Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision across a portfolio of 4-10 concurrent experiential programs, ensuring every project delivers exceptional creative quality, strategic thinking, and design excellence
• Develop breakthrough experiential concepts, creative territories, experience platforms, and strategic narratives that connect brands with audiences in meaningful ways
• Translate business objectives, audience insights, and cultural trends into innovative experiential opportunities
• Partner closely with Strategy, Creative Directors, and Design Directors during the earliest stages of development to shape concepts, define creative direction, and establish strong strategic foundations before execution begins
• Lead ideation sessions, workshops, and creative reviews that inspire multidisciplinary teams and elevate the quality of the work
• Maintain continuous creative oversight throughout every phase of development, ensuring concepts evolve without losing their original vision or creative integrity
• Review creative work daily across presentations, environments, campaigns, content, copy, design systems, motion, and experiential executions, providing clear, actionable feedback that strengthens both the work and the team
• Champion excellence across every aspect of the experience, ensuring every creative decision from the overarching concept to the smallest executional detail contributes to a cohesive, memorable, and beautifully crafted final product
• Exercise exceptional creative judgment and taste, refining work at both the conceptual and executional level, including typography, layout, color, copy, storytelling, visual hierarchy, pacing, and overall design quality
• Build compelling creative presentations and confidently present ideas, creative rationale, and strategic thinking to senior clients and stakeholders, serving as the senior creative voice across the account

Requirements

• 15+ years of creative leadership experience within an experiential marketing, brand experience, environmental design, retail, or integrated agency environment
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary creative teams across large-scale, complex experiential programs
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating both visionary conceptual thinking and exceptional executional craft
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams while remaining deeply involved in the day-to-day creative development of each
• Deep expertise in experiential design, art direction, environmental graphics, spatial storytelling, and immersive brand experiences
• Strong understanding of experiential production, fabrication processes, materials, and production workflows
• Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and client communication skills, with experience presenting to executive-level stakeholders
• Exceptional creative judgment with a meticulous attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to design excellence
• Demonstrated ability to balance creative ambition with practical execution, delivering outstanding work within fast-moving agency timelines
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for mentoring creative talent and building high-performing multidisciplinary teams