Creative Manager

Responsibilities

Develop event themes aligned to destination, audience, and client objectives

Design guest environments including layouts, lounges, table scapes, entry moments, and custom elements

Translate client goals into cohesive, end-to-end guest experiences

Ensure concepts are both inspiring and operationally feasible

Lead creative ideation for proposals and client presentations

Build clear narratives supported by mood boards, imagery, and diagrams

Partner with Sales to create concepts that are compelling, confident, and easy to sell

Source and recommend interactive activations and specialty experiences

Curate entertainment aligned to audience, energy level, and event objectives

Ensure all elements feel intentional and connected to the overall theme

Design transportation strategies for programs ranging from 20 to 5,000+ guests

Coordinate movement, arrival, and departure as part of the overall guest experience

Price decor, entertainment, activations, and transportation with margin awareness

Source and evaluate vendors, balancing creativity with budget and profitability

Recommend solutions that maximize impact while remaining realistic

Partner closely with Sales, Event Managers, and Creative teammates

Present concepts with clarity and confidence

Uphold the Access brand voice and creative standards across all work

Requirements

3+ years in DMC, corporate events, hospitality, or experiential design

Experience building event concepts before execution and presenting vision to clients

Knowledge of decor, entertainment, activations, and transportation for live events

Comfortable discussing budgets, pricing decisions, and creative trade-offs

Highly organized, collaborative, and calm under pressure

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