Art Director — Live Events & Experiential Campaigns

Ethara; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethara in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead the visual direction of live events, experiential projects, brand activations and marketing campaigns.

You will translate creative concepts into engaging visuals, oversee 2D/3D and motion design, and guide on-site execution in collaboration with marketing, production and technical teams.

Mentor graphic designers and freelancers, manage workloads across multiple projects, and maintain high standards of design quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of relevant design experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Fine Arts or related discipline.
• Strong portfolio showing art direction, campaign visuals and event branding.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience guiding 2D, 3D and motion design projects from concept to delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction of live events, experiential projects, brand activations and event marketing campaigns.
• Develop creative concepts, campaign identities and key visuals, overseeing adaptations across static, digital and video content.
• Direct event branding, stage design, spatial graphics and visual experiences from concept through to final execution.
• Translate client and marketing briefs into engaging, practical and innovative creative solutions.
• Ensure creative consistency across event branding, marketing campaigns and all visual touchpoints.
• Guide 2D, 3D and motion design development, ensuring quality and consistency throughout the creative process.
• Collaborate with marketing, production, technical and project management teams to deliver integrated creative solutions.
• Present creative concepts and design proposals to internal and external stakeholders, balancing creative ambition with budgets, timelines and technical requirements.
• Oversee final creative outputs and on-site execution, ensuring delivery aligns with the approved creative vision.
• Lead, mentor and support Graphic Designers, Video Editors and freelance creative resources as required.
• Delegate tasks, manage workloads and establish priorities across multiple event and campaign projects.
• Review creative work, provide constructive feedback and maintain high standards of design quality.
• Encourage collaboration, creative thinking and continuous improvement within the team.

Skills

Art direction

Creative leadership

Brand activations

Live events design

Campaign visuals

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design or Fine Arts

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

After Effects

Premiere Pro

3D/CAD software

Job description

Ethara in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead the visual direction of live events, experiential projects, brand activations and marketing campaigns.

You will translate creative concepts into engaging visuals, oversee 2D/3D and motion design, and guide on-site execution in collaboration with marketing, production and technical teams.

Mentor graphic designers and freelancers, manage workloads across multiple projects, and maintain high standards of design quality.