Experiential Art Director

Responsibilities

• Creative Concept Development ● Develop creative concepts and visual systems for sponsorships, experiential activations, hospitality programs, and branded events. ● Translate strategic objectives into compelling audience experiences that align with business and brand goals. ● Contribute creative thinking throughout the ideation, design, and execution process.
• Experiential & Environmental Design ● Design event environments, branded spaces, signage systems, environmental graphics, installations, and on-site communications. ● Create solutions that work across physical, digital, and hybrid experiences. ● Ensure all creative work maintains a high standard of design excellence and functionality.
• Brand Activation Support ● Partner with the in-house creative team to execute large-scale sponsorship and activation programs. ● Help extend the team's capacity across multiple concurrent initiatives, supporting both creative and production needs. ● Collaborate closely with event, sponsorship, and marketing teams to ensure seamless execution. ● Balance multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining a high standard of creative quality and attention to detail.
• Art Direction & Creative Execution ● Produce high-quality creative work from concept through final delivery. ● Develop presentations, mood boards, renderings, and design systems that communicate ideas effectively. ● Provide art direction to external agencies, production vendors, photographers, and fabrication partners when needed.
• Agency & Vendor Collaboration ● Work closely with experiential agencies, event producers, and fabrication partners throughout the design and production process. ● Review creative deliverables and production work to ensure quality and brand consistency. ● Partner with vendors to solve design and production challenges while maintaining creative integrity.
• Brand Stewardship ● Apply brand standards consistently across all experiential touchpoints. ● Identify opportunities to elevate the brand through innovative and engaging experiences. ● Ensure all work reflects the quality and professionalism expected of a leading financial services brand.

Requirements

• Strong portfolio demonstrating sponsorship activations, hospitality experiences, experiential marketing programs, environmental graphics, event marketing, or branded environments.
• Experience supporting sports sponsorships, music festivals, hospitality programs, or large-scale consumer events strongly preferred.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Strong typography, layout, visual storytelling, and presentation design skills.
• Ability to create both conceptual and production-ready creative work.
• Comfortable designing within real-world constraints including budgets, schedules, venue limitations, and fabrication requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across internal teams, agencies, and vendors.
• Ability to present creative work, explain design decisions, and incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of experiential marketing trends, sponsorship activations, hospitality programs, and emerging technologies.

Preferred

• Experience with AI-powered creative tools and emerging technologies is a plus.