Are you a senior creative leader with a passion for delivering world-class brand experiences? Do you thrive on shaping creative vision, leading high-performing teams and developing impactful experiential campaigns for global brands?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading experience and event marketing agency, taking ownership of major client programmes while helping to drive the creative direction and future growth of the wider business.

• Hybrid working model
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work and technology schemes
• Employee wellbeing programme
• Opportunity to work on globally recognised brands
• Collaborative and creatively driven culture

The Company

This award-winning experience marketing agency specialises in creating impactful brand experiences that connect audiences with some of the world's most recognisable brands. Delivering projects across live events, experiential marketing, exhibitions and integrated campaigns, they combine strategic thinking with creative excellence to deliver measurable business results.

With a reputation for innovation and outstanding execution, the agency partners with clients across a range of sectors to develop experiences that inspire, engage and drive brand growth.

Their collaborative culture encourages creativity, curiosity and continuous development, providing an environment where ambitious talent can make a significant impact while working on high-profile international projects.

The Role

Due to continued growth and a strong portfolio of client projects, they are now seeking a Creative Director to join the leadership team. This role will play a pivotal part in shaping creative output across major experiential programmes while mentoring and developing the wider creative department.

Acting as a senior creative leader, you will be responsible for driving creative excellence, strengthening client relationships and supporting business growth through innovative thinking and strategic leadership.

This is a highly influential role encompassing:

• Defining and driving the creative vision across large-scale experiential and event projects
• Leading concept development from brief through to final delivery
• Presenting creative strategies and concepts to senior client stakeholders with confidence and credibility
• Acting as a senior advisor to clients, ensuring creative solutions align with commercial objectives and business challenges
• Leading, mentoring and developing internal creative teams and freelance talent
• Allocating creative resource effectively to maximise quality, efficiency and commercial performance
• Collaborating closely with project delivery, strategy and production teams to ensure seamless execution
• Driving innovation through the adoption of new creative tools, technologies and ways of working
• Leading major pitches, proposals and new business opportunities
• Identifying opportunities for account growth and integrated campaign development
• Contributing to the wider creative and commercial direction of the agency

The Candidate

Candidates should ideally be operating at Creative Director level within an experiential, events, brand experience, integrated marketing or creative agency environment.

You will possess a strong portfolio demonstrating the development and delivery of impactful experiential campaigns, alongside proven experience leading creative teams and managing senior client relationships.

Experience leading pitches, developing winning creative strategies and delivering integrated brand experiences for major clients will be highly advantageous.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for, please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency, we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref – LE17757