Creative Director, Experiential

Simple Science is a full-service experiential agency with a global team of event managers, designers, producers, creatives and technologists. We offer a complete experiential event marketing capability in-house, ensuring quality, consistency, speed and ROI for our customers.

We are seeking a passionate and talented Senior Event Designer to join our team. If you're a design-savvy event designer with a knack for bringing big ideas to life through beautiful and impactful events, we want to hear from you. This is an opportunity to push creative boundaries and shape the future of experiential marketing.

This individual will have significant experience in event concepting & design, as well as onsite event execution. Creativity and cross functional collaboration are essential for success. You will provide outstanding customer service and design memorable events that meet the highest expectations. Being able to have a vision, create a plan, anticipate challenges and develop creative solutions while meeting project deadlines are all essential.

What You'll Do

• Bring a vision to life with creativity and meticulous detail, from concept through execution.
• Project Manage and produce large, medium and small-scale events: gala's, themed special events, product launches, activations, etc.
• Oversee complex, simultaneous events, delivering unforgettable moments and exceeding client expectations.
• Develop detailed floor plans and user experience presentations to pitch/share with clients.
• Design the full environment and experience of spaces in event venues, hotels, sporting, restaurants, etc., both domestic and international.
• Understand and interpret client requests while presenting innovative ideas and solutions to make the vision a reality.
• Work with the team to produce detailed project plans for events (e.g. timelines, budgets, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing).
• Work with a team to execute all aspects of the event, pre, during and post event.

What You'll Bring

• 7-10 years of event design and production experience (concepts, creation, design and onsite execution).
• A Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Visual Arts, Communications, Hospitality, or a related creative field.
• An impressive portfolio that showcases events you have personally designed and produced.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; you can sell an idea with confidence and charm.
• Experience preparing detailed project plans.
• Ability to identify services required and assist the team in coordinating all vendors and contracts.
• Experience developing budgets, negotiating contracts, processing payments, and overseeing the billing process.
• Experience managing supplier partners and internal support teams to ensure quality and timely delivery of program specifications.
• Ability to manage concurrent projects, varying in scope and size.
• Well-organized, excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize and organize workload.
• Excellent customer service/human relations, decision-making and interpersonal skills are critical.
• Ability to remain calm and poised in stressful situations and to think outside the box to quickly resolve challenges in a timely manner.
• Experience using Social Tables.
• Experience using Google Suite and Microsoft Suite.
• Prior agency experience preferred.
• Ability to travel both domestically & internationally.
• A collaborative spirit and a desire to create awesome events with cool people.
• Organized and highly attentive to detail.
• Self-starter, motivated to produce excellent results in a fast-paced environment.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and modern bold/fresh ideas.
• Positive and happy demeanor, willing to learn, work hard and grow.

The Perks

• Salary: $110-130,000 bonus, depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and paid time off.
• Fully stocked kitchen with unlimited snacks and drinks to keep the creativity flowing (if located in the Costa Mesa office).
• Free Lunch Fridays to kick off the weekend right (if located in the Costa Mesa office).
• Regular team activities and outings.
• Company-provided cell phone.

About Simple Science

We are a high-growth, full-service experiential marketing agency with offices in Orange County and Dallas . We provide event, digital and production services to leading companies in life sciences, technology and financial services categories. Simple Science, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We strongly support diversity in the workforce.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance