Group Creative Director, 3D Experiential

Mondo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 147,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

PTO

Job summary

Mondo in New York seeks a Group Creative Director, 3D Experiential to lead and elevate the agency's 3D experiential and spatial design practice, establishing design standards, driving creative excellence, and overseeing major experiential projects from concept through execution.

This role manages 4–5 direct reports, coordinates with creative, production and operations teams to align vision with budgets and timelines, and travels periodically for events, installations, and company gatherings.

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience in spatial design, experiential design, environmental design.
• 5–7 years of recent experience in experiential agencies.
• Currently a Creative Director or Senior Creative Director ready to take Group Creative Director ownership.
• Strong background in blueprints, schematic drawings, spatial planning and guest flow.
• Portfolio demonstrates high design craft and multi-layered storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve agency-wide 3D, spatial, and environmental design standards.
• Lead spatial design direction across multiple experiential projects and accounts.
• Drive quality, consistency, and craft across the design organization.
• Establish standards for spatial planning, materiality, scale, guest flow, detailing.
• Lead concept development and spatial storytelling for priority projects and pitches.
• Provide hands-on guidance around schematic drawings, spatial flows, builds, and technical design.
• Manage approximately 4-5 direct reports with dotted-line and freelance team members.
• Partner with creative, production, and operations to align ambition with budgets and timelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, resourcing and processes.
• Present work and rationale to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee design integrity through production, fabrication, and onsite execution.
• Travel periodically for events, installations, and company gatherings.

Skills

Spatial design

Experiential design

Leadership

Communication skills

Project management

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/Architecture/Advertising

Tools

SketchUp

Rhino

3D modeling

Job description

Job Title: Group Creative Director, 3D Experiential
Location-Type: Local to NYC, NY
Start Date Is: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Compensation Range: Up to $245,000/year
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Description:

Lead and elevate the client's agency-wide 3D experiential and spatial design practice, establishing design standards, driving creative excellence, and overseeing major experiential projects from concept through execution.

Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve agency-wide 3D, spatial, and environmental design standards and best practices
• Lead spatial design direction across multiple concurrent experiential projects and accounts
• Drive quality, consistency, efficiency, and craft across the design organization
• Establish standards for spatial planning, materiality, scale, guest flow, detailing, and environmental storytelling
• Lead concept development and spatial storytelling for priority projects and new business pitches
• Provide hands-on guidance around schematic drawings, spatial flows, builds, and technical design
• Manage approximately 4-5 direct reports with additional dotted-line and freelance team members
• Partner with creative, production, and operations teams to align creative ambition with budgets, timelines, fabrication, and build realities
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, resourcing, processes, and team capabilities
• Present creative work and strategic rationale to senior stakeholders
• Oversee design integrity through production, fabrication, and onsite execution
• Travel periodically for events, project installations, and company gatherings

Required Qualifications:

• 12 years of experience in spatial design, experiential design, environmental design
• 5-7 years of recent experience working within experiential agencies
• Current Creative Director or Senior Creative Director ready to step into broader Group Creative Director-level ownership
• Strong spatial or architectural design background with experience in blueprints, schematic drawings, spatial planning, and guest flow
• Deep expertise in materiality, detailing, environmental design, and spatial storytelling
• Portfolio demonstrating a high level of design craft and concepting/storytelling through materials - experiences should be more than just branded environments but be multi-layered in concept/narrative
• Experience with both temporary experiential activations and more permanent or semi-permanent interior environments
• Experience creating branded interior buildouts, retail environments, hospitality spaces, or similar experiential environments
• Strong understanding of experiential production, fabrication processes, materials, and build considerations
• Hands-on proficiency with 3D design and spatial planning tools such as SketchUp and Rhino, or comparable platforms
• Experience establishing or improving design systems, workflows, standards, and best practices across an organization
• Significant people-management experience, including leading multidisciplinary design teams
• Experience managing large, complex, multi-level projects across multiple accounts
• Background working within both smaller entrepreneurial agencies and larger agency environments
• Polished, diplomatic, collaborative, calm, and confident leadership style
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes within a growing organization
• Strong ability to build consensus while remaining decisive

Preferred Qualifications:

• Architecture background or previous professional architecture experience
• Experience with permanent hospitality, restaurant, or retail environments
• Experience incorporating AI tools or AI-enabled workflows into the creative/design process
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Advertising, Architecture, or a related creative discipline