Creative Director (ECD001)

Foreground LLC; Riyadh; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading experiential agency in Riyadh is seeking a visionary Creative Director to anchor their creative efforts in Saudi Arabia. This role involves leading high-profile projects, ensuring cultural alignment, and managing a diverse creative team. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in creative leadership and a strong portfolio in regional activations.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in creative leadership roles within events or integrated communications.
• Compelling portfolio showcasing major Saudi activations.
• Fluent in English; Arabic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative development process from conceptual thinking to execution.
• Champion localized creative ideation aligned with Saudi culture.
• Oversee the creative team and manage external partners.

Skills

Creative Leadership

Cultural Sensitivity

Collaboration

Presentation Skills

Creative Ideation

Job description

Foreground is partnering with a global experiential agency to appoint a visionary and culturally attunedCreative Director, based in Riyadh. This role will serve as the creative anchor for the agencys 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 agencys 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.