Creative Manager Saudi Nationals Only

bayt al-tawabel; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 2,600 - 4,100; Full time

Job summary

Bayt AlTawabel in Riyadh seeks a Creative Manager (Saudi National) to lead the creative direction and visual execution across its F&B and hospitality brands. You will transform business and marketing objectives into compelling brand experiences across digital and physical touchpoints.

The ideal candidate combines strong creative thinking with excellent visual judgment, can direct photography and video shoots, and work cross-functionally with Marketing, Operations, and Culinary teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Marketing, Media, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in creative direction, branding, design, or visual communication.
• Proven experience in roles such as Creative Manager, Art Director, Creative Lead, or Senior Designer.
• Strong portfolio showing branding, campaigns, digital content, photography, and video work.
• Experience in F&B, hospitality, luxury, lifestyle, retail, or a creative agency is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction across multiple F&B and hospitality brands.
• Develop creative concepts, campaign directions, mood boards, key visuals, and briefs.
• Ensure consistency and quality of brand identity across all executions.
• Direct photography and video shoots, including concepts, shot lists, styling, and asset selection.
• Oversee creative execution across social media, digital campaigns, menus, packaging, restaurant collateral, signage, print materials, events, and activations.
• Brief and manage designers, photographers, videographers, agencies, freelancers, and production partners.
• Review work and provide constructive feedback to maintain high visual standards.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Customer Experience, Operations, Culinary and other departments on projects.
• Manage multiple creative projects and meet deadlines.
• Stay updated with F&B, hospitality, lifestyle, design, social media, and Saudi market trends.
• Explore and utilize AI-powered tools to improve ideation and workflows.

Skills

Creative direction

Branding

Design

Project management

Photography

Video production

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design/Visual Communication/Advertising/Marketing/Media

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Generative AI tools

Job description

Bayt AlTawabel is looking for a Creative Manager – Saudi National to join our team in Riyadh and lead the creative direction and visual execution across our portfolio of F&B and hospitality brands.

The ideal candidate combines strong creative thinking with excellent visual judgment and has the ability to transform business and marketing objectives into compelling brand experiences across digital and physical touchpoints.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the creative direction across multiple F&B and hospitality brands.
• Develop creative concepts, campaign directions, mood boards, key visuals, and creative briefs.
• Ensure consistency and quality of brand identity across all creative executions.
• Direct photography and video shoots, including concepts, references, shot lists, styling, and final asset selection.
• Oversee creative execution across social media, digital campaigns, menus, packaging, restaurant collateral, signage, print materials, events, and brand activations.
• Brief and manage designers, photographers, videographers, agencies, freelancers, and production partners.
• Review creative work and provide clear direction and feedback to maintain high visual standards.
• Work closely with Marketing, Customer Experience, Operations, Culinary, and other departments to deliver creative projects.
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• Stay up to date with F&B, hospitality, lifestyle, design, social media, and Saudi market trends.
• Explore and utilize AI-powered creative tools to improve ideation, content development, and creative workflows.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Marketing, Media, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in creative direction, branding, design, or visual communication.
• Previous experience as a Creative Manager, Art Director, Creative Lead, Senior Designer, or similar role.
• Strong professional portfolio demonstrating branding, campaigns, digital content, photography, video, or other relevant creative work.
• Experience in F&B, hospitality, luxury, lifestyle, retail, or a creative agency is preferred.
• Strong understanding of branding, typography, layout, photography, visual storytelling, and content creation.
• Experience directing photography and video productions.
• Experience managing designers, agencies, and external creative partners.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and modern creative tools.
• Experience with generative AI and AI-powered creative tools is an advantage.
• Strong communication, presentation, leadership, and project management skills.
• Good command of Arabic and English.

A portfolio showcasing relevant creative work is required as part of the application.