• Job Tag: #LI-KT1
• Posted: January 29,2026

Executive Creative Director

Location: Remote (with some travel)
Agency Type: Experiential / Integrated Creative Agency

Overview

We have partnered with a small but highly impactful experiential agency is seeking an Executive Creative Director to lead and elevate its creative discipline. This is a leadership role for a hands-on creative leader with a strong design foundation, deep experiential expertise, and ad agency experience who is excited to help shape the future of a growing, entrepreneurial organization.

The Executive Creative Director will partner closely with the agency’s founder to define creative vision, guide strategic thinking, and deliver high-quality, experience-led work across a diverse client portfolio. This role balances big-picture leadership with active creative involvement, strong design stewardship, and team mentorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior creative leader for the agency, setting creative vision and maintaining high standards of craft across all work

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team, with a strong emphasis on design excellence and collaboration

• Drive experiential thinking and execution across categories including retail, health & wellness, manufacturing, entertainment, and automotive

• Oversee creative development from concept through execution, ensuring ideas are strategically sound, visually compelling, and exceptionally crafted

• Act as a steward of design quality across environments, systems, and touchpoints

• Champion bold ideas while maintaining a practical, solutions-oriented mindset

• Contribute to agency culture by modeling curiosity, partnership, integrity, and a roll-up-your-sleeves approach

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Senior-level creative leadership experience within an ad agency environment, with a strong focus on experiential work

• Design background with a deep understanding of visual systems, spatial design, and brand expression across physical and digital environments

• Proven experience leading and developing creative teams across multiple disciplines

• Strong experiential instincts and understanding of how brands show up in the real world

• Strategic thinker who can translate insight into compelling creative expression

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting

• Collaborative, generous leader who values partnership, craft, and thoughtful execution

The target base salary range for this position is $150,000–$200,000, with final compensation determined by the candidate’s experience, skills, and leadership level.