Senior Art Director, Events & Experiences Creative

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$143K/yr – $217K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and evolve the art direction for high‑impact events by turning brand strategy into immersive experiences while leading a design team across on‑site and production work.

  • Own the art direction for assigned events across touchpoints
  • Lead and mentor designers to deliver on-brand, production-ready experiences

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Set and own the art direction vision for assigned events, ensuring every touchpoint — environmental graphics, signage, stage design, activations — reflects a cohesive, on-brand story
  • Design event footprints and map user journeys, choreographing how attendees move through and experience a space from arrival to departure
  • Translate strategy into experience — turning a marketing or brand strategy into a tangible, well-paced physical narrative
  • Direct copy across environmental and wayfinding touchpoints to ensure the event narrative holds together from entrance to exit
  • Lead and mentor a team of designers and art directors, providing hands-on creative direction and a consistent bar for craft
  • Partner with brand design, copy, producers, and strategists to translate concepts into production-ready creative
  • Maintain strict quality control across all design deliverables, catching inconsistencies and detail issues before they reach production
  • Travel to events to oversee on-site design execution and setup, making real-time creative and production calls
  • Present creative direction and rationale to senior stakeholders, building alignment across cross-functional partners
  • Manage multiple concurrent event programs, balancing creative ambition against production timelines and budgets

Requirements

  • 8+ years of design/art direction experience, with a portfolio spanning event design and brand design
  • Demonstrated experience designing event footprints and user journeys for large-scale activations
  • Proven experience leading and mentoring designers or art directors
  • Deep fluency in environmental and spatial design — stage design, signage, wayfinding, large-format production
  • Strong brand design background, with an eye for how identity systems translate into physical space
  • Experience directing copy or working closely with copywriters to shape a cohesive event narrative
  • A track record of translating strategy into experience — turning briefs into tangible, on-brand spaces
  • Meticulous attention to detail and a track record of maintaining quality under tight deadlines
  • Confident presenter, comfortable pitching and aligning senior stakeholders
  • Willingness and ability to travel extensively to oversee on-site event design and setup

Benefits

  • Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best.
  • Time off programs
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Mental health support
  • Paid parental leave
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Employee stock purchasing program
  • More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.
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