Head of Creative (Immersive Events) - Remote

About the Opportunity

We are partnered with an industry-leading experiential events organization that is redefining how brands connect with audiences through immersive, technology-driven experiences. They are seeking a visionary Head of Creative to lead the development of next-generation event concepts, emerging technologies, and innovative audience engagement solutions for corporate events, conferences, product launches, and brand activations.

This is not a traditional creative leadership position. The successful candidate will sit at the intersection of creative strategy, engineering, innovation, experiential design, and research & development, helping shape the future of live events through new technologies, interactive environments, and immersive storytelling.

The role offers the opportunity to build and lead an internal innovation function focused on developing groundbreaking solutions that push the boundaries of what is possible within the corporate events industry.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership & Strategy

• Define and lead the creative vision for immersive event experiences across a diverse portfolio of corporate clients.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify emerging trends and future opportunities within experiential marketing, corporate events, and live production.
• Develop innovative experience concepts that combine storytelling, technology, spatial design, content, and audience engagement.
• Lead creative workshops, ideation sessions, and strategic planning initiatives with internal teams and clients.

Research & Development

• Establish and lead an internal R&D function focused on the future of experiential events.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies including:
  • XR (AR/VR/MR)
  • AI-driven experiences
  • Interactive media
  • Projection mapping
  • Spatial computing
  • Real-time rendering
  • Digital twins
  • Robotics and automation
  • Immersive audio technologies
• Prototype and test new event technologies before market deployment.
• Collaborate with technical and production teams to turn concepts into scalable event solutions.
• Create innovation roadmaps that support long-term business objectives and market differentiation.

Engineering & Technical Innovation

• Work closely with engineering, AV, production technology, and software development teams to ensure creative concepts are technically achievable.
• Bridge the gap between creative vision and technical execution.
• Support the development of proprietary technologies, platforms, and audience engagement tools.
• Evaluate the technical feasibility, scalability, and commercial viability of new concepts.

Client & Industry Engagement

• Serve as a thought leader and innovation ambassador for the organization.
• Present concepts and future-state ideas to C-level clients and stakeholders.
• Support business development teams during strategic pitches and new client opportunities.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and innovation forums.

Team Leadership

• Build and mentor multidisciplinary teams consisting of creatives, designers, engineers, technologists, producers, and innovation specialists.
• Foster a culture of experimentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive best practices across creative development, prototyping, and experience design.