Creative Directors, New York - Building our Networks

Journey; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Journey seeks Creative Directors for our Broadway studio in New York to work on project-specific, temporary contracts. This role focuses on directing narrative and design across interdisciplinary teams.

We are not offering permanent contracts at this time, and remote work is not offered for this opportunity. Ideal candidates have extensive experience leading creative visions, collaborating with designers, and delivering story-driven experiences.

Qualifications

• Approximately 12+ years direct experience as a Creative Director in interdisciplinary design.
• A sharp eye for design excellence and detail.
• Ability to design in a wide range of styles and platforms.
• Demonstrable storytelling approach to visual design.
• Experience leading creative visions and client briefs.
• Experience across multiple design specialisms within Journey’s portfolio.
• Developing partnerships to bring to the company.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary Design & Producing teams to transform ideas into high-quality, multidimensional experiences.
• Attend client meetings, interpret briefs, build narratives and shape achievable creative visions for a wide range of project contexts, including (but not limited to) creative treatments, storyboards, script writing, brief decks and style frames.
• Be comfortable leading areas of projects and/or teams from conception through to execution, ensuring the creative vision meets the client brief, aligns with project objectives and sustains our internal high standards.
• Work with Producers to manage timelines and project evaluation.
• Create presentation materials for existing projects and new business as required.

Skills

12+ years experience as Creative Dir

Interdisciplinary design collaboration

Storytelling / narrative design

Client brief interpretation & guidance

Experience across media production &CG

Networking partnerships

Job description

Creative Directors, New York - Building our Networks

New York

About the Role

We are looking to increase our network of Creative Directors working in our Broadway studio on project specific, temporary contracts. This role is a key pillar in our multidimensional design work offering concept and narrative/storytelling direction to the interdisciplinary team. We have some great long-term relationships, but as our portfolio grows we're looking to build our networks and meet new collaborators that can co-deliver our next stage of projects.

We're interested to hear from people who actively work in project specific temporary contracts and/or freelance contracts. To manage expectations we are not offering permanent contacts for this role at this time.

As a Creative Director in our team/s you will have direct experience on design-based projects and significant experience collaborating directly with Designers across specialisms. You will be able to work regularly within New York - we're unable to consider applications from those working remotely for this opportunity.

KeyResponsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collaborate with the cross-disciplinary Design & Producing teams to transform ideas into high-quality, multidimensional experiences.
• Attend client meetings, interpret briefs, build strong narratives and help shape achievable creative visions for a wide range of project contexts, including (but not limited to) creative treatments, storyboards, script writing, brief decks and style frames.
• Be comfortable leading areas of projects and/or teams from conception through to execution, ensuring the creative vision meets the client brief, aligns with project objectives and sustains our internal high standards.
• Work with Producers to manage timelines and project evaluation.
• Create presentation materials for existing projects and new business as required.

Candidate Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Approximately 12+ years direct experience as a Creative Director working in an interdisciplinary design context
• A sharp eye for design excellence and detail
• Ability to design in a wide range of styles and platforms
• Demonstrable experience as a natural storyteller - you approach visual design through the lens of the narrative
• Previous experience leading creative visions
• Experience responding to client briefs and playing a key role in bringing ambitious design ideas to life
• Experience in more than one design specialism within Journey's portfolio such as media production, installation, architectural & exhibition design, CGI, fabrication and/or live performance
• A network of partnerships to bring to the company - both strategic and/or creative

Contract: Contract Types & Salaries vary based on the role, with the below as a guide. Freelance rates to be discussed on a case by case basis.

Location: This role is based within our Broadway Studio. We value regular in-person collaboration because we think it leads to the best creative work however hybrid working is available around project commitments.

Work Authorization: For this particular opportunity we are only able to consider applications from those with pre-existing work authorization in the US.

Interviews: Introductory meetings with our team are anticipated from w/c 9th November.

We follow pay transparency, meaning we publish a salary range for each role. The salary range is the full earning potential during someone’s time in a role. Salary offers are made within this range and based on your experience and parity with the strength of our existing team/s.

Salary Pay Range

$115,000 - $155,000 USD

About Journey

The Multidimensional Experience Agency

Journey is a global design and innovation agency shaping the future through multidimensional experiences (MDX) that connect people, brands, and culture.

Our layered MDX approach crafts story-driven, sensory-rich engagement across physical, immersive, digital, and virtual spaces—fuelledby creative and technological innovation.

Born from a legacy of pioneering studios, Journey blends strategic thinking with deep creativeexpertiseto deliver solutions across industries.

Journey’s MDX approach fuels growth and forges lasting value for audiences and partners, by creating cultural connections that resonate with impact.

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The application deadline for this role is November 4, 2026