Associate Creative Director, Events

The role

You will lead strategic visual development and art direction for a portfolio of public events and experiences. You will manage a design team and create compelling environments across physical stages, digital screens, and marketing assets.

What you will do

• Lead strategic visual development and art direction for public events and experiences
• Guide the creative lifecycle from naming and identity to marketing and live production
• Integrate sponsor support design into revenue-generating events
• Art direct video interstitials and live screen graphics
• Collaborate with editorial, events, and marketing teams
• Oversee documentation of events with photo editors
• Manage and mentor a design team

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in brand identity, spatial and experiential design, environmental graphics, and live-event production
• Experience designing for physical environments including signage and wayfinding
• A versatile design portfolio with experience in layout, typography, and high-profile editorial content
• Strong conceptual understanding of motion design and experience collaborating with motion design teams
• Familiarity with video production workflows and directing video teams
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google Slides
• B.A., B.S., B.F.A. or M.F.A.

Nice to have

• Track record of effective people management
• Ability to navigate live-event production under tight deadlines
• A genuine passion for journalism

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• Company-matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs

Before you apply

• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process

About the company

The New York Times creates original, quality journalism in many forms. Its live events connect readers to the story and to each other.