Lensa

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Lensa is a career site that helps job seekers find great jobs in the US. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Lensa does not hire directly for these jobs, but promotes jobs on LinkedIn on behalf of its direct clients, recruitment ad agencies, and marketing partners. Lensa partners with DirectEmployers to promote this job for Cella. Clicking "Apply Now" or "Read more" on Lensa redirects you to the job board/employer site. Any information collected there is subject to their terms and privacy notice. Location: New York, New YorkJob Type: ContractCompensation Range: $65 - 70 per hourWe are seeking an experienced Creative Director to join our team and drive the vision for our experiential events. This pivotal leadership role focuses on the concepting and development of marketing ideas for large signature events, brand activations, and custom campaigns. If you have a passion for creating impactful, live experiences and want to lead a dynamic creative team, we encourage you to apply.Responsibilities: Lead and develop creative ideas for experiential events, branded activations, and select sponsorships. Set and implement the creative strategy, direction, and vision for high-level projects and events, ensuring the maintenance of creative quality and consistency in our approach. Lead creative strategy sessions to develop the story and multifaceted concepts that align with core business objectives. Translate client objectives into clear strategies by crafting compelling messages, stories, and concepts for each event. Proactively pitch work with creative thinking, research and visual storytelling. Guide the team in creating forward-thinking creative strategies, briefs, and storyboards that align with current event trends. Facilitate creative brainstorming sessions, introducing innovative perspectives to continually elevate our brand and event experiences. Mentor and coach team members in their creative development. Collaborate with management team to identify, develop, and promote team skills and services. Drive creative quality and consistency across experiential event support. Look for new opportunities to drive innovation and bring new ways of thinking. Qualifications Strong creative, digital and event portfolio demonstrating strategic ideas and visual storytelling across varying experiential touchpoints in a B2B environment. Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Digital Design or related creative discipline or equivalent experience. Eight-plus years of event experience as a Creative Director or experience as a CD in a full-service event agency. Comprehensive knowledge in event and creative industry practices, digital trends, innovation and technology. Advanced creative conceptual design skills with ability to critique colleagues' concepts. Ability to concept and develop outstanding creative with the teams, sell it to clients, and adapt at every step along the way. Strong experience pitching concepts/ big ideas clearly and strategic intent with the ability to simplify business complexities. Strong influencer, collaborator and consensus builder with excellent client relationship-building and teaming skills. Experience mentoring and developing designers, in a virtual environment, in conceptual and presentation skills and providing critiques and constructive written feedback for growth and development. Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a creative team, delegate and team effectively. Passion for continuous learning, keeping current with design trends and effectively sharing knowledge. Superb communication and presentation skills, active listening and diplomacy when working with team members and business partners. Agility in a fast-paced environment while producing quality work in high-pressure situations. Advanced knowledge with graphics software tools including Adobe Creative Suite/Workfront, proficiency in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams working in both a PC and Mac environment. Able to travel onsite to support events. JOBID:1311019#PLEqual Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days. If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com