Verve is a multi-disciplinary creative agency best known for world-class events, brand experiences and brand content for many of today’s most influential brands including Google, Coca-Cola, TikTok and Diageo. With a team of 120, we’ve evolved over 35 years to become a globally-focused agency with head-quarters in Dublin and growing offices in London, Amsterdam and Singapore. In 2022 we became part of the Opus Group - a family of 3 agencies based across North America, Australia but activating incredible experiences across the world.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an Associate Creative Director who is a highly conceptual thinker and visual storyteller
to shape and deliver our creative vision during a 9-month maternity cover. You will join a tight-knit, award-winning Studio team where you’ll be at the heart of the creative process, from initial ideation stages through to the final live execution.

The ideal candidate will be able to showcase a strong ability to translate conceptual ideas into compelling visual worlds through sketching, spatial thinking, 2D art direction and 3D design. Being able to work comfortably across both B2B and B2C audiences, the ideal candidate will be able to adapt their creative approach to suit a wide range of brands, briefs, and environments.

Projects can include anything from festival activations to brand launches, company celebrations and conferences, exhibitions, PR stunts to sports and sponsorship activations with all of the corresponding creative, brand content, digital, social and campaign assets.

What You’ll Do

Lead and contribute to creative concepts and pitches for large-scale festivals, immersive brand activations and high-production conferences
Craft event identities, branding and visual narratives across digital and physical assets.
Develop spatial concepts into compelling environments where event identities, branding and visual narratives come to life
Design everything from pitch decks, moodboards, event artwork and 3D visualisations
Work seamlessly across B2B and B2B projects, tailoring each creative approach to different audiences and objectives
Partner closely with account, production and digital teams to ensure ideas are both breathtaking and achievable
Maintain consistency with client brand guidelines across all materials while elevating the overall creative output

Who You Are

You have 8+ years of creative agency experience, ideally within events, brand experience or experiential design
A strategic, conceptual thinker, you excel at generating original ideas and translating them across multiple event outputs
Highly visual in your approach, with strong experience in both 2D and 3D design - with handsketching a plus
A confident communicator who is comfortable in a client-facing environment, presenting ideas with clarity and conviction
Able to move seamlessly between B2B and B2C projects, understanding how to adapt tone, style and messaging.
Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup and Twinmotion
You can crack a creative brief wide open, turning abstract ideas into compelling visual proposals and storyboards
Calm, organised and efficient under pressure, with the ability to manage and scope multiple projects and deadlines
You have a passion for trends, culture, and designing for real-world human connection
A general understanding of multi-disciplinary roles including motion graphics and communications design

Sustainability

We’ve been championing sustainability in our events and brand experience with ISO 20121 certification for a solid decade. We added ISO 14001 in 2023 and we proudly became B Corp certified across all three of our offices in 2024.

B Corp represents our commitment to using our agency as a force for good in the world across 5 pillars: environment, community, employees, customers and governance. Both B Corp and ISO require regular audits to maintain certification.

Great Place To Work

Verve has always believed that exceptional work is rooted in an exceptional workplace. We proudly became Great Place to Work® certified in September 2025. This certification is based entirely on employee feedback and a review of our culture, affirming the environment we’ve built at Verve, grounded in trust, inclusion and genuine care for our people.

Diversity & Equal Opportunities

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy. Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is integral to Verve. We know that for our business to thrive and to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.

Location

Dublin, Leinster

Department

Design

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Associate Creative Director

Job Description