Senior Art Director

at  VML

WHO WE ARE:

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.
We are looking for a Senior Art Director who is a thinker, problem solver and conceptual juggernaut. 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.

• Creates and leads original designs from concepts, able to direct those efforts in others through completion
• Leads and sets standards with multiple approaches in multivariate/optimization efforts and generates original visual directions for non-page based media
• Master of layout, typography, illustration, photography, and sets standards for new creative arenas as they emerge Demonstrated expertise with design programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark Ability to turn design into CSS and HTML for delivery to development group General understanding of browser/platform constraints as they affect online design
• Understands the strategic business intent of specific projects and audience/customer goals.
• Work with Associate Creative Director(s) and Executive Creative Director(s) to ensure maximum effectiveness of various concepts.
• Team player willing to do whatever it takes to make the work better
• Able to support pitches and sales efforts