Senior Creative Director - Immersive Experiential Marketing

Placements24; Bellville; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in Centurion, Gauteng seeks a visionary Creative Director to lead experiential marketing initiatives. You will shape the creative output for immersive brand experiences, live events, and interactive installations, guiding a multidisciplinary team and ensuring alignment with client objectives.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in creative leadership, a strong portfolio across media, and deep knowledge of brand strategy, consumer engagement, and emerging technologies such as AR/VR.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in creative leadership in advertising/experiential marketing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present innovative creative strategies and concepts for experiential campaigns and events.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team of designers, copywriters, and production specialists.
• Oversee end-to-end creative process from ideation to final delivery.
• Ensure all output aligns with client objectives, brand guidelines and goals.
• Collaborate with project managers, account managers and production teams for seamless execution.
• Stay ahead of trends, technologies, and new approaches to experiential marketing.
• Manage creative resources and budgets to deliver within scope and on time.
• Present concepts to clients and articulate strategic rationale and impact.
• Foster relationships with external partners, vendors and talent.
• Cultivate a culture of creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement in the department.

Skills

Creative leadership

Experiential marketing

Brand strategy

Team management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AR/VR

Interactive installations

Job description

Placements24 in Centurion, Gauteng seeks a visionary Creative Director to lead experiential marketing initiatives. You will shape the creative output for immersive brand experiences, live events, and interactive installations, guiding a multidisciplinary team and ensuring alignment with client objectives.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in creative leadership, a strong portfolio across media, and deep knowledge of brand strategy, consumer engagement, and emerging technologies such as AR/VR.