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Creative Director

Employment contract 75000.00 - 120000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted April 24, 2026
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AvantStay delivers world class, authentic, tech-enabled short-term rental (“STR”) group experiences targeted at the millennial generation. We are venture funded and growing rapidly in the explosive $100+ billion dollar STR industry. We deliver a customized end-to-end experience that is tailored just for groups and powered with technology at every layer.

Job Responsibility

  • Brand identity and creative vision — Evolve and defend the AvantStay visual system, tone of voice, and storytelling standards across our portfolio of single-family, multi-unit, and hotel properties.
  • Social-first content engine — Drive a best-in-class social media presence on Instagram, TikTok, and emerging platforms.
  • Channel & distribution marketing creative — Produce property photography, listing copy, and merchandising assets optimized for the OTAs and our direct-booking site.
  • Campaign development — Lead seasonal campaigns (AvantStay Awards, retreats, holiday, destination launches) from concept through delivery across paid, owned, earned, and on-property.
  • Team leadership — Build, coach, and scale a distributed creative team across multiple countries and time zones.
  • AI-enabled creative operations — Deploy generative AI to multiply the output and consistency of the team without diluting craft.
  • Cross-functional partnership — Work with Performance Marketing, Revenue Management, Real Estate / Acquisitions, and Interior Design.

Requirements

  • 7+ years in creative leadership roles, with meaningful time spent in luxury hospitality, travel, or lifestyle brands (hotel groups, resort collections, DMCs, luxury OTAs, high-end short-term rental, or equivalent premium consumer).
  • A portfolio of campaigns, content, and brand systems you personally shape that shows taste, range, and results.
  • Deep fluency in social media as a primary brand channel
  • Working command of brand management: you've stewarded a brand's visual and verbal identity across geographies, sub-brands, and franchise partners.
  • Experience producing creative for channel/distribution marketing (OTAs, marketplaces, retail channels, listing optimization, merchandising).
  • Comfort using AI as part of your daily workflow: image generation, video tools, copy assistance, creative ops automation.
  • Demonstrated success managing a globally distributed workforce: hiring, mentoring, and running a team across multiple countries and time zones.
  • Must be able to work US business hours (Pacific, Central, or Eastern time)
  • Must have excellent written and spoken English (near-native)

What we offer

  • Annual base pay: $75,000-120,000 USD
  • Bonus (15% of base pay)
  • Fully remote - work from anywhere!
  • Generous paid time off
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