Join Salesforce in Chicago, where you will lead art direction for the events and experiences portfolio from early concept through final install. This individual-contributor-leaning role blends hands-on creative execution with on-site oversight, helping bring cohesive, on-brand experiences to life across physical and interactive touchpoints.
On-site in Chicago with extensive travel to oversee event design execution and setup.
What you’ll do
- Own art direction for assigned events, ensuring every touchpoint including environmental graphics, signage, stage design, and activations reflects a cohesive, on-brand story
- Design event footprints and map user journeys, guiding how attendees move through the space from arrival to departure
- Concept and design interactive and experiential elements such as activations, installations, and digital or tech-enabled moments
- Translate marketing or brand strategy into a tangible, well-paced physical narrative that holds up in real-world flow
- Provide creative direction and informal mentorship to junior designers project-by-project
- Partner with brand design, copy, producers, and strategists to turn concepts into production-ready creative
- Maintain strict quality control across design deliverables, identifying inconsistencies and detail issues before production
- Travel to events to oversee on-site execution and setup, making real-time creative and production calls
- Present creative direction and rationale to stakeholders to build alignment across cross-functional partners
- Manage multiple concurrent event programs, balancing creative ambition with production timelines and budgets
What you bring
- 5-8 years of design and/or art direction experience, with a portfolio spanning event design and brand design
- Experience designing event footprints and user journeys for large-scale activations
- Exposure to interactive or experiential design, including activations, installations, and digital or tech-driven experiences
- Comfort providing creative direction to junior designers, even without formal management experience
- Strong fluency in environmental and spatial design, including stage design, signage, wayfinding, and large-format production
- Solid brand design background with an eye for how identity systems translate into physical space
- Proven ability to translate strategy into experience, turning briefs into tangible, on-brand spaces
- Meticulous attention to detail and a track record of maintaining quality under tight deadlines
- Comfort presenting and pitching creative direction to stakeholders
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively to oversee on-site event design and setup
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; familiarity with 3D/rendering tools or interactive prototyping tools is a plus
- B2B and/or tech experience is a strong plus
Tools
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Figma
Benefits
- Time off programs
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Mental health support
- Paid parental leave
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee stock purchasing program
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, submit a request via the Accommodations Request Form.
Compensation: The typical base salary range for this position is $117,400 - $177,600 annually. Salesforce may determine compensation based on location, job level, and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This range represents base salary only and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity, or benefits as applicable.
Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment.
