Freeman
Creative Director
Freeman, McCook, Illinois, United States,
About Us
Freeman is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’ largest network of experts, Freeman’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 97-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.
Summary
The Creative Director role leads the conceptual development of experiential solutions for client engagements. Creative Directors at Freeman lead multidisciplinary project teams, providing guidance and constructive feedback to project team members. They are the owners of the attendee journey and direct the realization of the overall concept into final design and live production. They must be students of the live medium, insightful and innovative thinkers, strong collaborators, and excellent storytellers. Candidates must demonstrate experience being consultative with clients to deliver business results through live creative solutions.
This position will support our Creative team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be located in Dallas, TX; however, we are also open to candidates based out of:
Chicago, IL
Las Vegas, NV
Orlando, FL
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Conceptualizes experiential creative solutions with a strong understanding of audience engagement and a focus on powerful attendee journeys
Leads consultative client discussions with a marketer’s mindset, focused on achieving objectives, reinforcing key messages through experience, and influencing key audiences
Leads the creative process through a design thinking approach that proceeds from strategic concept, to design, to delivery
Leads a multidisciplinary team, nurturing strong collaboration, offering clear, productive direction, while staying accountable to key performance indicators of the project
Scripts, assembles, and delivers influential presentations and proposals through strong writing, storytelling, and public speaking skills
Generates innovative and relevant ideas, aligned with research and trends in the live industry
Maintains a currency in technology with an understanding of how it can be used to engage attendees in purposeful, compelling activations and other aspects of live experience
Acts as a financial steward of the client and Freeman, offering achievable, purposeful solutions and honoring constraints of time and budget
Functions as a liaison and connector with various contributing people and departments across Freeman and 3rd party partners
Works within specified deadlines; edits and revises work based on stakeholder feedback
Plans and delegates assignments, managing time and balancing efforts between several significant projects
Recommends creative budgets, and project scope of work
Performs other duties as assigned
Education & Experience
Undergraduate or graduate degree a design field such interior design, architecture, industrial design, graphic design and/or experiential design
Equivalent experience demonstrated by a strong portfolio showing proven industry success
10+ years of experience in a creative agency, corporate marketing environment, or architectural design firm in applicable areas of space design such as retail, hospitality, exhibit, and urban design with a strong portfolio of projects that demonstrates the design skills needed to produce high quality, innovative, user-centered experiences
Experience leading a design team, offering guidance, encouragement, and individual development and project feedback
Travel Requirements
Travel up to 25%
What We Offer
Freeman provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Parental Leave
Life, Accident and Disability
Retirement with Company Match
Paid Time Off
Diversity Commitment
At Freeman, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Freeman is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’ largest network of experts, Freeman’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 97-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.
Summary
The Creative Director role leads the conceptual development of experiential solutions for client engagements. Creative Directors at Freeman lead multidisciplinary project teams, providing guidance and constructive feedback to project team members. They are the owners of the attendee journey and direct the realization of the overall concept into final design and live production. They must be students of the live medium, insightful and innovative thinkers, strong collaborators, and excellent storytellers. Candidates must demonstrate experience being consultative with clients to deliver business results through live creative solutions.
This position will support our Creative team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be located in Dallas, TX; however, we are also open to candidates based out of:
Chicago, IL
Las Vegas, NV
Orlando, FL
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Conceptualizes experiential creative solutions with a strong understanding of audience engagement and a focus on powerful attendee journeys
Leads consultative client discussions with a marketer’s mindset, focused on achieving objectives, reinforcing key messages through experience, and influencing key audiences
Leads the creative process through a design thinking approach that proceeds from strategic concept, to design, to delivery
Leads a multidisciplinary team, nurturing strong collaboration, offering clear, productive direction, while staying accountable to key performance indicators of the project
Scripts, assembles, and delivers influential presentations and proposals through strong writing, storytelling, and public speaking skills
Generates innovative and relevant ideas, aligned with research and trends in the live industry
Maintains a currency in technology with an understanding of how it can be used to engage attendees in purposeful, compelling activations and other aspects of live experience
Acts as a financial steward of the client and Freeman, offering achievable, purposeful solutions and honoring constraints of time and budget
Functions as a liaison and connector with various contributing people and departments across Freeman and 3rd party partners
Works within specified deadlines; edits and revises work based on stakeholder feedback
Plans and delegates assignments, managing time and balancing efforts between several significant projects
Recommends creative budgets, and project scope of work
Performs other duties as assigned
Education & Experience
Undergraduate or graduate degree a design field such interior design, architecture, industrial design, graphic design and/or experiential design
Equivalent experience demonstrated by a strong portfolio showing proven industry success
10+ years of experience in a creative agency, corporate marketing environment, or architectural design firm in applicable areas of space design such as retail, hospitality, exhibit, and urban design with a strong portfolio of projects that demonstrates the design skills needed to produce high quality, innovative, user-centered experiences
Experience leading a design team, offering guidance, encouragement, and individual development and project feedback
Travel Requirements
Travel up to 25%
What We Offer
Freeman provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Parental Leave
Life, Accident and Disability
Retirement with Company Match
Paid Time Off
Diversity Commitment
At Freeman, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
#LI-Hybrid