Creative Lead

Fully remote
Open globally
3-month contract
Central Time hours

We design memorable short-term rentals and hospitality spaces across the U.S., bringing interiors, exteriors, and graphics together into properties with personality and an intentional guest experience. This role holds that vision together and presents it to the client.

This role is in our talent pool

We're not actively hiring a Creative Lead right now — but Funkit is growing, and this is work we need help with again and again, sometimes at short notice. When the need comes back, we look at the talent pool first, before we advertise anywhere.

Applications are always open. Send your profile now and it stays on file. If your experience fits when the role opens, we'll reach out to you directly.

We don't reply to every talent-pool profile straight away — you'll hear from us when there's a real opening that matches. Roles we're actively hiring for right now are listed on our careers page.

About the role

At Funkit, we design memorable short-term rentals and hospitality spaces across the U.S. We bring together interiors, exteriors, and graphics to create properties with personality and an intentional guest experience. We’re looking for a Creative Lead with a strong design point of view, confident client communication, and the ability to bring different creative disciplines together.

What you’ll do

Lead client design calls, supported by our Interior and Exterior Leads.
Prepare focused presentations and mood boards that communicate the project’s creative direction.
Understand each client’s vision, priorities, and preferences, and translate them into a clear creative brief.
Shape the overall concept and atmosphere of each property.
Collaborate with the Interior, Exterior, and Graphic Design Leads to create a cohesive design throughout the project.

What we’re looking for

A strong design portfolio demonstrating creativity, thoughtful concepts, and confident use of color, composition, and materials.
Strong spoken and written English, with the confidence to lead client conversations.
Experience presenting concepts and translating feedback into clear creative direction.
The ability to collaborate with other design leaders and balance different perspectives.
An understanding of how aesthetics, functionality, and guest experience work together.
Strong organizational skills.
Availability to work full-time during Texas business hours (Central Time).
A reliable internet connection.

A plus

Previous experience designing short-term rentals, boutique hotels, or other hospitality spaces.
Spanish language skills.

The logistics

3-month contract for now, with the possibility of continuing afterward depending on performance, workload, and team needs. We’re not presenting this as a guaranteed permanent position.
Fully remote, full-time, aligned with Texas business hours (U.S. Central Time).
Fluent English required. Spanish is a plus.

See what applies to every role at Funkit — remote working, time zone, language, and how we collaborate.

Join the talent pool

One form covers every role across Funkit and our partner brands, so a couple of fields need to be set correctly for your profile to land in the right place.

On the form:

Remote Positions → choose the closest option (the form doesn’t have a Creative Lead option yet)
Status → Full-Time (this is a 3-month contract at full-time hours)

Then start your answer to the free-text question about why you’re interested with “Talent pool — Creative Lead”. That’s how we file your profile against this role.

Have these ready before you start: your resume as a PDF, your portfolio (file or link — Behance, Drive, or a site), and a 1–2 minute video introduction. The form lists the five questions to answer in the video. Phone video is completely fine.

Join the talent pool for Creative Lead

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