Dir Experiential Artistic

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Job Profile Title:

Dir Experiential Artistic

Job Code:

13022

Business_Title

Dir Experiential Artistic

Profile Title:

13022 Dir Experiential Artistic

Grade / Band:

L3

FLSA Status:

Exempt

The Experiential Artistic Director serves as the dedicated creative visionary, driving high-concept ideation, premier design direction, and high-level artistic direction across all event productions. This leader is responsible for establishing and safeguarding the organization's overarching aesthetic standards, translating abstract narratives into breathtaking environmental realities and unforgettable guest journeys. By strategically overseeing capital expenditures (Capex), the Experiential Artistic Director evaluates and acquires high-value, long-term creative assets and emerging event technologies to continually expand the company's physical and sensory capabilities. Additionally, this role mentors and inspires a high-performing design team to push creative boundaries while maintaining absolute artistic integrity from initial concept through execution.

Serve as the ultimate creative authority, establishing and maintaining the visual storytelling direction, design language, and premium aesthetic standards for all event productions.

Drive the initial conceptualization stages of projects, translating client objectives into breathtaking, immersive, and high-concept environmental designs.

Evaluate and recommend long-term capital purchases, including advanced event technology, modular scenic elements, and premier structural inventory, analyzing their strategic versatility, lifecycle value, and creative return on investment (ROI).

Direct and inspire the Creative Producer team, fostering a culture of boundary-pushing innovation, artistic excellence, and continuous professional growth through design-focused coaching and critique.

Develop and present compelling creative visions, design renderings, and high-level conceptual tools to executive leadership and premier clients, acting as the primary advocate for the artistic integrity of the work.

Collaborate closely with Technical Directors and Fabricators to ensure high-level artistic designs are structurally translatable, passing off finalized design parameters to the production and build teams.

Monitor and pioneer emerging global design trends, fabrication methodologies, and experiential technologies to keep the company's offerings at the forefront of the industry.

Maintain strict oversight of design execution throughout the production lifecycle, ensuring that the original high-concept vision and artistic standards are preserved from initial sketch to physical installation.

Performs other job-related duties as requested

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

Bachelor's Degree

Theatrical Production, Scenic Design, Fine Arts, Experiential/Environmental Design, or a closely related creative field

Preferred

7+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

High-end event production, creative direction, or experiential design

Required

3+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

Leadership or management role

Required

A master-level portfolio demonstrating exceptional high-concept design, environmental styling, and immersive event storytelling.

Required

Demonstrated experience working with Capex budgets, asset acquisition, and evaluating the business case for creative capital investments.

Required

Unparalleled ability to craft cohesive, emotionally resonant event concepts using spatial design, lighting, media, and structural fabrication.

Strong understanding of Capital Expenditure planning, including estimating ROI, managing long-term assets, and strategically building a premium inventory catalog.

Expert eye for color theory, composition, architectural scale, and material selection, with the ability to define and defend premier brand standards.

Ability to pitch complex, abstract creative ideas clearly to both non-creative stakeholders and technical fabrication teams.

Familiarity with high-level design and rendering software (e.g., Vectorworks, AutoCAD, Creative Suite, 3D rendering tools) to direct and critique technical design assets.

Ability to guide the creative process from initial abstract concept to a structured design plan, maintaining a focused environment for high-concept incubation.

Strong partnership skills to align the high-level design vision with Sales, Marketing, and Operations without compromising the overarching aesthetic excellence.

Balancing

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Carrying 10 pounds

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Clear speech - simple

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Clear speech - complex

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Climbing

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Distant vision

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Flexibility - upper body

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Lifting 10 pounds

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Communication - verbal

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Contacts - works alone

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Contacts - works around others

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Contacts - works with others

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Exposure to dust / dirt

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Fast pace

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Hazardous conditions - chemicals

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Hazardous conditions - high structures

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Hazardous conditions - high voltage

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Noise levels - low to moderate

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Noise levels - high

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Customer service

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Decision making

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High pressure

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Long hours

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Math skills - advance

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Math skills - basic

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Repetition

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