Experiential Artistic Director - Corporate

MGM Resorts • Las Vegas, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Experiential Artistic Director is the dedicated creative visionary for event productions, leading high-concept ideation, design direction, and artistic direction. The role establishes and protects the organization’s aesthetic standards, translating narratives into immersive environments and guest journeys. It also oversees capital expenditures for long-term creative assets and emerging event technologies, while mentoring a high-performing design team and maintaining artistic integrity from concept through execution.

The director sets visual storytelling direction and premium design standards, leads early project conceptualization, and presents creative visions and design renderings to executive leadership and clients. The role evaluates strategic capital purchases, collaborates with technical and fabrication teams to translate designs into buildable plans, monitors trends and technologies, and oversees design execution throughout production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Theatrical Production, Scenic Design, Fine Arts, Experiential/Environmental Design, or a closely related creative field.
• At least 3 years of prior relevant experience in a leadership or management role.
• Master-level portfolio demonstrating exceptional high-concept design, environmental styling, and immersive event storytelling.
• Demonstrated experience with Capex budgets, asset acquisition, and evaluating the business case for creative capital investments.

Nice To Haves

• At least 7 years of prior relevant experience in high-end event production, creative direction, or experiential design (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain visual storytelling direction, design language, and premium aesthetic standards for event productions.
• Lead project conceptualization and translate client objectives into immersive, high-concept environmental designs.
• Evaluate and recommend long-term capital purchases, including event technology, modular scenic elements, and structural inventory, considering versatility, lifecycle value, and creative return on investment.
• Direct and inspire the Creative Producer team through design-focused coaching and critique, fostering innovation, artistic excellence, and professional growth.
• Develop and present creative visions, design renderings, and conceptual tools to executive leadership and premier clients, advocating for artistic integrity.
• Collaborate with Technical Directors and Fabricators to ensure designs can be structurally realized and transfer finalized design parameters to production and build teams.
• Monitor emerging global design trends, fabrication methodologies, and experiential technologies.
• Oversee design execution throughout the production lifecycle to preserve the original creative vision and artistic standards.

Benefits

• Wellness incentive programs.
• Company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts, plus partner discounts on travel, electronics, online shopping, and more.
• Free meals in the employee dining room.
• Free parking on and off shift.
• Health and income protection benefits for eligible employees.
• Professional and personal development programs and networking opportunities.
• Volunteer opportunities in the community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director