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About the Role
VML is seeking a Creative Director, a next-level conceptual thinker and artist skilled in creating attention-grabbing work across all digital and social platforms. This role requires the ability to lead and own client projects, with excellent client relationship and presentation skills.
Responsibilities
- Ideate constantly and bring innovative ideas to every brief, tactic, execution, and conversation.
- Capture brand voice in interactive marketing materials from conception to execution.
- Be the voice for your team.
- Partner with CD Copy and design team leadership for timely development and execution of campaigns and projects.
- Act as an expert in current trends and what's next in creative execution.
- Perform strategic and next-level creative thinking to create innovative solutions across multiple channels.
- Spearhead client reviews and work with the team to achieve results.
- Present creative material in internal and client meetings.
- Participate in client presentations and manage client contact as necessary.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a creative advertising agency.
- Portfolio featuring a wide range of award-worthy creative work that displays mastery of your craft.
- Strong working knowledge of visual design, art direction, and the creative process.
- Proven conceptual and campaign experience; demonstrated success working on integrated campaigns.
- Solid understanding of creative development—from drafting briefs to executing deliverables.
- Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements.
- Ability to direct and mentor junior team members.
- Ability to handle a high-volume environment with rapid turnaround times and manage multiple tasks and project details.
- Practiced time management skills and a strong work ethic.
- CPG experience is a plus.
Skills
- Conceptual thinking
- Digital and social platform expertise
- Client relationship management
- Presentation skills
- Visual storytelling
- Creative leadership
- Interactive marketing
- Brand voice capture
- Team leadership
- Trend analysis
- Strategic creative thinking
- Visual design
- Art direction
- Creative process
- Integrated campaign development
- Brief drafting
- Deliverable execution
- Prioritization
- Mentoring
- Time management
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000—$230,000 USD
Benefits
- Group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision)
- Generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution)
- Variety of paid time off offerings
- Real-time feedback
- Growth-oriented mindset
- Training opportunities through VML and WPP
About the Company
- VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth.
- VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning human-first work for clients including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's.
- In 2026, VML was named Campaign’s Global Network of the Year and ranked #2 Creative Network of the Year at Cannes Lions.
- VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.
- VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
- WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.
- We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
- We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
Equal Opportunity
- WPP (VML) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics.
- We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.