Journey
We're looking for talented, Experiential Experience Design Creative Directors with experience in the Museum and Cultural space to join Journey's immersive experience design team in NYC!
Summary
As our Temporary Creative Director, you are experienced in your craft with great imagination and leadership qualities. Storytelling and good design skills are essential components of creating beautiful and engaging work. Working alongside the Project Director, interfacing with clients and production teams means interpreting and translating briefs into creative visions that fulfil our internal creative ambitions, meet our clients’ objectives and inspire audiences.
Main Responsibilities
Developing creative treatments
Developing Storyboards
Defining and resolving creative ideas before communicating to the production team to ensure efficiency of production resources
Ability to translate briefs into high-quality and achievable creative visions within the budget.
Ensuring that all the clients’ objectives are met or exceeded
Oversee the execution of the approved creative direction throughout the production process, and working with the production teams to bring this vision to life
Jointly responsible (alongside the Producer) to ensure internal and external deadlines & reviews are met, attending all project reviews.
Responsible for art directing film and still shoots, where necessary or working with an Art Director
Attending client meetings and involved in client correspondence during production
Provide ideas and brief references to our music provider
Demonstrates intellectual and creative rigour, with a passion to develop in the role
Ability to communicate ideas clearly to clients
Flexible can-do attitude. Adapts well to changing priorities
Ability to have a positive impact on others and communicate openly and directly with individuals or groups at all levels
Sets standards of behaviour and acts as a leader and role model
Takes decisions that have a substantial impact on the achievement of production and quality objectives
In-depth knowledge of technical and creative aspects of the work and the ability to reconcile these
Ability to understand conflicting viewpoints and resolve issues
Ability to manage time effectively
Confident and decisive, a problem solver
Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
Strong attention to detail, high-quality standards
Enthusiastic about learning and sharing with teammates
Help to foster an atmosphere in which creative innovation can take place
Qualification/Experience
Demonstrable senior experience with a creative agency or production environment.
Previous experience of leading teams, both directly and indirectly.
Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative suite, with a focus on moving image, including editing
Experience directing creative for experiential immersive experiences within the museum space
Adaptable to different creative approaches and styles.
Experience with film and photography shoots.
Knowledge of standard software and workflows to achieve creative goals and express vision to the production team.
Familiarity with music museum/exhibition design
Love and knowledge of Hip Hop
Outcomes
Creative overview of all projects in charge of ensuring that the S/O creativity is at the heart of every project and true to the ECDs vision
Communicating the developing creative vision to the client and getting them on board with Squint/Opera’s preferred concept
Improved team skills, participating in regular creative team meeting
Communicating the creative vision clearly to the production team
Accurate estimation of time required for projects
Candidates must be eligible to work in the US without work authorization. Qualified candidates should submit their resume and portfolio with their application. Unfortunately, applications without portfolios will not be considered.
Salary Pay Range is the hourly pay rate.
Salary Pay Range
$55 - $65 USD
About Journey Journey is a global design and innovation studio pioneering multidimensional experiences (MDX) that transform how people perceive, engage, and interact with the world. With studios in New York, London, Miami, and Dubai, we blend strategy, design, technology, and narrative to create sensory-rich journeys that ignite emotion and deepen connections between people, brands, and culture.
Journey was formed in 2022 by visionary leaders who refuse to accept limits. United through the acquisitions of award-winning studios ICRAVE , Squint/Opera , 59 , and VMI Studio , together, we form something new: a multidimensional design practice with unparalleled expertise across the physical, immersive, and digital realms.
But we're so much more than a combination of acquisitions; we're a revolutionary framework of layered design capabilities akin to the layers of a technology stack for software companies. Like the best technology stacks, our framework continuously evolves to embrace new capabilities and creative possibilities with the future of the human experience at the forefront. This game-changing framework, theJourney Experience Stack , allows us to design for every touchpoint and create uncommonly cohesive brand universes, drawing on our collective expertise in interior design, lighting design, media design, interactive design, and content creation to deliver industry-first solutions for entertainment, healthcare, retail, hospitality, real estate, and cultural institutions.
