Creative Director - Luxury Experiences

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$110K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive culture-forward brand experiences at Jack Morton, leading concept, development, and delivery from strategy to immersive installations.

  • Own end-to-end brand experiences from concept through install.
  • Must-have: 7–10+ years in lifestyle or culturally driven branding.
  • Standout: Lead multidisciplinary teams in hybrid Jack office environments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design culture-forward experiences: Concept and craft brand experiences that tap emerging culture.
  • Build stories people feel: Create presentations that marry strategy with smart creative, inspiring clients and building confidence.
  • Share an inspiring vision: Present ideas with clarity and charisma—bringing the emotional core of a concept to life.
  • Build a brand world: From spatial design to content, from fashion details to culinary touches—you’ll ensure every element speaks the same language.
  • Collaborate with creators: Work with internal teams and world-class partners, tastemakers, and influencers to deliver creative that accomplishes client objectives.
  • Create ideas that tap what’s next: Develop concepts inspired by emerging cultural trends, contemporary design, and audience behavior.
  • Build campaigns, not tactics: Work with strategists, designers and account leads to translate brand and business goals into layered, multi-faceted brand experiences.
  • Know the audience: Understand the nuances of various demographics—their references, their expectations, their standards.
  • Bring cultural intel to the table: Share insights from new tech, architecture and design, the art world, niche communities, and underground trends.
  • Own creative from start to finish: Protect the idea through every stage—concepting, build, install, and everything in between.

Requirements

  • 7–10+ years in lifestyle or culturally driven brand work (examples of this include immersive dinners, VIP hospitality suite experiences, luxury brand trips for influencers, etc.)
  • Strong conceptual instincts and the ability to think in 360-experiences
  • Confidence leading multidisciplinary teams
  • must be able to work hybrid 3 days/week in a Jack office