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Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience. Our commitment to creativity, innovation, and flawless execution drives us to craft impactful experiential marketing solutions that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust-all around the world.\nSummary\nAs Creative Director, Experiential, you set the creative standard for how Sparks brings brands to life in the physical world. You will lead concept development from first spark to final build, guide multidisciplinary teams across design, content, technology and production, and partner with strategy, client services and production to win and deliver standout work.\nYou are equally at home in a pitch room, a design review and on the exhibition floor. You make bold ideas buildable, and you raise the bar for everyone around you. Supporting our EMEA Creative team, this role is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office one day a week (typically Wednesdays) at our London location.\nEssential Duties & Responsibilities\nCreative Leadership\nOwn the creative vision and quality bar for experiential work across a portfolio of clients and projects.\nSet direction for concepts that are bold, buildable and rooted in a clear brand idea.\nPresent and sell creative to senior client stakeholders with confidence and clarity.\nChampion craft, from the big idea to the final detail of materials, lighting, content and interaction.\nNew Business\nLead creative for pitches and proposals, shaping the idea, the story and the pitch moment alongside strategy and client services.\nRepresent Sparks creatively in client meetings, workshops and brand immersions.\nDelivery\nWork hand in hand with production, fabrication and technology partners so that what is designed is what gets built, on time and on budget.\nReview work at every stage, from concept through design development to on-site installation, and solve problems fast when plans meet reality.\nBalance creative ambition with budget, schedule and technical constraints.\nTeam and Culture\nLead, coach and inspire designers, writers, art directors and experience designers, and manage freelancers and creative partners.\nBuild a culture of collaboration, craft and healthy creative challenge.\nContribute to Sparks’ creative reputation through awards, thought leadership and internal sharing of ideas.\nEducation & Experience\nSignificant experience in experiential, live events, exhibit, retail or environmental design, typically eight or more years, including time in a senior creative leadership role.\nA portfolio of ambitious, built work that shows ideas translating into physical, spatial or hybrid experiences.\nExceptional concept and storytelling skills, and the ability to articulate an idea clearly in the room.\nA strong grasp of spatial design and of how technology, content and interaction come together in a single experience.\nProven experience leading and developing creative teams.\nA track record of contributing to winning pitches.\nCommercial awareness, including a working understanding of budgets, scope and margin.\nA collaborative, calm approach under pressure, and the energy to thrive in fast-moving, deadline-driven environments.\nConfidence working with global brand clients and senior stakeholders.\nWhat We Offer\nThe Freeman Company 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.\nMedical, Dental, Vision Insurance\nLife, Accident and Disability\nRetirement with Company Match\nPaid Time Off\nDiversity Commitment\nAt The Freeman Company, 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. 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