Senior Art Director

Senior Art Director

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

The Senior Art Director articulates and champions the key values underpinning the strategic and creative execution of client accounts. We need someone who is a thinker, problem solver and conceptual juggernaut who can also independently implement primary design direction that incorporates best practices in design and technology. They are collaborative and flexible as they juggle multiple projects with ease with solid experience leading teams in delivering creative excellence and owns creative deliverables on projects from brief to final build. This role reports to the Chief Creative Officer.

What you’ll do:

• Take a leading role in managing the agency's relationship with clients, including presenting creative strategies and proposals.
• Help to foster collaborative engagement with clients and internal project teams.
• In charge of coming up with creative communications concepts, TTL campaigns, and executions that meet the clients’ strategic business intent and objectives — big bold ideas that challenge the status quo is what we look for!
• Work closely with the Associate Creative Director(s) and Creative Director(s) to ensure concepts are not just effective, but also align with the company’s vision for creative excellence.
• Ensure quality creative output by maintaining and enhancing creative standards and processes.
• Guide, support, and motivate the creative team throughout the design and development process, ensuring successful and timely delivery of all projects.
• Demonstrate and maintain quality excellence in layout, typography, illustration, and photography, as well as staying current with creative and design trends, marketing principles, cultural issues, and emerging technologies.
• Assist in pitches and initiatives aimed at securing new business opportunities that contribute to the agency’s growth.
• Experience in the aviation and travel industry is a big plus.
• Play a pro-active role in pushing for and executing award-winning type of work.

What you’ll need:

• Minimum 6 years’ experience as professional Art Based Creative/Designer in a multimedia agency, advertising agency, or design studio.
• Strong portfolio that demonstrates excellence in campaign conceptualisation and execution, showcasing mastery in layout, typography, illustration & design etc.
• Highly skilled in various design software and programmes such as Illustrator, Photoshop and the like.
• Possess a keen eye for detail and able to communicate creative/design solutions with confidence, ease and clarity.
• Creative, ever curious and an outgoing personality are a plus.

At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization—creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers—who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.

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