Creative Director, Brand Partnerships & Experiential

WhiteCap Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitecap Search is seeking an experienced creative leader to head our brand partnerships and programming. This role is hands-on, guiding concepts from inception to execution and ensuring top-tier deliverables across live events, digital, and print.

You will own the creative direction, oversee a small internal design team plus freelancers, and maintain a high standard of quality while thriving under tight timelines and limited resources.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years leading creative teams at agencies, brand studios, or in-house brands.
• Portfolio showing experiential and brand partnership work, campaigns, or digital.
• Able to art direct on set and review edits, not only brief others.
• Strong presence with clients; can command a room with a marketing lead.
• Fluent in streetwear, running/outdoor, food, music, Brooklyn culture.
• Thrives under limited resources and tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead concepting and execution for brand partnership pitches from idea to deck.
• Set and develop creative direction for activations across spaces, visuals, and narrative.
• Direct content capture for events and campaigns; manage vendors and briefs.
• Maintain high quality across all deliverables leaving the building.
• Steward the brand across retail, cafés, galleries, and events.
• Manage a small internal design team plus freelancers and vendors.

Skills

Creative leadership

Brand partnerships

Pitch development

Art direction on set

Client relationship

Streetwear culture

Job description

Whitecap Search is seeking an experienced creative leader to head our brand partnerships and programming. This role is hands-on, guiding concepts from inception to execution and ensuring top-tier deliverables across live events, digital, and print.

You will own the creative direction, oversee a small internal design team plus freelancers, and maintain a high standard of quality while thriving under tight timelines and limited resources.