Art Director

About VML

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 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.

VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit , and follow along on Instagram, Linked In, and X.

Are you a talented Art Director – hungry to make your mark on a leading global CPG brand? We're searching for an exceptional creative team with a proven track record in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) to join our rapidly growing team. This is a unique opportunity to craft breakthrough, award-winning campaigns that are not only conceptually brilliant but also culturally relevant, social-first, and flawlessly executed.

You'll be challenged to think outside the box and bring fresh perspectives to a brand ready for its next iconic chapter.

• Ideate & Conceptualize:
  Collaborate seamlessly to generate groundbreaking, strategic, and innovative "big ideas" that solve complex client challenges and achieve measurable results within the CPG landscape.
• Campaign Development:
  Translate strategic briefs into compelling, integrated creative campaigns across a wide range of channels, including digital, social, video, print, OOH, and experiential.
• Social & Cultural Fluency:
  Develop engaging, thumb‑stopping, and culturally relevant social‑first content and campaigns, demonstrating a deep understanding of platform best practices, emerging trends, and diverse consumer insights.
• Art Direction:
  Design visually stunning and conceptually powerful work with a clean, modern aesthetic, maintaining exceptional attention to detail from concept to final execution. Oversee visual execution across all touchpoints, ensuring brand consistency and the highest level of craft. Master design software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.) and stay ahead of visual trends.
• Out-of-the‑Box Thinking:
  Consistently challenge the status quo and push creative boundaries to develop innovative solutions and 'out‑of‑the‑box' approaches that differentiate our brands in a competitive market.
• Presentation &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Confidently and articulately present ideas to internal teams and clients, effectively articulating creative rationale and incorporating feedback thoughtfully.
• Quality Control:
  Maintain impeccable standards of craft and execution, striving for award‑winning potential in every project.
• Team Contribution:
  Contribute to a positive, inspiring, and collaborative team environment.

• Experience:
• Minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience each (Copywriter and Art Director) within an advertising agency or in‑house creative department.
• Demonstrable portfolio showcasing exceptional CPG campaign work is non‑negotiable.
• Conceptual Strength: A portfolio rich with strong conceptual thinking, big ideas, and impactful campaigns.
• Design Excellence:
  An outstanding portfolio demonstrating clean, contemporary design principles, strong typography, layout, photography direction, and proficiency in design software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.).
• Social Expertise:
  Proven experience in developing and executing highly effective social media content and campaigns across diverse platforms (Instagram, Tik Tok, You Tube, etc.).
• Cultural Savvy: A finger on the pulse of current cultural trends, consumer insights, and an innate ability to translate them into relevant, inclusive, and modern creative work.
• Collab…