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Art Director - Experiential Design, Supervising Associate

EY, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215

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Location: Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia.

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help build a better working world.

The Opportunity As an accomplished event art director, you are an experienced creative champion who leads and influences innovative thinking and strategic visions that help our clients solve their most complex business challenges with unique solutions. You’ll look at every creative task as an experience, always pushing for a unique, memorable and innovative outcome.

Your Key Responsibilities You can expect to lead creative initiatives across a large portfolio of events and tradeshows. This role is pivotal in shaping innovative design solutions that elevate brand experiences and drive business objectives. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders to influence the development of creative briefs, storyboards, and layouts that effectively communicate design concepts and advance business objectives.

You’ll lead ideation sessions, mentor teams, and be actively developing award‑winning creative. You’ll lead, mentor, rally, create, and inspire. Through clear communication you’ll be able to articulate and present compelling creative concepts that will be essential in gaining stakeholder alignment and advancing project goals.

You’ll collaborate closely with graphic designers, motion graphic designers, videographers, and content strategists to create cohesive, elevated visual content across multi‑faced and complex event channels. Success in this role requires a strong creative vision, a deep expertise in experiential design from strategy through execution, and the capacity to manage multiple event deliverables simultaneously.

Skills & Attributes for Success

Ability to proactively foster exceptional client relationships to build trust that leads to co‑development of new opportunities

Sound business acumen to fully comprehend stakeholders’ strategic vision and influence development of the creative throughout the lifecycle of an event

Ability to initiate and successfully lead creative ideation sessions inspiring new design perspectives

Proven ability to inspire, guide, and cultivate innovation and creativity by harnessing the strengths of diverse skillsets within a multi‑disciplinary creative team

Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead by example

To qualify for the role

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related discipline or equivalent work experience as an Art Director

Eight-plus years of event‑related art direction and design experience

Comprehensive knowledge in event and creative industry practices, digital trends, innovation and technology demonstrated within a portfolio

Advanced creative conceptual thinking and design skills and the ability to constructively critique colleagues’ concepts

Ability to drive development of creative briefs, storyboards, and to sell clients on your design and persuade them to follow your design direction

Innovative mindset with current knowledge of design and creative technology trends related to events

Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite; proficient in prototyping, Microsoft Office and Teams

Experience in successfully leading creative project teams and individuals in implementing event vision, concept and design of deliverables in various platforms and media; reviewing work, troubleshooting and providing feedback

Experience in successfully mentoring and coaching creatives in developing conceptual skills, including critiquing design projects and providing constructive feedback in a virtual environment

Experience working and mentoring in a fast‑paced, matrixed agency or in‑house team environment to develop a range of creative initiatives

Experience working in a virtual environment with flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement – remotely and at local EY office as required by business needs

Ideally, you’ll also have

Strong communication skills, active listening and diplomacy when collaborating with internal team members and business partners

Advanced problem‑solving skills to identify, resolve and overcome challenges

What We Look For Engaging communicators with executive presence and the ability to influence clients and colleagues to bring their creative vision to life. We welcome creative minds who thrive on continuous learning and have a passion for innovation.

What We Offer You

A comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $73,300 to $137,100. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $88,000 to $155,800. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Join us in our team‑led and leader‑enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client‑serving roles to work together in person 40–60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.

Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. EY accepts applications for this position on an on‑going basis.

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EY focuses on high‑ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi‑disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1‑800‑EY‑HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at ssc.customersupport@ey.com.

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