Creative Director - GCC

ABOUT US!

At Sourcing Unicorns, we recruit globally across the creative and experiential industry, always on the lookout for exceptional talent to bring bold ideas to life. For this opportunity, we’re proud to collaborate with this unique team to find the unicorn, the one who will truly make a difference. Together, we ensure a smooth and human-centered hiring experience that reflects the studio’s vision.

YOUR MISSION

As Creative Director – GCC, you will play a strategic role in expanding our client’s presence across the region. 

You will shape visionary immersive experiences from early-stage ideation through delivery, while actively contributing to business development efforts. Working closely with Producers, Multimedia Directors, and clients, you will ensure creative excellence, strategic alignment, and long-term value creation.

This strategic role requires both creative leadership and commercial, presentation, and client management acumen, someone capable of operating upstream, structuring ideas before projects are formally confirmed, and transforming ambition into tangible opportunities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Creative Leadership

• Lead the development of bold immersive concepts across mapping, experiential environments, live events, and major destination projects

• Define and maintain strong creative direction

• Guide multidisciplinary teams from concept through integration

• Ensure artistic integrity while balancing production realities, timelines, and budgets

Strategic & Upstream Thinking

• Contribute to destination-scale and “Blue Sky” thinking initiatives

• Structure concepts, narratives, and strategic frameworks before formal project confirmation

• Translate early conversations into compelling creative visions and strategic proposals

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of immersive technologies and multimedia ecosystems

Business Development & Client Engagement

• Build and nurture relationships with C-level stakeholders and decision-makers

• Confidently present, defend, and sell creative strategies

• Support conversion from opportunity to signed project

• Represent the company’s expertise with clarity and authority

YOUR JOURNEY

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in immersive experiences, projection mapping, large-scale events, or multimedia environments

• Proven experience working on destination-driven or large-scale conceptual projects

• Strong track record operating in early-stage development contexts

Core Capabilities

• Ability to structure ideas clearly and strategically before project confirmation

• Natural presence and ease when engaging executive-level clients

• Strong persuasion and conversion skills

• Solid understanding of immersive design, creative and technical expertise

• High level of autonomy and agility

Leadership

• Inspiring creative vision combined with strong decision-making ability

• Capacity to guide teams while maintaining flexibility and responsiveness

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complex stakeholder environments

SPECIFIC WORK CONDITIONS

• Hybrid working model

• Flexibility in schedule based on regional and international collaborations

• Travel within the GCC and internationally as required

If you think this position is for you, we invite you to apply now.

Thank you for applying. We’re committed to an inclusive process and we welcome talent from all walks of life. We aim to review every application. Roles in experiential can be ultra-specialized, if it’s not a fit for this one, we may still flag your profile for future opportunities. Thanks for helping grow the Sourcing Unicorns talent ecosystem.