Creative Director

About the role

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,500+ employees and ~30,000 customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we're transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection. Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections. AI at Cvent: Leading the Future Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent, we're committed to continuous learning and adaptation — AI isn't just a tool for us, it's part of our DNA. We're looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you'll thrive here.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full global creative function across brand, design, copywriting, video, and production.
• Manage and inspire a multidisciplinary global creative team.
• Serve as the creative authority across marketing.
• Partner directly with senior leadership to ensure creative output is aligned with strategic priorities and business ROI.
• Be a key peer to leaders across Corporate Marketing (Social, PR/Comms, M&E) and across the broader marketing organization (Demand Gen, PMM, Events).
• Manage up, manage across, and deliver under pressure; assess urgency quickly, set clear priorities, and hold a team accountable to both quality and execution standards.
• Global Creative Leadership & Team Management: Lead and manage all global creative resources, including designers, copywriters, and video/motion production headcounts. Set a clear creative vision and standard of excellence, then build the team systems, rituals, and accountability structures to execute against it. Recruit, develop, and retain creative talent across disciplines, building a team culture grounded in quality, ownership, and craft. Manage and optimize relationships with external agencies and freelance partners, balancing in-house capacity with external resourcing.
• Executive Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Alignment: Operate as the senior creative partner to CMO and VP of Corporate Marketing, navigating executive expectations with confidence, clarity, and professionalism. Build and maintain strong peer relationships with leaders across Corporate Marketing (Social, PR/Comms, M&E) and priority marketing functions (Demand Gen, PMM, Events) to