Associate Creative Director, experiential

Overview

Job Description:

Our awesome client, an experience marketing agency  specializing in event marketing and brand marketing is looking for a killer Creative Director to join their team for a 6 + month project!! As a Creative Director, you will be involved in planning, advertising, supervising the creative process, and guiding the team that works under you. The creative team includes art directors and designers. We are looking for individuals that want to generate big, brave, bold creative ideas and help direct how those ideas come to life!

• Fully remote or hybrid in Boston or NYC 2-3 days in office per week
• Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Dates: 9/1/25 to 3/15/26

Associate Creative Director

• Oversee the development and execution of creative solutions across multiple brands/projects
• Conceptualize and design creative strategies to elevate the brand experience
• Ensure creative outputs are aligned with the strategic, behavioral, tonal, and branding requirements identified in the creative brief
• Marry hands-on creation and oversight with strategic insight
• Able to deliver their creative discipline at a high level, but also able to guide others to be great at theirs

Must haves:

• Experiential event experience
• Experience leading a creative team, working on experiential events
• Experience pitching to clients / client facing roles

Responsibilities include:

• building an environment for the creative team to work in and overseeing their ideas and projects
• taking responsibility for the creative philosophy and the standard of output across the agency or department
• developing ideas for advertising or promotional campaigns
• pitching concepts to clients
• overseeing several projects from start to finish, keeping to deadlines, and signing off on these projects before they are presented
• liaising with clients to keep them informed and to highlight any issues
• understanding the commercial aspects of the agency or marketing department

Skills:

• excellent leadership and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to inspire the creative team to give their best
• strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as presentation skills in order to make outstanding pitches
• plenty of creative ideas and an understanding of the clients’ vision
• an awareness of current trends in advertising and design and the event space.
• a self-starting attitude and an open outlook
• resilience under pressure and against deadlines
• an understanding of how creative roles complement other departments, such as finance and data management
• knowledge of the software and applications involved in the creative process
• skills in managing people, projects and resources.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is the equivalent of $60 to $65 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location. Additional benefits offered may include; medical health insurance and dental insurance, life insurance, and eligibility to participate in 401k plan with company match.

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