Jack Morton Worldwide

Creative Director - Sports and Entertainment Experiences

Jack Morton Worldwide • $90K — $130K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-8 years of experience in culturally driven brand work
  • Strong background in sports and entertainment partnerships
  • A passion for women's sports
  • Proven ability to collaborate with diverse teams
  • A creative mindset with a focus on execution

Responsibilities

  • Craft innovative sports and pop culture experiences for brands
  • Create compelling narratives that align with business goals
  • Develop cohesive ecosystems connecting various brand elements
  • Collaborate with creators and tastemakers to deliver impactful work
  • Steward creative ideas through all stages from concept to execution
  • Obsess over the quality and impact of delivered experiences
  • Push boundaries with new formats and technologies

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model offered, preferably in Detroit or a US Jack office
  • Dynamic and inclusive team culture
  • Opportunities for collaboration across diverse disciplines
  • Support for professional growth and creative development
  • Access to work with iconic brands in the sports and entertainment industries
Full Job Description
**ability to work hybrid in Detroit HIGHLY preferred; or, ability to work hybrid in a US Jack office**

We're seeking a passionate Creative Director with a strong understanding of sports, fandom and culture to join our team. You'll lead the creation of unforgettable sports and entertainment experiences for iconic brands.

You're right for this role if you're of the culture. If you love sports (particularly women's sports). And if nothing energizes you more than translating strategic insights into high-impact brand experiences that authentically connect with fans.

If you instinctively follow leagues, athletes, artists and creators, think fluidly across physical and digital platforms, obsess over craft, and know how to bring ideas to life at scale, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do:

Manifest culture
Concept and craft innovative experiences anchored in sports, pop culture, and fandom that help brands become authentic parts of fan communities.

Develop stories people feel
Create compelling presentations that clearly connect ideas to business goals, blending smart strategy with thoughtful creative thinking, inspiring clients and partners.

Build a brand world
Shape cohesive experience ecosystems across environments, content, talent, merch, social moments, and fan touchpoints-ensuring every element feels intentional and connected.

Collaborate with creators
Partner with internal teams, athletes, artists, leagues, creators, and cultural tastemakers to deliver breakthrough work that resonates with key audiences and drives impact.

Key Accountabilities:

Creative Development
  • Know the fan: Understand the nuances of sports fans and pop culture audiences-their beliefs, language, rituals, references, expectations, and emotional triggers.
  • Create ideas that tap what's now and next: Develop concepts inspired by sports culture, entertainment, creator culture, and emerging fan behaviors.
  • Build ecosystems, not singular one-offs: Collaborate with strategy and account teams, plus partner organizations, to turn brand objectives into scalable, multi-layered experiences.

Flawless Execution
  • Passionately steward ideas: Protect and evolve ideas through insights, concepting, production, build, and live execution.
  • Obsess over craft and impact: Partner with production teams and vendors to ensure experiences are thoughtfully designed, well-made, and unforgettable in the moment. A fit and finish fanatic.
  • Push boundaries: Champion new formats, technologies, ways of working, and collaborators-constantly reimagining how brands show up in the world.

Collaboration
  • Work seamlessly across disciplines: Align storytelling, design, and execution by collaborating closely with strategy, production, and account teams.
  • Keep the idea alive: Maintain creative integrity even as timelines shift, budgets flex, or formats evolve.
  • Cultivate creative energy: Help foster a culture where ideas flow freely, diverse perspectives are valued, and collaboration feels dynamic, inclusive, and fun.

Requirements:

You Bring
  • 6-8 years of culturally driven brand work
  • Experience with sports & entertainment partnerships and leveraging related assets
  • A passion for women's sports

How You Show Up
  • You say "yes" more than "no"
  • You're thrive in sports-centric environments
  • You carry the confidence to compel high-level clients to produce their best work

How You Amplify Our Culture
  • You elevate teams and bring people together
  • You're optimistic, generous, and push others to be their best
  • You're creative, but also grounded-someone who can dream big and deliver bigger

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About Jack Morton Worldwide

Jack Morton Worldwide is a global brand experience agency. We believe brands need extraordinary ideas that create emotional connections, fuel conversations and deliver business results. For more than 75 years, we have brought brands to life through event marketing, promotional marketing, sponsorship marketing, digital, social and mobile, content marketing and employee engagement. Jack Morton is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's largest advertising and marketing services organizations. With more than 800 employees in offices around the world, we deliver exceptional results for our clients in 70 countries.
Learn more about Jack Morton Worldwide
Size
800 employees
Industry
Media
Founded
1939
* Ladders Estimates

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