Creative Director

Foreground LLC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A global experiential agency in Riyadh is seeking a visionary Creative Director to lead creative strategies that resonate with Saudi culture. This role involves overseeing a creative team, managing high-profile projects, and presenting unique ideas to key stakeholders. Candidates should have over 12 years of experience in creative roles and a strong portfolio showcasing regional activations.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in creative leadership roles in events or brand experience.
• Portfolio showcasing major Saudi and regional activations.
• Fluency in English; Arabic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative development process from concept to execution.
• Champion localized creative ideation aligned with Saudi culture.
• Oversee the creative team and ensure effective collaboration.
• Present ideas confidently to clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with strategy and production teams.

Skills

Creative leadership

Cultural awareness in Saudi context

Fluent in English

Presentation skills

Project management

Job description

Foreground is partnering with a global experiential agency to appoint a visionary and culturally attuned Creative Director, based in Riyadh. This role will serve as the creative anchor for the agency’s work in Saudi Arabia, translating strategy into experience, briefs into emotion, and cultural context into globally resonant creative platforms.

Reporting to the Country Director and collaborating closely with the Strategy and Production teams, the Creative Director will lead the agency’s response to high-profile pitches and live projects, from national celebrations and mega-events to brand launches and public space activations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creative development process from conceptual thinking to pitch articulation to on-ground execution.
• Champion localized creative ideation that aligns with Saudi culture, audience behaviors, and government messaging sensitivities.
• Oversee the creative team (copy, design, content, spatial design), ensuring consistent standards and effective collaboration.
• Present confidently to senior clients, giga-project stakeholders, and government decision-makers.
• Collaborate with strategy and production leads to ensure ideas are both creatively powerful and operationally executable.
• Curate and manage external creative partners, freelancers, and agencies when needed.

Ideal Profile

• 12+ years in creative leadership roles within events, brand experience, or integrated communications agencies.
• A compelling portfolio showcasing major Saudi and regional activations, festivals, or cultural events.
• Fluent in English; Arabic fluency preferred and culturally critical.
• Able to shift between big-idea thinking and hands-on creative direction across all formats, spatial, digital, content, and narrative.