Staff Art Director at Realtor.com in Austin, TX

Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions. Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance. We need a Staff Art Director who can lead the design thinking behind our next national platform — someone who sees a brief and envisions not just a campaign, but a world. TV. Digital. Social. Motion. All of it, all at once, all connected by a single creative spine. As a Staff Art Director at Realtor.com, you’ll lead creative for high-visibility national campaigns, present to our CMO, and build systems that let brilliant ideas scale without losing their soul. You’ll mentor a team that already does strong work and make them fearless. You are a creative powerhouse, capable of crafting "big idea" platforms that resonate emotionally and scale effortlessly. You will co-lead creative with your copy partner and build on the momentum of award-winning work like our Reba McEntire "Nearly Home" brand platform and purpose-driven initiatives like "Mission Zero" for veterans. What You’ll Do For the Work Craft National Platforms: Co-lead the development of big conceptual idea platforms and integrated campaigns that live across National TV, YouTube, and social ecosystems. Drive Brand Narrative: Guide teams through ideation and execution, ensuring all output, from video to digital experiences and display units align with the core idea platform and our brand design language. Scale High-Stakes Creative: Build upon successful playbooks and frameworks (like our partner programs and celebrity-led spots) to create the next generation of Realtor.com’s brand moments. Systematize Excellence: Leverage AI (Gemini, Claude + Figma MCP) and motion frameworks to build scalable templates and design systems that are a productivity enhancement while staying open to how to use AI in ways that work for creative. Direct & Unblock: Lead creative reviews with confidence, providing strategic feedback that connects visual execution back to the creative brief, "big idea" and business goals. For the Culture Mentor & Elevate: Inspire and develop senior and mid-level designers, fostering a culture of curiosity and high-caliber craft. Collaborative Leadership: Partner seamlessly with your copy counterpart and Project Manager(s) to maintain a healthy, high-output creative team. Champion Inclusive Design: Ensure our national stories represent the diverse lived experiences of home buyers and veterans everywhere. Champion our values: Embrace ownership—delivering quality, speed, and clarity of communication. Push for innovation—testing new formats and approaches in digital and event design. Build partnerships across teams—energizing collaborators and driving better outcomes together. How We Work: We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together. What You Bring Big Idea Thinking at Scale — A portfolio proving you have built conceptual platforms that work across TV, digital, and social without falling apart. Leadership Credibility — You’re co-led creative teams, presented to C-suite stakeholders, and won the room without being precious. Craft + Systems — You can design and think — you see the design system inside the campaign and build both simultaneously. 8+ years of professional design experience, with a proven track record of leading national-scale conceptual campaigns. How we Reward you: Realtor.com® is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to: Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage Family forming benefits 13 Paid Holidays Flexible Time Off 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program Free snacks and refreshments in each office location Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com® Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow. Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.