Associate Creative Director

GPJ is hiring an Associate Creative Director to help lead creative ideation and innovative thinking for experiential marketing campaigns.

• Lead creative ideation and innovative thinking while mentoring the creative team through inclusivity and collaboration
• Conceptualize captivating multi-touch experiences aligned to clients’ unique brands
• Partner closely with the Creative Lead on a given account to bring their vision to life across projects
• Manage work and the project team while actively engaging in the creative process to bring ideas to fruition
• Provide day-to-day supervision of one to two team members
• Travel to shows domestically and internationally (approximately 15% of responsibilities)
• Participate in new business development
  , including the pitch process
• Contribute to creative and agency culture by inspiring teams to do their best work
• Translate clients’ brands into thoughtful, compelling, interactive experiences; set high standards by leading new thinking and techniques
• Understand creative disciplines and collaborate with creative leadership on high-quality, strategic presentations that exceed client expectations using copywriting, sketches, renders, mock-ups, and presentations
• Develop and inspire inventive, thoughtful, on-brand work through a hands‑on mentorship approach
• Manage workload and hit tight deadlines
• Join planning and strategy sessions; lead the project creative design team on assigned projects, oversee designers’ work, and ensure consistent, highest-quality execution
• Work with Creative Directors to execute strategic design solutions
• Apply thoughtful design decisions with awareness of business impact; deliver multiple concepts and solutions to meet client objectives
• Build personal client relationships, inspire trust, and manage expectations
• Identify new projects and opportunities with existing clients; support new business and client presentations as an integral team member
• Collaborate with IP
  , graphics production, fabrication, and creative tech to resolve design and budget challenges while protecting design and brand integrity
• Manage design, development, and implementation of all event‑related creative supporting defined look and feel and brand objectives
• Assess the creative team’s bandwidth and recommend additional resources when needed
• Provide clear creative direction at project initiation and coach creative team members (and account teams), while monitoring and guiding efforts to drive successful outcomes
• Create a thoughtful, engaging guest journey for all projects
• Maintain project budgets and track allocated hours to support profitability for the creative team, in partnership with Creative Project Managers and Account Teams
• Assist in the education and development of designers
• Lead new idea development and creative design solutions supported by sound strategic rationale across multiple brands and initiatives
• Support account‑based creative teams alongside strategy, production, and accounts
• Create sketches, mood boards, layouts, 2D and 3D renders, deck design/templates, presentation/content structure, and POS materials
• Partner with clients and senior team members across departments to elevate brand significance and performance
• Advocate for brand and identity standards by knowing when to adhere closely and when to recommend more creative approaches
• Present work clearly and compellingly to internal and external partners
• Communicate by example the mechanics and attributes of team strategy and accountability
• Work directly with Production to vet ideas and confirm feasibility within budgets; adjust work when needed to maintain strategic integrity within client restrictions

• Minimum four-year degree in Design, Advertising, Theater, or a related creative discipline
• Minimum 7…