Senior Creative Director, INVNT Digital

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision on major programs from brief through show day and post-event, partnering closely with Producers and Account teams
• Turn client objectives, audience insight and complex business messaging into a clear central idea and compelling story
• Carry that idea across keynotes, video, environments, digital content and the attendee experience, including arrivals, activations, transitions and social moments
• Generate original ideas yourself while guiding teams toward the strongest creative solution. Bring proactive thinking that challenges expectations
• Lead multiple high-profile projects, shaping creative scopes and staffing plans that align ambition with budgets and deadlines
• Lead narrative, show flow, stage and screen design, and speaker messaging for keynotes and general sessions.
• Concept and oversee the design and build of high-end, polished, engaging, brand-relevant experiental creative concepts
• Work directly with senior executives on story and presentation development, and coach them through rehearsals
• Partner with Technical Directors, Production, Scenic and Content teams on sightlines, screen layouts and run of show
• Lead creative onsite through rehearsals and show, solving problems in real time

Requirements

• 10+ years of creative experience in live events, experiential or brand communications, including several years leading large-scale events or keynotes.
• A proven ability to make complex B2B subjects human, clear and creatively engaging, with experience in categories such as technology, pharma and healthcare, automotive, financial services or professional associations.
• Experience developing stage content with senior executives and coaching them for the keynote stage.
• Excellent presentation skills and a track record of constructing and selling compelling creative pitches to senior clients.
• Proven experience leading and developing creative teams, with the ability to contribute hands-on writing or art direction at a high level.
• Fluency in video, motion, staging and environmental design, and how they come together in a live show.
• Comfort with ambiguity, competing priorities, travel and onsite show work.
• Curiosity about emerging creative tools and technologies, including AI, and judgment about when they meaningfully improve the work.
• Proficient in creating consistency and brand-relevant work across AI tools without a degradation in quality (no slop cannons!)
• Confidence in your work, openness to feedback and steady, positive energy under pressure.