Creative Director

Esmos Recruitment; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

ESMOS is partnering with a leading Abu Dhabi events company to hire a hands-on Creative Director for complex, high‑profile projects.

You will develop and lead creative concepts across major events, integrated campaigns, and brand experiences, translating briefs into compelling visuals and narratives while guiding internal and external teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in creative, branding, advertising, experiential or integrated agencies.
• Strong experience with government conferences, summits or major government initiatives.
• Experience developing creative for large-scale events and integrated campaigns.
• Strong conceptual thinking, visual storytelling and design expertise.
• Experience working with government entities and senior stakeholders.
• Strong client-facing, presentation and creative leadership skills.
• Hands-on, collaborative and comfortable managing fast-paced projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead creative concepts for events, campaigns and brand experiences.
• Translate briefs into compelling creative ideas and visual narratives.
• Lead campaign identities, key visuals and creative direction.
• Oversee digital, social, film/video, print and experiential creative.
• Guide designers, art directors and external partners.
• Collaborate with strategy, content, production and project teams.
• Present creative concepts to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure creative quality and consistency from concept through delivery.

Skills

7+ years experience

Government events

Creative leadership

Storytelling

Client facing

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Fast-paced projects

Job description

ESMOS is hiring a Creative Director on behalf of a leading events company based in Abu Dhabi for a contract role until May 2027.

We are looking for a hands‑on Creative Director to develop and lead creative concepts across major events, integrated campaigns, brand experiences and communications, with strong experience supporting government conferences, summits and high‑profile events.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead creative concepts for events, campaigns and brand experiences.
• Translate strategic briefs into compelling creative ideas and visual narratives.
• Lead campaign identities, key visuals and overall creative direction.
• Oversee digital, social, film/video, print and experiential creative.
• Guide designers, art directors and external creative partners.
• Collaborate with strategy, content, production and project teams.
• Present creative concepts to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure creative quality and consistency from concept through delivery.

Requirements

• 7+ years’ experience in creative, branding, advertising, experiential or integrated agencies.
• Strong experience with government conferences, summits, B2G events or major government initiatives.
• Experience developing creative for large-scale events and integrated campaigns.
• Strong conceptual thinking, visual storytelling and design expertise.
• Experience working with government entities and senior stakeholders is highly preferred.
• Strong client-facing, presentation and creative leadership skills.
• Hands‑on, collaborative and comfortable managing fast‑paced projects.