Creative Director (Experiential)

Creative Director Experiential Events

Our business solutions client is looking for an Creative Director to join their team! This is a 3-6 month, hybrid role with a strong potential to extend and/or convert to full time. Some travel required (20 - 40%). CST or EST work hours preferred.

Candidates must be in one of these locations and agree to a hybrid work arrangement (Onsite on Day 1 and as required by business needs) - Atlanta, Cleveland, Austin, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Nashville, Orlando or St. Louis.

About the Role

We are looking for a Creative Director with a strong background in experiential events to lead our team in the concepting and development of marketing ideas for large signature events, brand activations, and custom campaigns. This role is ideal for someone passionate about storytelling and bringing narratives to life in live B2B client environments.

As the Creative Director, you will set and implement the creative strategy and vision, provide high-level design solutions for our client-colleagues and client-facing teams, confidently pitch to senior client executives and stakeholders, and lead meetings that inspire creative team members to deliver new and innovative solutions. Apply a big picture thinking to consider every aspect of the attendee experience, to create and shape designs that result in a cohesive and impactful event experience that resonate with our audience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop creative ideas for experiential events, branded activations, and select sponsorships.
• Set and implement the creative strategy, direction, and vision for high-level projects and events, ensuring the maintenance of creative quality and consistency in our approach.
• Lead creative strategy sessions to develop the story and multifaceted concepts that align with core business objectives.
• Translate client objectives into clear strategies by crafting compelling messages, stories, and concepts for each event.
• Proactively pitch work with creative thinking, research and visual storytelling.
• Guide the team in creating forward-thinking creative strategies, briefs, and storyboards that align with current event trends.
• Facilitate creative brainstorming sessions, introducing innovative perspectives to continually elevate our brand and event experiences.
• Mentor and coach team members in their creative development.
• Collaborate with management team to identify, develop, and promote team skills and services.
• Drive creative quality and consistency across experiential event support.
• Look for new opportunities to drive innovation and bring new ways of thinking.

Qualifications:

• Strong creative, digital and event portfolio demonstrating strategic ideas and visual storytelling across varying experiential touchpoints in a B2B environment.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, digital design or related creative discipline or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of event experience as a Creative Director or as a CD in a full-service event agency.
• Advanced knowledge with graphics software tools including Adobe Creative Suite.
• Proficiency in Workfront and Microsoft Office (including PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams) working in both a PC and Mac environment.
• Familiarity with 3D software and AI creative workflows.
• Comprehensive knowledge in event and creative industry practices, digital trends, innovation and technology.
• Advanced creative conceptual design skills with ability to critique colleagues concepts.
• Ability to concept and develop outstanding creative with the teams, sell it to clients, and adapt at every step along the way.
• Strong experience pitching concepts/ big ideas clearly and strategic intent with the ability to simplify business complexities.
• Strong influencer, collaborator and consensus builder with excellent client relationship-building and teaming skills.
• Experience mentoring and developing designers, in a virtual environment, in conceptual and presentation skills and providing critiques and constructive written feedback for growth and development.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a creative team, delegate and team effectively.
• Passion for continuous learning, keeping current with design trends and effectively sharing knowledge.
• Superb communication and presentation skills, active listening and diplomacy when working with team members and business partners.
• Agility in a fast-paced environment while producing quality work in high-pressure situations.
• Able to travel onsite to support events.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including financial information. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits:

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

Application Instructions:

Email Your Resume In Word To asegedi@creativecircle.com. Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply. Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: linkedin : AS29-1986599L899 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered. April Segedi - Recruiter

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.

Key skills/competency:

• Experiential Events
• Creative Strategy
• Brand Activations
• Event Marketing
• B2B Marketing
• Visual Storytelling
• Creative Direction
• Team Leadership
• Client Pitching
• Adobe Creative Suite