Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of Hearst’s businesses, corporate initiatives, communications priorities, and brand strategies.
• Translate Hearst brands, businesses, content, and corporate priorities into compelling physical experiences that communicate key messages and create memorable audience interactions.
• Work directly with Hearst’s outside experience design partner on the creation of the new multimedia space. Represent the Hearst brand for all creative executions.
• Design and produce presentations, environmental graphics, video content, installation concepts, and experiential creative assets from concept through final execution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Hearst divisions to develop experiences that support business and communications objectives.
• Explore and implement emerging technologies including AI-driven experiences, interactive media, projection mapping, immersive storytelling platforms, digital installations, and innovative audience engagement tools.
• Manage budgets, approvals, project forecasting, and financial reporting.
• In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York City. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York City, is $180,000 - $190,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York City. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York City, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate’s starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in experiential design, exhibition design, environmental graphics, branded environments, retail activations, event design, architecture, or related creative disciplines.
• Quantifiable experience in the development and creation of large-scale installations, exhibitions, activations, pop-up environments, immersive experiences, or cultural programming.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, fabrication partners, agencies, consultants, and production teams.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, top editing programs and AI tools.
• Understanding of fabrication methods, materials, lighting systems, audiovisual technologies, installation logistics, and production best practices.

Benefits

• Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more.