Creative Director - Creative Technology / Experiential

About the role

We're partnering with a creative technology studio that builds immersive, experiential, and technology-enabled work for ambitious brands. They're looking for a Creative Director to join their Experiences team, leading creative across immersive environments, interactive installations, brand activations, and large-scale experiential work for Tech brands. This is a heavily pitch-led Creative Director role. Around 70% of the position will be focused on proposals, pitching, concept development, and selling ideas into clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative development across experiential, immersive, and technology-enabled projects.
• Shape early-stage ideas for proposals, competitive pitches, and new business opportunities.
• Build compelling creative narratives that turn complex or ambiguous briefs into clear, sellable ideas.
• Lead the development of pitch decks, concept presentations, and client-facing creative materials.
• Present and sell creative work internally and externally, carrying the room with confidence and clarity.
• Work across brand environments, immersive spaces, installations, activations, interactive experiences, and themed or narrative environments.
• Guide projects from initial concept through design development and final execution.
• Collaborate closely with designers, strategists, technologists, producers, and external partners.
• Provide clear creative direction while elevating the wider team's thinking and craft.
• Stay hands-on where needed across visual direction, design development, concept visualisation, spatial thinking, or creative problem-solving.
• Use AI and emerging tools thoughtfully to expand creative exploration, accelerate ideation, and strengthen the overall quality of creative thinking.

Requirements

• Strong Creative Director-level experience within experiential, immersive, spatial, interactive, or technology-led creative work.
• A portfolio that demonstrates built work across environments, installations, activations, experiences, systems, or interactions.
• Proven experience leading pitches, proposals, concept development, and client-facing creative presentations.
• Strong storytelling ability, particularly across pitch decks, creative narratives, and concept presentations.
• The ability to turn abstract, technical, or complex ideas into clear and compelling creative propositions.
• Strong creative taste, judgement, and clarity of vision.
• Hands-on fluency in at least one of the following areas: graphic design, digital design, visual systems, spatial graphics, motion, 3D, environmental modelling, concept visualisation, or real-time rendering.
• Experience across two or more of the following areas: experiential marketing, brand activations, themed entertainment, attraction design, narrative environments, permanent or touring installations, interactive experience design, cultural moments, festivals, tentpoles, world's fairs, or fan experiences.
• Comfort using AI and emerging creative tools as part of the creative process, with a clear point of view on how they support better thinking rather than simply faster output.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as graphic design, digital media, architecture, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of professional experience in creative leadership roles within the industry.
• Experience working with a diverse range of clients and industries.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Skills

• Strong conceptual and design skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant software.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to lead and inspire a creative team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $170,000 - $220,000 annually.
• Flexible work schedule with a hybrid model.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Employee recognition programs.

Pay

$170,000 - $220,000 annually

Schedule

Hybrid model