Creative Director
6 days ago
We are currently on the hunt to find the most talented and imaginative Creative Director for our East Coast Region—someone who craves collaboration, has a strategic mindset, and sees the big picture. Someone who can conceptualize immersive experiences and transform them into powerful storytelling opportunities. An agency savvy, experiential marketing minded brand visionary with an impressive track record of integrating talent with technology, data with design, and insight with imagination—on a canvas of ever-expanding capabilities.
If you're fueled by the exhilaration and fast-paced world of Experiential Marketing—let's talk
As our East Coast Creative Director, your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Collaboration: Partnering with cross-functional teams across Pinnacle offices, departments, and disciplines to distill and define project strategies and objectives.
- Ideation: Prototyping processes that transform complex client needs into compelling, concise, and actionable experiential concepts.
- Leadership: Driving creative strategies, leading projects, and assembling/directing creative teams at all stages of project development—from inception to execution, leveraging the right resources and technological tools needed to bring strategic storytelling to life.
- Brand Stewardship: Ensuring creative consistency in brand identity, messaging, and alignment with overall client and internal objectives.
- Inspiration: Leading by example—modeling creative excellence and professionalism to inspire internal teams and external stakeholders alike.
- Robust understanding of experiential marketing and advertising agency methodologies, creative expectations, and processes including environmental graphics, consumer engagement strategies and tracking, social media, apps, etc.
- Brilliant storyteller with amazing copywriting, narrative development, and concept visualization capabilities.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite is a must.
- Gracious, collaborative work style and a demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and motivate teams in a creative group setting.
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively with clients and colleagues who are located remotely.
We are an energetic and creative bunch and have high expectations for all our employees. In addition to being great to work with, we're looking for someone with the following experience, skills, and attributes:
- Combination of experience working at (or with) traditional agencies, experiential marketing agencies, and on the brand/client side.
- 5+ years of proven successful experience directing creative teams across multiple specialties
- Bachelor and/or Master's degree in: design, marketing, communications, multimedia, or graphic arts
- Client-facing, captivating, and confident presenter with a massive amount of client pitch experience.
The position will primarily interact with our Chicago, Hartford and Raleigh teams. Preference is for candidates who reside in or around those areas, certainly in those time zones.
Why work at Pinnacle?
In an ever-changing world, one thing remains constant: our belief in the power of creativity to connect people. We believe great marketing goes beyond delivering a memorable message—it transforms it into moments that are unforgettable. Whether it's a brand activation, an interactive exhibit, a physical or virtual environment, an engaging event, or a clip of shareable content—we create experiences that challenge perception, drive action, and leave a lasting impact.
We offer a great benefits package that includes PTO, medical, dental, vision, life and LTD and an awesome 401(k) plan and company match. Our culture is important to us, and we are looking to hire interesting, enthusiastic folks who enjoy working hard and helping our clients build their brands. We are a team-based company with each employee operating at the individual contributor level—meaning we all have to be the experts at what we bring to the table. The work we do at Pinnacle is energizing, challenging and rewarding.
To apply for this exciting position, please supply a resume and a link to your portfolio. We look forward to hearing from you
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