Creative Director for Events

Accountabilities:

• • Lead the creative vision and overall aesthetic direction for complex corporate events, from initial ideation and pitching through final delivery and onsite execution.
  • Translate client business objectives and brand strategies into compelling event concepts, narratives, themes, and guest experiences.
  • Develop AI-enhanced visual concepts, mood boards, photorealistic renderings, and guest-journey visualizations using tools such as Midjourney, DALL-E, Adobe Firefly, and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Use large language models such as Gemini and Claude to develop event themes, scripts, messaging frameworks, and cohesive communications.
  • Ensure brand consistency across every physical and digital touchpoint, including registration environments, event websites, breakout spaces, stage design, and main-stage experiences.
  • Conceptualize spatial and multimodal experiences that combine physical environments with digital layers such as AR, spatial computing, interactive LED, lighting, and other event technologies.
  • Incorporate sustainable design principles and propose creative approaches that prioritize circularity and reduce environmental impact.
  • Partner directly with senior client stakeholders, including marketing leaders, to articulate creative strategies and demonstrate how experiential concepts support business objectives.
  • Coordinate and direct specialized external creative talent, including 3D renderers, motion designers, AI artists, and other freelancers.
  • Collaborate closely with production, technology, sales, and other event partners, treating them as strategic contributors to the creative process.
  • Own creative deliverables from concept through final onsite walkthrough, ensuring every element remains aligned with the overarching event vision.
  • Provide high-level estimates of creative hours and costs to support project planning and commercial decisions.
  • Help establish best practices for pricing, pitching, presenting, and delivering premium experiential work.
  • Build and maintain a trusted network of specialized freelance creative talent to support complex project requirements.

  Requirements:

  • 8+ years of experience in experiential marketing, event production, creative agencies, or other high-end experience-driven environments.
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating ownership of live or hybrid experiences, including conference themes, general-session stages, immersive environments, or comparable large-scale productions.
  • Proven ability to independently lead creative projects from the first brainstorm through concept development, delivery, and onsite execution.
  • Hands-on fluency with AI-powered creative tools for visual ideation, moodboarding, concept development, and narrative creation; familiarity with Midjourney, DALL-E, Adobe Firefly, Gemini, Claude, or comparable tools is valuable.
  • Strong understanding of experiential design, spatial storytelling, typography, color theory, visual hierarchy, and the relationship between physical and digital environments.
  • Deep understanding of how complex conferences operate across event websites, foyers, breakout spaces, main stages, and supporting technology.
  • Familiarity with event technologies such as LED displays, lighting, sound, interactive media, AR, or spatial computing.
  • Demonstrated experience working with Fortune 500 brands, $1M+ productions, or experiences serving 500+ attendees.
  • Excellent client-facing communication skills, with the ability to present creative concepts persuasively to senior executives and connect design decisions to business outcomes.
  • Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with production teams, technology partners, sales teams, clients, and external creative specialists.
  • Strong creative judgment and attention to detail, balanced with a practical understanding of what can be successfully executed in a live event environment.
  • Ability to manage multiple creative priorities, make decisions independently, and maintain ownership throughout the full project lifecycle.
  • A proactive, imaginative, and solutions-oriented approach, with a genuine interest in emerging technologies and evolving creative workflows.

  Benefits:

  • Salary: $113,000–$170,000 per year.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options.
  • Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • 401(k) with employer matching contributions of up to 4%.
  • 16 paid time-off days, increasing with tenure, plus 9 paid holidays.
  • Annual profit-sharing bonus.
  • 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
  • $50 monthly fitness reimbursement.
  • Monthly internet and/or cell phone stipends.
  • Annual charitable donation support of up to $1,000 for charities of your choice.
  • Regular social events and professional learning opportunities.
  • Remote work environment within the United States.
  • An inclusive and collaborative culture centered on commitment, kindness, humility, respect, and professional growth.