Job Description
Who We Are:
On Location is a global leader in premium experiential hospitality, offering ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production and travel management across sports, entertainment, fashion and culture. On Location provides unrivaled access for corporate clients and fans looking for official, immersive experiences at marquee events, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games, FIFA World Cup 2026, Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, and more. An official partner and/or service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the IOC (the Milano Cortina 2026 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games), FIFA, NFL, NCAA, UFC, WWE, and PGA of America, the company also owns and operates a number of its own unique experiences. On Location is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.ABOUT THE ROLE
The LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Hospitality Program will deliver world-class premium experiences across competition venues, hospitality houses, celebration spaces, and exclusive guest environments during the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Art Director plays a key role in bringing these experiences to life through innovative environmental design, storytelling, and creative execution.
THE ROLE
Working under the direction of the Group Creative Director, the Art Director partners with Creative, Production, Venue Development, Brand, Operations, and external design and fabrication partners to transform creative strategy into immersive hospitality environments. This role is responsible for delivering design solutions that are visually compelling, operationally sound, and aligned with the LA28 Hospitality creative vision across multiple venues and guest experiences.
The successful candidate is a collaborative creative leader with exceptional architectural and environmental design experience, outstanding visual communication skills, and the ability to lead multiple complex projects while maintaining the highest standards of creative excellence.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Creative Leadership
Lead the creative development of hospitality environments from concept through execution with regular coordination with the event production and creative teams.
Drive design excellence across multiple venues while maintaining consistency with the LA28 Hospitality creative vision.
Translate strategic objectives into immersive guest experiences through compelling environmental design and visual storytelling.
Provide art direction, design guidance, and creative feedback to internal teams and external partners.
Establish and maintain creative vision across multiple hospitality venues while ensuring consistency, innovation and guest experience.
Design Development
Direct the design process from ideation through fabrication, installation, and Games-time execution.
Develop presentations, renderings, mood boards, finish palettes, floor plans, elevations, and design intent packages.
Review fabrication drawings, mock-ups, and prototypes to ensure creative integrity.
Balance creativity with operational requirements, budget, schedule, and constructability.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Serve as the primary creative liaison between Creative, Production, Venue Development, Operations, and fabrication partners.
Present creative concepts and design rationale to executive leadership and stakeholders.
Coordinate with architects, scenic fabricators, exhibit partners, and graphics vendors to ensure consistent execution.
Quality & Brand Stewardship
Ensure all work reflects LA28 Hospitality brand standards and creative direction.
Maintain consistency across hospitality venues and guest touchpoints.
Review deliverables for quality, accuracy, and production readiness.
Project Leadership
Lead multiple venue design projects simultaneously through all phases of development.
Lead and direct external design partners, fabricators, and creative vendors to ensure design excellence, production quality, and successful project delivery.
Support venue installations, site reviews, punch lists, and Games-time creative oversight.
Maintain organized project documentation and meet key project milestones.
Innovation
Identify emerging trends in experiential design, hospitality, sustainability, and materials.
Champion innovative design solutions that elevate the Olympic and Paralympic guest experience.
Success in this role
Deliver world-class hospitality environments that elevate the Olympic and Paralympic guest experience.
Maintain exceptional creative quality across multiple venues.
Build trusted partnerships across creative, production, and operations teams.
Champion the LA28 Hospitality creative vision from concept through Games-time execution.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
Follow administrative procedures for timesheets, time off requests, and other HR needs.
Keep up to date with any deliverables the Project Management team needs for billing purposes.
Travel
Must be adaptable with work and travel schedule and be available to travel for work which may include extended work hours during nights, weekends, and holidays. This position may require up to 25 % travel.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the employee's activities, duties, or responsibilities for this job. Duties, obligations, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty above at the highest levels. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Required Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design , Interior Design, Architecture, Industrial Design or related discipline or experience.
8+ years of experience in experiential design, hospitality, event design, entertainment, or environmental design.
Strong portfolio demonstrating environmental storytelling, spatial design, presentation graphics, and technical documentation.
Advanced proficiency in Sketchup, Layout, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Architectural Drafting. Experience with 3D modeling workflow is required
Mastery of rendering software such as Enscape, V-Ray, Lumion, or Twinmotion.
Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills.
Preferred Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Experience designing large-scale sporting events, hospitality programs, exhibitions, or action sports.
Interior Design and Curation
Additional Craft/production skills a plus
Additional art skills (illustrative, drawing, sketching, or other methods to convey creative ideas internally and externally)
Additional Adobe Suite or motion graphics experience a plus
Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
Familiarity with sustainable practices.
Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the hourly rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.
Hiring Rate Minimum:
$112,500 annually(minimum will not fall below the applicable State/local minimum salary thresholds)Hiring Rate Maximum:
$150,000 annuallyTKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws. For information about Privacy and Information Security for TKO employment candidates, please review our Privacy Policy. For information regarding Terms of Use for this and other TKO websites, please review our Terms of Use.