About This Role
Directing creative teams for an experiential marketing agency that designs and produces programs for clients and partners is the core of this role. This position is for a creative leader with a passion for creation, attention to detail, and commitment to completion, who is bold and pragmatic.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Executive Leadership to define the agency
- Lead creative strategy, ideation, and development for experiential campaigns, conferences, and activations across multiple markets
- Translate client briefs into smart, insight-driven creative concepts in collaboration with the Creative Strategist
- Partner with Accounts and Production to define creative approach, deliverables, and feasibility
- Guide the creative team through all phases
- Ensure creative excellence, consistency, and brand integrity across every touchpoint
- Provide hands-on direction and critique across visual, spatial, and experiential design
- Review and approve all creative deliverables for accuracy, brand alignment, and storytelling strength
- Collaborate with production, fabrication, and technology partners to maintain creative integrity through execution
- Troubleshoot creative and production challenges in real time, keeping programs on brand, on schedule, and on budget
- Serve as creative lead for new business
- Partner with Business Development and Account teams to craft pitch strategies, creative positioning, and visual narratives that win
- Build compelling decks, mood boards, renderings, and storytelling tools that communicate creative vision and value
- Participate in brainstorms, client presentations, and creative showcases as a brand ambassador for Manifold
- Build long-term client relationships that generate organic growth and repeat business
- Serve as a trusted creative advisor, articulating strategy and vision with clarity, enthusiasm, and diplomacy
- Lead creative presentations, facilitating productive feedback and alignment with key stakeholders
- Balance creative ambition with business reality, ensuring every solution supports client goals and measurable success
- Build, manage, mentor, and inspire creative team and freelancers
- Lead cross-functional brainstorms and creative reviews, encouraging fresh perspectives and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Support staffing and resource planning across active and upcoming programs
- Uphold and evolve Manifold's creative standards and processes for efficiency and innovation
- Stay current on design, cultural, and experiential trends, applying fresh thinking to work and proposals
- Contribute to internal R&D, case studies, and award submissions that elevate Manifold's creative profile
