Creative Director

The Creative Director is a senior leader responsible for defining the creative philosophy of the agency and setting the creative direction for all projects within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This role involves strategic oversight, leadership of cross-functional teams, and driving the agency’s creative vision, while maintaining a strong focus on client satisfaction, innovation, and market leadership.

In Saudi Arabia, the Creative Director plays a critical role in shaping work that is culturally relevant, locally resonant, and aligned with the ambitions of government, semi-government, and leading private sector entities. The role requires strong leadership of cross-functional teams, ownership of high-profile client engagements, and the ability to deliver innovative, experiential solutions at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish the overall creative vision for the agency, setting the standard for innovation, quality, and brand differentiation.
• Lead the creative philosophy, ensuring consistency and excellence across all agency outputs.
• Drive high-level concept development with a strong focus on experiential, culturally grounded, and insight-led creative solutions.
• Oversee multiple creative teams, guiding their growth, technical knowledge, and creative execution capabilities.
• Work closely with the leadership team to assess the skills and challenges within the creative department, developing tailored growth plans.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the strategy team, ensuring creative concepts are tightly aligned with brand insights and business objectives.
• Collaborate intensively with the account team, leveraging their insights to refine creative approaches and ensure client satisfaction.
• Partner with production teams to validate the feasibility and adaptability of creative ideas, balancing innovation with practical constraints.
• Take ownership of high-stakes pitches and client engagements, crafting compelling narratives that resonate with key stakeholders.
• Build a strong creative culture within the agency, mentoring emerging leaders and fostering a high-performance environment.
• Represent the agency at industry events, thought leadership forums, and client meetings, positioning the agency as a leader in the creative space.

Key Success Factors

• Excellent design management and creative leadership capabilities.
• You are well in sync with pop-culture, architecture, art, design practices, experiential trends and innovations that impact our business. You are an individual who seeks inspiration in the current brand / media / content landscape and can speak to and with clients across multiple different disciplines.
• Proactive, always looking to further the creative processes and design thinking.
• Able to balance the creative goals with the principle of efficient and cost-effective execution
• Be an excellent communicator, positive but realistic, with the ability to judge the appropriate way to communicate problems and feedback to the teams members.
• Work hand in hand with the management team, to grow, encourage and provide an ecosystem that the creative team will need for development.
• Calm under pressure and skilled in managing peak periods of delivery, and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to simplify complex tasks for the benefit of the team.

Professional & Technical Experience

• 10–12 years of relevant industry experience within creative agencies, experiential marketing, or related fields.
• Proven experience working within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia market is required, with a strong understanding of local client expectations, cultural nuances, and stakeholder environments.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering large-scale experiential projects, preferably including government or semi-government initiatives.
• Mandatory degree in Design or a related creative discipline.
• Experience within international or network agencies is advantageous; experience in agile or independent agencies is also valued.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Mandatory industry references within experiential or related sectors.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office; ability to translate concepts into visual formats (sketching, layout, or 3D) is highly beneficial.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills are highly advantageous .

If this interests your professional next step, please apply by sending in your CV. CV must include a link to your portfolio.

Selected candidates will be contacted for further steps.