Interested in building your career at Journey? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.
As set forth in Journey’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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Summary
As our Temporary Creative Director, you are experienced in your craft with great imagination and leadership qualities. Storytelling and good design skills are essential components of creating beautiful and engaging work. Working alongside the Project Director, interfacing with clients and production teams means interpreting and translating briefs into creative visions that fulfil our internal creative ambitions, meet our clients’ objectives and inspire audiences.
Main Responsibilities
Developing creative treatments
Developing Storyboards
Defining and resolving creative ideas before communicating to the production team to ensure efficiency of production resources
Ability to translate briefs into high-quality and achievable creative visions within the budget.
Ensuring that all the clients’ objectives are met or exceeded
Oversee the execution of the approved creative direction throughout the production process, and working with the production teams to bring this vision to life
Jointly responsible (alongside the Producer) to ensure internal and external deadlines & reviews are met, attending all project reviews.
Responsible for art directing film and still shoots, where necessary or working with an Art Director
Attending client meetings and involved in client correspondence during production
Provide ideas and brief references to our music provider
Demonstrates intellectual and creative rigour, with a passion to develop in the role
Ability to communicate ideas clearly to clients
Flexible can-do attitude. Adapts well to changing priorities
Ability to have a positive impact on others and communicate openly and directly with individuals or groups at all levels
Sets standards of behaviour and acts as a leader and role model
Takes decisions that have a substantial impact on the achievement of production and quality objectives
In-depth knowledge of technical and creative aspects of the work and the ability to reconcile these
Ability to understand conflicting viewpoints and resolve issues
Ability to manage time effectively
Confident and decisive, a problem solver
Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
Strong attention to detail, high-quality standards
Enthusiastic about learning and sharing with teammates
Help to foster an atmosphere in which creative innovation can take place
Qualification/Experience
Demonstrable senior experience with a creative agency or production environment.
Previous experience of leading teams, both directly and indirectly.
Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative suite, with a focus on moving image, including editing
Experience directing creative for experiential immersive experiences within the museum space
Adaptable to different creative approaches and styles.
Experience with film and photography shoots.
Knowledge of standard software and workflows to achieve creative goals and express vision to the production team.
Familiarity with music museum/exhibition design
Love and knowledge of Hip Hop
Outcomes
Creative overview of all projects in charge of ensuring that the S/O creativity is at the heart of every project and true to the ECDs vision
Communicating the developing creative vision to the client and getting them on board with Squint/Opera’s preferred concept
Improved team skills, participating in regular creative team meeting
Communicating the creative vision clearly to the production team
Accurate estimation of time required for projects
Candidates must be eligible to work in the US without work authorization. Qualified candidates should submit their resume and portfolio with their application. Unfortunately, applications without portfolios will not be considered.
Salary Pay Range is the hourly pay rate.
Salary Pay Range
$55 - $65 USD
About Journey Journey is a global design and innovation studio pioneering multidimensional experiences (MDX) that transform how people perceive, engage, and interact with the world. With studios in New York, London, Miami, and Dubai, we blend strategy, design, technology, and narrative to create sensory-rich journeys that ignite emotion and deepen connections between people, brands, and culture.
Journey was formed in 2022 by visionary leaders who refuse to accept limits. United through the acquisitions of award-winning studios ICRAVE , Squint/Opera , 59 , and VMI Studio , together, we form something new: a multidimensional design practice with unparalleled expertise across the physical, immersive, and digital realms.
But we're so much more than a combination of acquisitions; we're a revolutionary framework of layered design capabilities akin to the layers of a technology stack for software companies. Like the best technology stacks, our framework continuously evolves to embrace new capabilities and creative possibilities with the future of the human experience at the forefront. This game-changing framework, theJourney Experience Stack , allows us to design for every touchpoint and create uncommonly cohesive brand universes, drawing on our collective expertise in interior design, lighting design, media design, interactive design, and content creation to deliver industry-first solutions for entertainment, healthcare, retail, hospitality, real estate, and cultural institutions.
Interested in building your career at Journey? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.
As set forth in Journey’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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