Executive Creative Director
SkyWater Search Partners, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
Executive Creative Director
Location: Remote (with some travel)
Agency Type: Experiential / Integrated Creative Agency
Overview We have partnered with a small but highly impactful experiential agency and are seeking an Executive Creative Director to lead and elevate its creative discipline. This is a leadership role for a hands-on creative leader with a strong design foundation, deep experiential expertise, and ad agency experience who is excited to help shape the future of a growing, entrepreneurial organization.
The Executive Creative Director will partner closely with the agency’s founder to define creative vision, guide strategic thinking, and deliver high-quality, experience-led work across a diverse client portfolio. This role balances big-picture leadership with active creative involvement, strong design stewardship, and team mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a senior creative leader for the agency, setting creative vision and maintaining high standards of craft across all work
Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team, with a strong emphasis on design excellence and collaboration
Drive experiential thinking and execution across categories including retail, health & wellness, manufacturing, entertainment, and automotive
Oversee creative development from concept through execution, ensuring ideas are strategically sound, visually compelling, and exceptionally crafted
Act as a steward of design quality across environments, systems, and touchpoints
Champion bold ideas while maintaining a practical, solutions-oriented mindset
Contribute to agency culture by modeling curiosity, partnership, integrity, and a roll-up-your-sleeves approach
Ideal Candidate Profile
Senior-level creative leadership experience within an ad agency environment, with a strong focus on experiential work
Design background with a deep understanding of visual systems, spatial design, and brand expression across physical and digital environments
Proven experience leading and developing creative teams across multiple disciplines
Strong experiential instincts and understanding of how brands show up in the real world
Strategic thinker who can translate insight into compelling creative expression
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting
Collaborative, generous leader who values partnership, craft, and thoughtful execution
The target base salary range for this position is
$150,000–$200,000 , with final compensation determined by the candidate’s experience, skills, and leadership level.
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Overview We have partnered with a small but highly impactful experiential agency and are seeking an Executive Creative Director to lead and elevate its creative discipline. This is a leadership role for a hands-on creative leader with a strong design foundation, deep experiential expertise, and ad agency experience who is excited to help shape the future of a growing, entrepreneurial organization.
The Executive Creative Director will partner closely with the agency’s founder to define creative vision, guide strategic thinking, and deliver high-quality, experience-led work across a diverse client portfolio. This role balances big-picture leadership with active creative involvement, strong design stewardship, and team mentorship.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a senior creative leader for the agency, setting creative vision and maintaining high standards of craft across all work
Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team, with a strong emphasis on design excellence and collaboration
Drive experiential thinking and execution across categories including retail, health & wellness, manufacturing, entertainment, and automotive
Oversee creative development from concept through execution, ensuring ideas are strategically sound, visually compelling, and exceptionally crafted
Act as a steward of design quality across environments, systems, and touchpoints
Champion bold ideas while maintaining a practical, solutions-oriented mindset
Contribute to agency culture by modeling curiosity, partnership, integrity, and a roll-up-your-sleeves approach
Ideal Candidate Profile
Senior-level creative leadership experience within an ad agency environment, with a strong focus on experiential work
Design background with a deep understanding of visual systems, spatial design, and brand expression across physical and digital environments
Proven experience leading and developing creative teams across multiple disciplines
Strong experiential instincts and understanding of how brands show up in the real world
Strategic thinker who can translate insight into compelling creative expression
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting
Collaborative, generous leader who values partnership, craft, and thoughtful execution
The target base salary range for this position is
$150,000–$200,000 , with final compensation determined by the candidate’s experience, skills, and leadership level.
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