Job Description

Our client, a leading organization in the events and exhibitions sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Manager – Creative Lead to lead the creative vision and execution of major exhibitions, conferences, events, and brand experiences.

The successful candidate will develop compelling brand narratives, creative concepts, and experiential solutions while managing creative teams and collaborating with commercial, operational, and strategic stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of creative concepts and campaign platforms for exhibitions, conferences, summits, and experiential events.

• Develop creative strategies that strengthen brand positioning and support commercial proposals, pitches, and presentations.

• Identify opportunities to expand creative offerings across brand identity, spatial design, content ecosystems, and immersive experiences.

• Direct end-to-end creative development, including event identities, content systems, and experiential environments.

• Lead collaboration between designers, writers, strategists, and external creative partners.

• Manage creative workflows, reviews, and approvals to ensure timely project delivery.

• Maintain quality assurance standards across visual identity, messaging, and experiential design.

• Ensure creative outputs align with brand guidelines and communication strategies.

• Define and champion creative standards while mentoring and developing internal creative teams.

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative creative solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Visual Communication, Advertising, Marketing, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in creative leadership roles within agencies or integrated communications environments.

• Strong conceptual thinking, creative storytelling, and brand development capabilities.

• Experience leading integrated brand campaigns and creative projects.

• Strong understanding of experiential and spatial brand environments.

• Ability to translate business strategies into compelling creative concepts.

• Proven leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demanding project timelines.

Employment Details

Location: Dubai, UAE
Salary: AED 34,000–35,000 per month
Contract: 6 months

Interested candidates can apply through GigMarket with their updated CV.