Creative Director - Experiential Agency
Role Overview
A boutique Dubai experiential agency is appointing its first permanent, in-house Creative Director.
The agency delivers brand experiences from concept and creative development through build, on-ground execution, and guest experience.
The Creative Director will set the creative standard, lead a growing design team, and work closely with Client Services and Production.
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Role overview
A boutique Dubai experiential agency is appointing its first permanent, in-house Creative Director.
The agency delivers brand experiences from concept and creative development through build, on-ground execution, and guest experience.
The Creative Director will set the creative standard, lead a growing design team, and work closely with Client Services and Production.
Creative leadership and delivery
- Lead the agency's creative vision and create a distinct, recognizable point of view.
- Generate central ideas for pitches and develop spatial, emotional, and logistical guest journeys.
- Author and oversee presentation-ready creative decks, ensuring work is on-brand and deliverable.
- Lead client briefings and pitch narratives, build trusted client partnerships, and support new business.
- Collaborate with Client Services and Production on feasibility, budgets, and execution.
- Brief and direct an off-site 3D design team, accounting for timelines, materials, and logistics.
- Lead and mentor the in-house creative team, build processes, identify talent, and raise capability.
- Help define the agency's creative niche and positioning.
Design and creative skills
- Bring hands-on design capability and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Work across 2D and 3D, with a background in either and working knowledge of both.
- Use AI tools to support ideation, visualization, and presentation production.
- Apply strong visual taste, directorial instinct, and exceptional presentation skills.
Candidate requirements
- Significant senior experience in experiential, events, or brand experience agencies.
- Proven track record leading creative work from concept through delivered experience.
- Strong 2D or 3D design foundations and ability to art direct across both.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and comfort using AI tools.
- Experience leading or mentoring a creative team and a network of trusted creative collaborators.
- Strategic, collaborative, grounded, and commercially aware approach; motivated to build something long term.
Workplace and schedule
- Full-time, office-based role in Dubai, with work-from-home Fridays.
About the agency
The boutique agency specializes in experiential marketing and events for luxury and lifestyle brands and regional institutions.
Creative, Production, and talent work as an integrated team; the agency emphasizes deep client relationships and repeat work.
The agency has offices across the GCC and describes itself as growing quickly with a start-up mindset.
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