Head of Creative

at  Property Finder

Founded by Michael Lahyani in 2005 as a magazine (Al Bab World), Property Finder today is a single technology platform and brand across multiple countries in the MENA region. We offer the most advanced tools and best-in-class user experience for homeseekers, real estate brokers, and developers. Property Finder’s most recent valuation secures our status among the Middle East’s emerging unicorns, affirming a growth-oriented identity.
Over the years, we’ve expanded our operations to Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and secured a strategic shareholding in Hepsiemlak, the leading property portal in Turkey. With over 600+ dedicated people in 6 regional offices, we facilitate more than 14 million monthly visits across our platforms, solidifying our position as a regional powerhouse in the proptech space.
As the pioneering portal for homeseekers in the region, we are on a mission to motivate and inspire people to live the life they deserve.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are looking for a conceptual art-based Head of Creative who can drive the ideation, implementation and execution of various creative projects in support of our brand and its many different product offerings. This includes guiding, assisting and inspiring our super-talented team of designers and writers.
It’s important to note that this is a very hands-on position, embracing the belief that guiding also includes doing. Additionally, you’ll partner with the Director of Creative to ideate larger brand-building initiatives and ad-hoc guerrilla marketing concepts.
This is a newly created position and is based in our headquarters in Dubai.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A demonstrated ability in a creative leadership role, with commensurate leadership skills
• Proven experience in optimizing the strengths of cross-functional creative teams
• Hands-on experience in creating attention-getting, successful brand campaigns with multiple touchpoints
• Demonstrated skills as a creative technologist, applying the latest tech to enhance our creative capabilities
• An ability to execute against Brand Guidelines and brand persona
• High level of expertise in a broad array of creative software platforms
• 10+ years of experience in a related role or marketing agency

LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

• The Head of Creative will have a reputation for integrity and leading by example.
• This is someone who believes in Property Finder’s overall proposition and how to properly articulate that to stakeholders, resulting in on-brand creativity across the company.
• The ability to put brand and concept first, setting aside ownership of an idea to develop work that helps the company shine.
• The ability to strengthen relationships between the marketing department and Property Finder’s other mission-critical internal departments.
• A selfless team-first mentality, helping to develop creative and leadership skills among all team members.

• Solidify the reputation of Property Finder as a smart, witty and sophisticated brand
• Lead the creation of work that is aligned with our brand persona and ToV
• Reduce our reliance on third-party vendors in the development of broad brand campaigns
• Creatively communicate our brand promise to our two very distinct target audiences (real estate brokerages and home seeking consumers)
• Help the Director of Creative (DoC) mentor and grow the department
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