an environment where creativity thrives through shared ideas, mutual respect, and accountability.
• Maintain creative consistency and quality across all deliverables — digital, experiential, and visual — resulting in imaginative, relevant, and market leading work.
• Ensure deadlines and deliverables are met with excellence and efficiency, balancing creative ambition with practical execution.
• Hold teams, vendors, and collaborators accountable to the Agency’s creative vision and process standards.
• Translate feedback into action, guiding teams clearly toward refined, impactful solutions.
• Inspire, coach, and elevate emerging talent across the Agency.
• Model curiosity, cultural awareness, and an openness to new perspectives.
• Encourage creative bravery - helping teams push beyond the expected to create work that resonates deeply and endures.
• Work that reflects both the vision of the Agency and the individual’s ability to translate that vision into award-worthy execution.
• A creative culture defined by collaboration, curiosity, and risk-taking.
• Measurable enhancements to the quality, cohesion, and impact of creative deliverables.
• A growing roster of clients who see Streetsense as a creative partner - not a vendor.

• 10-15 years in creative leadership roles within agencies, studios, or brand environments.
• Proven ability to direct and inspire multidisciplinary teams across design, interactive, and visual arts (photography and video).
• Strong creative portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking, aesthetic refinement, and storytelling range.
• Mastery of key creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.) and deep understanding of digital-first creative production.
• Exceptional communication, pitching, and presentation skills; ability to connect deeply with both clients and internal teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, cultural curiosity, and a collaborative spirit.
• Real estate and hospitality industry experience a plus.
• Base salary is just one component of Streetsense's total rewards philosophy. We offer a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. This may include Medical Dental & Vision Insurance, paid time off, 401k match, wellbeing resources, and more.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Match
• Wellbeing Resources