Creative Director: Storytelling & Experience Leader

AKQA; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

AKQA Sweden is seeking a Creative Director to lead multidisciplinary teams across campaigns, brand experiences, events, content, film, digital platforms, and activations. The role accepts creatives from either Art Direction or Copywriting backgrounds who blend strong conceptual thinking with strategic clarity and craft.

You will define and guide creative narratives from brief through execution, collaborating with strategists, designers, writers, technologists, filmmakers, producers, and clients

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading creative teams within an agency or multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong conceptual thinker with expertise in visual or verbal storytelling.
• Deep appreciation for craft, narrative, culture, and experiential creativity.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative and adaptable across design, film, production, strategy and technology.
• Passionate about emotionally engaging and culturally resonant work.
• Naturally inspiring leader who motivates teams and elevates standards.
• Organised and solutions-oriented; can manage multiple projects.
• Calm and resilient under pressure with attention to execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to shape ambitious creative work across campaigns, brand experiences, events, content, film, digital platforms, and experiential activations.
• Define and guide creative narratives from brief through execution, collaborating with strategists, designers, writers, technologists, filmmakers, producers, and clients.
• Oversee projects from concept through execution, ensuring high quality and consistency.
• Contribute to experiential and event-led work, including launches, installations, immersive experiences.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to grow partnerships through creativity and innovation.
• Contribute to new business pitches and thought leadership.

Skills

Creative leadership

Conceptual thinking

Storytelling

Communication

Collaboration across disciplines

Mentoring

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Calm under pressure

Job description

AKQA Sweden is seeking a Creative Director to lead multidisciplinary teams across campaigns, brand experiences, events, content, film, digital platforms, and activations. The role accepts creatives from either Art Direction or Copywriting backgrounds who blend strong conceptual thinking with strategic clarity and craft.

You will define and guide creative narratives from brief through execution, collaborating with strategists, designers, writers, technologists, filmmakers, producers, and clients