Creative Director to Dubai

Top Jobs Abroad; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full visa sponsorship

Relocation support

Direct line to CEO

Job summary

Top Jobs Abroad seeks a Creative Director to lead our client's classic and neoclassical luxury interior design vision in the UAE. You will oversee a team of 15 designers, shaping concepts through execution while maintaining the brand's luxury stance.

The role requires a distinctive creative point of view, experience with high-net-worth private clients, and openness to relocating to Dubai. The opportunity includes visa sponsorship and relocation support within a globally active luxury design

Qualifications

• A strong, distinctive portfolio in classic or neoclassical luxury interiors.
• 7+ years' experience in luxury residential or hospitality design.
• Creative leadership with a vision mindset, not a process focus.
• Ability to engage high-net-worth private clients at senior levels.
• Willingness to relocate to Dubai.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the firm's classic/neoclassical creative direction across projects.
• Provide creative guidance and final design approvals for a team of 15 designers.
• Lead concept development from concept to execution reflecting the brand.
• Represent the brand with private clients and at industry forums.
• Shape FF&E direction with European ateliers and suppliers.

Skills

Classic/Neoclassical luxury design

Leadership & team guidance

High-net-worth client management

Concept development & execution

European FF&E sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interior Design (or equivalent)

Job description

Are you a Creative Director with a genuine command of classic and neoclassic design — not just luxury in general, but the discipline, proportion, and detailing that define the style? This role was built for you.

Our client is a multi-award-winning luxury interior design and turnkey fit-out house, operating across the UAE, UK, and Saudi Arabia. Their portfolio spans private palaces, high-end residences, and luxury hospitality projects across the GCC, and their work has been featured in leading international design and lifestyle publications.

We're retained to find a Creative Director to lead the creative vision behind their next chapter — a role built for someone with a genuine point of view, not a design manager.

What you'll own

• Define and evolve the company's classic and neoclassic creative direction across residential and hospitality projects — this is the core of the role, not one focus among many
• Provide creative guidance and final design approval across a team of 15 designers — a leadership and vision role, not day-to-day operational management
• Lead concept development through to execution, ensuring every project reflects the brand's luxury positioning
• Represent the company's creative identity with high-profile private clients and at senior industry level
• Shape FF&E direction, sourcing from an established network of European ateliers and suppliers (Italy, France, Portugal, Belgium)

What we're looking for

• A strong, distinctive portfolio specifically in classic or neoclassic luxury interior design — this matters more to us than your CV
• Minimum 7 years' experience in luxury residential and/or hospitality interior design
• A genuine creative point of view — someone who leads with vision, not process
• Comfortable operating at senior level with high-net-worth private clients
• Open to relocating to Dubai

What's on offer

• Highly competitive, tax-free base salary with a performance bonus structure
• Full visa sponsorship and relocation support
• Direct line to the CEO, real creative authority, and a portfolio of projects most designers only dream of leading
• A seat at the table shaping one of the GCC's leading luxury design houses

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