Creative Director - Luxury Experiential & Brand Activations

KY Talent; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

KY Talent in New York is seeking a Creative Director to lead creative across luxury experiential projects, events, design and brand experiences. This senior role requires exceptional taste, conceptual thinking and a portfolio that demonstrates both big ideas and flawless execution.

You’ll originate ideas, set the creative standard, mentor teams, and present concepts to senior clients while collaborating with production to deliver live experiences across fashion, beauty and hospitality.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of creative experience, including senior-level experience in experiential, events, design or agency environments.
• Standout portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking and beautiful execution.
• Experience with luxury, beauty, fashion or premium lifestyle brands.
• Strong understanding of experiential, spatial and live brand environments.
• Originating ideas, developing them, presenting and overseeing execution.
• Confident presenting creative thinking to senior-level clients.
• Experience leading and mentoring creative teams and freelance talent.
• Ability to oversee multiple complex projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision across major projects from initial brief through final execution.
• Develop original, culturally relevant concepts and creative territories.
• Translate briefs into compelling narratives, spatial experiences and guest journeys.
• Set a high creative standard across concept, design, art direction, materials, storytelling and detail.
• Lead brainstorms, creative reviews and critiques, providing clear direction that strengthens the work.
• Present and confidently defend creative concepts to senior clients.
• Work closely with production teams to turn ambitious ideas into exceptional live experiences.
• Protect the strength of the creative idea throughout design development and delivery.
• Oversee multiple creative workstreams and projects simultaneously.
• Build the right creative teams around individual projects, including internal and freelance talent.
• Mentor and develop designers and creative talent.
• Contribute to the continued development of the creative team and wider creative offering.
• Stay closely connected to luxury, beauty, fashion, hospitality, art, culture and experiential trends.

Skills

Creative leadership

Concept development

Client presentations

Mentoring teams

Portfolio of work

Job description

KY Talent in New York is seeking a Creative Director to lead creative across luxury experiential projects, events, design and brand experiences. This senior role requires exceptional taste, conceptual thinking and a portfolio that demonstrates both big ideas and flawless execution.

You’ll originate ideas, set the creative standard, mentor teams, and present concepts to senior clients while collaborating with production to deliver live experiences across fashion, beauty and hospitality.