Executive AI Creative Director (QSR + Experiential) [79850]

Qualifications

• Executive AI Creative Director Requirements
• 15+ years of creative leadership experience with a strong record of award-winning, national campaigns, especially with QSR experience with activation / experiential events
• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, communications, or related field
• Proven ability to lead big ideas from concept through execution with measurable cultural and business impact
• Portfolio showcasing headline-worthy, culturally fluent, and tech-forward work
• Deep understanding of the full creative process across platforms, channels, and campaign types
• Familiarity with generative AI tools (Runway, Sora, ChatGPT, 11Labs, Gemini, etc.) and experience embedding them into consumer-facing work
• Demonstrated success managing, mentoring, and upskilling diverse creative teams
• Excellent storytelling, client presentation, and senior stakeholder engagement skills
• Comfortable driving innovation in fast-moving, high-visibility environments

Benefits

• Schedule: Hybrid, regular business hours
• Pay: $180,000 - $230,000 salary depending on experience

Responsibilities

• This Executive AI Creative Director is a senior creative leadership role responsible for driving bold, culture-shaping campaigns at the intersection of creativity and AI
• This position requires proven experience in delivering award-winning, national campaigns while integrating emerging technologies to elevate creative impact, especially with QSR and Experiential
• In this role you will oversee a team of Creative Directors, mentor talent, and shape best-in-class campaigns across digital, social, experiential, and traditional platforms
• The role demands both high-level vision and hands-on execution, with a strong focus on innovation, cultural fluency, and brand-building at scale
• Lead creative development across high-profile accounts, with a focus on integrating emerging technologies and AI into campaigns
• Partner with the Chief Creative & Innovation Officer to translate vision into bold, award-worthy campaigns that drive engagement, earned media, and cultural relevance
• Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of 5 to 6 Creative Directors, embedding AI-driven creativity into daily workflows
• Deliver big, cross-platform ideas that scale across digital, social, experiential, and traditional channels
• Evaluate and adopt new AI tools and technologies to enhance creative ideation, production, and presentation
• Present creative work with authority and inspiration to senior clients and internal stakeholders
• Lead and participate in new business pitches, agency-wide initiatives, and innovation workshops
• Build and maintain client confidence, positioning yourself as a trusted senior creative leader
• Foster a culture of experimentation, growth, and excellence within the creative department
• Consistently raise the creative bar, ensuring campaigns earn attention, awards, and measurable results

Full Description

Overview This Executive AI Creative Director is a senior creative leadership role responsible for driving bold, culture-shaping campaigns at the intersection of creativity and AI.

This position requires proven experience in delivering award-winning, national campaigns while integrating emerging technologies to elevate creative impact, especially with QSR and Experiential.

In this role you will oversee a team of Creative Directors, mentor talent, and shape best-in-class campaigns across digital, social, experiential, and traditional platforms.

• The role demands both high-level vision and hands-on execution, with a strong focus on innovation, cultural fluency, and brand-building at scale. Type: Direct hire, full time Schedule: Hybrid, regular business hours Pay: $180,000 - $230,000 salary depending on experience Executive AI Creative Director Requirements • 15+ years of creative leadership experience with a strong record of award-winning, national campaigns, especially with QSR experience with activation / experiential events.

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, communications, or related field.

• Proven ability to lead big ideas from concept through execution with measurable cultural and business impact.

• Portfolio showcasing headline-worthy, culturally fluent, and tech-forward work.

• Deep understanding of the full creative process across platforms, channels, and campaign types.

• Familiarity with generative AI tools (Runway, Sora, ChatGPT, 11Labs, Gemini, etc.) and experience embedding them into consumer-facing work.

• Strong background in QSR and automotive campaigns preferred.

• Demonstrated success managing, mentoring, and upskilling diverse creative teams.

• Excellent storytelling, client presentation, and senior stakeholder engagement skills.

• Comfortable driving innovation in fast-moving, high-visibility environments. Executive AI Creative Director Duties • Lead creative development across high-profile accounts, with a focus on integrating emerging technologies and AI into campaigns.

• Partner with the Chief Creative & Innovation Officer to translate vision into bold, award-worthy campaigns that drive engagement, earned media, and cultural relevance.

• Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of 5 to 6 Creative Directors, embedding AI-driven creativity into daily workflows.

• Deliver big, cross-platform ideas that scale across digital, social, experiential, and traditional channels.

• Evaluate and adopt new AI tools and technologies to enhance creative ideation, production, and presentation.

• Present creative work with authority and inspiration to senior clients and internal stakeholders.

• Lead and participate in new business pitches, agency-wide initiatives, and innovation workshops.

• Build and maintain client confidence, positioning yourself as a trusted senior creative leader.

• Foster a culture of experimentation, growth, and excellence within the creative department.

• Consistently raise the creative bar, ensuring campaigns earn attention, awards, and measurable results. No deadline to apply.