Associate Creative Director, Art
Listed on 2026-07-03
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Marketing / Advertising / PR
Creative Advertising / Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy
Who We Are
VML, part of WPP, 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 human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy’s. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization.
In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting‑edge media intelligence and data solutions, world‑class creativity, next‑generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit
Who we are looking for:
VML is seeking an Associate Creative Director to join our world class creative team: A next-level conceptual thinker and artist who knows all when it comes to creating work that demands attention across all digital and social platforms. You should be able to work and lead, owning an array of client projects. Excellent client relationship and presentation skills are expected.
As ACD, you are an expert collaborator and are able to develop strong working relationships with other discipline leads on the team. You inspire team members to exceed expectations and you yourself strive to continually evolve and grow the brand’s connection and personality. You are constantly curious and seek innovative ways to apply your knowledge, pushing against the norms of traditional messaging and marketing.
What you’ll do:
- Create | Ideate constantly and be passionate about bringing innovative ideas to every brief, tactic, execution, and conversation. Capture brand voice in interactive marketing materials from conception to execution of final deliverables. Be the voice for your team.
- Collaborate | Partner with the ACD Copy and design team for the timely development and execution of campaigns and projects, including the concepting and execution of final deliverables.
- Set the Trends | Be an expert in doing it before it’s been done, know current trends and what’s next. Performs strategic and next-level creative thinking to create innovative solutions across multiple channels.
- Build Client Relationships | Partner and work with team to achieve results. Present creative material in both internal and client meetings. Participate in client presentations and manage client contact as necessary.
Who you are:
- A Builder | Forms relationships as a trustworthy and essential team lead across relevant markets, regions, and businesses. Easily recognized and trusted within the agency. Able to spin up creative input in brainstorming sessions.
- Creatively Brave | Passionate about the power of creativity with the knowledge to identify and nurture the best ideas. Adapts to solve clients’ challenges. Creates visuals for multichannel initiatives, presentations and other projects.
- Ambitious | Continuously re‑imagines how to partner with clients to build better futures for their business; pro‑actively seeks out new opportunities and lateral ideas to solve clients’ biggest business issues. You know what you like, what you’re after, and how to navigate any scenario that comes your way.
- Ego‑less | We all wear the hats that need wearing— it’s a mentality that makes the team successful.
What you’ll need:
- Minimum 7 years of experience in a creative advertising agency.
- Portfolio featuring a wide range of award‑worthy creative work that…
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