Creative Director - Experiential

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$160K/yr – $185K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global experiential leadership for luxury brand programs, directing end-to-end creative across 2D/3D and a distributed team.

  • Own end-to-end creative from concept to delivery for large-scale experiential programs.
  • Must-have: 8+ years agency-side experiential/brand experience with complex programs.
  • Standout: proven ability to lead large programs from pitch to on-site delivery.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the creative authority on a prestigious global financial services account setting and protecting the creative standard across every program, every market, every touchpoint
  • Develop and direct integrated experience concepts that go beyond aesthetic wrappers: building narrative frameworks and experience pillars that inform everything from venue selection and hospitality design to scenic, content, and programming
  • Direct the full creative output from concept through execution from initial renders to on-site delivery ensuring the promise made in the room matches the reality on the ground
  • Think across 2D and 3D simultaneously: graphic identity, environmental design, scenic, hospitality, print, digital content, and the considered details that define a luxury experience
  • Oversee and direct junior creatives and freelance talent on a project-by-project basis, maintaining creative consistency and quality across a globally distributed team
  • Present ideas with authority and conviction to sophisticated, senior client audiences and build the kind of trust where your creative recommendation carries genuine weight
  • Manage, mentor and develop junior creative talent, creating an environment where high standards are non-negotiable and craft is celebrated
  • Contribute to a West Coast creative culture defined by ambition, rigour, and genuine pride in the quality of the work
  • Embody Jack Morton's values of creativity, collaboration, and inclusivity in every client and colleague interaction

Requirements

  • 8+ years of agency-side experience in experiential marketing or brand experience, with a track record of leading creative on large, complex programs end-to-end
  • A portfolio that demonstrates genuine creative range including narrative-led experiential work that is as sophisticated in concept as it is in execution
  • Proven experience directing large, complex programs where the creative vision was maintained from pitch through physical delivery
  • Deep fluency across both 2D and 3D creative disciplines. You think about environment, material, light, and scenic with the same instinct you bring to graphic design and content
  • A demonstrable aesthetic sensibility aligned with luxury, contemporary design, or premium lifestyle, evidenced through the work, not just stated
  • Proven ability to work directly with senior clients as a creative consultant, not just a creative executor
  • Production literacy. You understand what it costs, what it takes, and what has to give for reality to meet the render

Preferred

  • Experience on accounts within luxury hospitality, fashion, financial services, or premium lifestyle brands
  • Experience directing creative across international programs and managing globally distributed creative teams
  • Background working on intimate, high-touch events or with high net-worth audiences, where detail, hospitality design, and environmental storytelling are central to the creative brief
  • Comfort working alongside strategists to translate messaging frameworks into experiential architectures
  • Experience creating and directing work for ultra-high-net-worth, C-suite, or similarly discerning audiences where expectations for polish, hospitality, and detail are exceptionally high
  • Demonstrated comfort and credibility operating in formal, high-protocol corporate and financial services environments with professional polish and client-facing presence