Creative Director

**We are growing** We are adding a Creative Director to our team in Colombia.

Olive Tree Holdings is a private equity firm with a core business as owner operator of multifamily real estate in dynamic urban markets throughout the United States. Affiliate business lines and brands cover these areas: Property Management, CRE advisory firm and CRE Venture Fund. Our collective portfolio is valued over $1B and we are uniquely positioned to incubate, fund, test, and add operational growth support to new technology empowered businesses in-house.

**What do we offer? (in addition to mandatory requirements)**
- Leadership Development
- Regular International Travel to USA and other Latin American Countries
- Support Family Days
- Private Healthcare and Dental plans
- Opportunity to be on a growing team

**Day to day responsibilities**:

- Establish and own creative direction that evolves and distinguishes the Olive Tree Holdings and affiliates' brand (including Affordable, Olive Tree Hotels and Resorts, Olive Tree Ventures, TrueRate and The Life Properties), being obsessed with the brand’s purpose, consistency, and legitimacy.
- Translate marketing, creative, and strategic objectives into branded assets that drive prospective and customer engagement, adapting to different channels.
- Provide expertise and industry perspective where technology, finance, and lifestyle culture meet with culturally relevant concepts and campaigns responsible for growing brand equity and awareness while driving results.
- Have up to date expertise in today’s complex digital landscape and be able to develop concepts for multi-platform, multi-channel projects that meet business objectives.
- Present multi-platform, multi-channel creative solutions and gracefully defend creative decisions to executive management.
- Lead a multi-disciplinary team of creatives (cross border and internal teams plus external vendors), defining goals that help to reach company objectives, ensuring role clarity, accountability, and delegation.
- Monitor creative output ensuring direct reports are effectively managing goals and priorities within their scope and areas of accountability.
- Provide high-level creative direction and guidance to optimize creative work produced by the teams (internal and external).
- Creatively inspire and motivate the team, and the company at large.
- Build relationships and collaborate cross-functionally with peers in leadership.
- Evaluate talent and develop staffing plans to support business demands. When needed act as a coach and mentor to employees, providing them with career-broadening opportunities.

**Desired qualifications include**:

- Abstract thinking with creative energy, confidence, and self-motivation
- C1 English speaker
- An aptitude to be a key partner in a high-level team of creative and strategic thinkers obsessed with brand relevance in a fast-paced constantly changing finance world
- 15+ years working with American B2B brands/companies, category-relevant product, service and/or brands, both in-house and in an agency, ideally with an omnichannel brand
- 10+ years leading and developing creative talent across all areas of expertise
- Proven track record of influencing up and across in matrixed organizations to deliver results
- End to end experience creatively leading photo and video production for digital campaigns, social media etc.
- A compelling storyteller with a clear talent for managing the delivery of concise, emotional, and thoughtful work both strategically and creatively
- Has a point of view yet champions collaboration in their team and across departments
- The highest professional and ethical standards