Lead Art Director - Experiential Events

Salesforce, Inc.; Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle (IL, GA, WA); Vor Ort; USD 117.000 - 178.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Salesforce is seeking a Lead, Art Direction to elevate our events portfolio with strong craft and hands-on execution. This role blends brand design, experiential thinking, and on-site leadership to translate strategy into memorable physical experiences.

The position requires fluency in environmental and spatial design, with a track record of turning briefs into tangible, on-brand spaces. You’ll travel to major events, guide junior designers, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to

Qualifikationen

• 5–8 years of design/art direction experience across events and brand design.
• Experience designing event footprints and user journeys for large activations.
• Experience with interactive or experiential design, activations and digital moments.
• Ability to guide junior designers even without formal management.
• Strong environmental and spatial design expertise, signage and wayfinding.
• Deep brand design background translating identity to physical spaces.
• Track record translating strategy into experience into on-brand spaces.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain quality under tight deadlines.
• Comfort presenting and pitching creative direction to stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel extensively for on-site design oversight.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; 3D/rendering know-how a plus.
• B2B or tech experience is a strong plus.

Aufgaben

• Own art direction for assigned events, ensuring every touchpoint — environmental graphics, signage, stage design, activations — reflects a cohesive, on-brand story
• Design event footprints and map user journeys, choreographing how attendees move through and experience a space from arrival to departure
• Concept and design interactive and experiential elements — activations, installations, digital or tech-enabled moments — that add engagement layers on top of the physical environment
• Translate strategy into experience — turning a marketing or brand strategy into a tangible, well-paced physical narrative
• Provide creative direction and informal mentorship to junior designers on assigned projects
• Partner with brand design, copy, producers, and strategists to translate concepts into production-ready creative
• Maintain strict quality control across all design deliverables, catching inconsistencies and detail issues before they reach production
• Travel to events to oversee on-site design execution and setup, making real-time creative and production calls
• Present creative direction and rationale to stakeholders, building alignment across cross-functional partners
• Manage your own workload across multiple concurrent event programs, balancing creative ambition against production timelines and budgets

Kenntnisse

Art direction

Event design

Brand design

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

3D rendering tools

User journeys

Spatial design

Mentorship

Presentation to stakeholders

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

3D rendering tools

Jobbeschreibung

Salesforce is seeking a Lead, Art Direction to elevate our events portfolio with strong craft and hands-on execution. This role blends brand design, experiential thinking, and on-site leadership to translate strategy into memorable physical experiences.

The position requires fluency in environmental and spatial design, with a track record of turning briefs into tangible, on-brand spaces. You’ll travel to major events, guide junior designers, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to