Creative Manager

Access Destination Services•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Creative Manager at Access, you will partner with Sales and Creative teams to develop strategic, experience-driven proposals and client presentations. You will shape the creative vision for corporate events, translating client goals into environments, moments, and experiences that are both compelling and executable. This role operates in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment and requires strong organization, prioritization, and adaptability. You know how to paint a picture clients can step into. You don’t just describe what an event will look like. You explain why it works, how it supports the audience, and how it comes together within real-world budgets and logistics. This is not a graphic design or marketing role. It is an experiential role rooted in live events.

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

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