Savills North America is hiring: Senior Art Director, Regional Lead in Houston

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Senior Art Director, Regional Lead is a strategic and highly visible leader within the Savills North America Creative team, serving as the creative lead for the Southwest and Southeast regions. This role oversees all regional design initiatives and partners closely with brokerage, new business teams, and clients to elevate visual storytelling and drive winning presentations and marketing materials.

This individual shapes and executes creative direction across major initiatives, including proposals, pitch materials, digital and print presentations, property marketing collateral, branding efforts, and research-driven content. While setting creative strategy, the Senior Art Director remains hands‑on leading concept development, design execution, and final refinement to ensure every deliverable reflects excellence, innovation, strategic clarity, and brand consistency.

In addition to directing creative output, the Senior Art Director leads and mentors regional designers, establishes best practices, and upholds high standards for quality, efficiency, and strategic thinking. This role operates independently while collaborating closely with regional leadership, the broader North America Creative team, and the Vice President of Creative on key initiatives and company priorities.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Regional Creative Leadership

Serve as the primary creative lead for the Southwest and Southeast regions

Build strong partnerships with broker leads and brokers to support all new business and client presentations.

Translate regional business goals into compelling, differentiated creative strategies

Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on creative strategy and visual storytelling

Creative Direction & Execution

Lead the development of high-impact proposals, pitch books, presentations, property branding and marketing materials, research collateral, and more

Oversee the full design lifecycle - from conceptualization and mood boarding to final execution and delivery

Ensure design excellence across print, digital, motion, and interactive formats

Maintain brand consistency while identifying opportunities to elevate and innovate

Manage, mentor, and inspire regional designers to deliver best‑in‑class work

Foster a culture of accountability, creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Support onboarding, professional development, and performance growth of creative staff

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Collaborate with a variety of colleagues including sales teams/brokers,

Pursuits, Research, Marketing, and other business lines to develop strategic materials that win new business

Provide training and guidance on company templates, tools, and brand standards to empower regional teams to execute materials effectively and independently

Balance competing priorities in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment

Partner with internal teams and external vendors to deliver thoughtful, high‑quality creative solutions

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field

10+ years of professional design experience in a corporate or agency environment

Proven experience leading design teams and managing multiple concurrent deliverables

Commercial real estate or architecture industry experience strongly preferred

Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, etc.)

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Solid understanding of marketing strategy, data visualization, and user experience best practices

Knowledge of, or strong curiosity about, emerging AI‑powered design tools and technologies, with the ability to evaluate and integrate them strategically to enhance creative efficiency and innovation

Exceptional communication and presentation skills

Strong executive presence and stakeholder management ability

Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail

Self‑starter with the ability to lead independently and drive initiatives forward

Energized by collaboration and motivated by high standards

Savills values a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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