Executive Creative Director
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Creative Arts/Media
Managing Director -
Management
Agency Type:
Experiential / Integrated Creative Agency
We have partnered with a small but highly impactful experiential agency is seeking an Executive Creative Director to lead and elevate its creative discipline. This is a leadership role for a hands‑on creative leader with a strong design foundation, deep experiential expertise, and ad agency experience who is excited to help shape the future of a growing, entrepreneurial organization.
The Executive Creative Director will partner closely with the agency’s founder to define creative vision, guide strategic thinking, and deliver high‑quality, experience‑led work across a diverse client portfolio. This role balances big‑picture leadership with active creative involvement, strong design stewardship, and team mentorship.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as a senior creative leader for the agency, setting creative vision and maintaining high standards of craft across all work
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team, with a strong emphasis on design excellence and collaboration
- Drive experiential thinking and execution across categories including retail, health & wellness, manufacturing, entertainment, and automotive
- Oversee creative development from concept through execution, ensuring ideas are strategically sound, visually compelling, and exceptionally crafted
- Act as a steward of design quality across environments, systems, and touchpoints
- Champion bold ideas while maintaining a practical, solutions‑oriented mindset
- Contribute to agency culture by modeling curiosity, partnership, integrity, and a roll‑up-your‑sleeves approach
- Senior‑level creative leadership experience within an ad agency environment, with a strong focus on experiential work
- Design background with a deep understanding of visual systems, spatial design, and brand expression across physical and digital environments
- Proven experience leading and developing creative teams across multiple disciplines
- Strong experiential instincts and understanding of how brands show up in the real world
- Strategic thinker who can translate insight into compelling creative expression
- Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial setting
- Collaborative, generous leader who values partnership, craft, and thoughtful execution
The target base salary range for this position is $150,000–$200,000
, with final compensation determined by the candidate’s experience, skills, and leadership level.
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