Art Director

VML South Africa; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; Hybrid; USD 20.000 - 35.000; Full time

Job summary

VML South Africa is seeking an Art Director for its Jakarta office. The ideal candidate will provide art direction across digital and print media, translating brand voice into compelling campaigns. This role requires strong collaboration skills and a passion for creative innovation, fitting into a hybrid work environment fostering creativity and team dynamics.

Qualifications

• Strong art direction skills across digital and print.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and brands simultaneously.
• Passionate about design trends and understanding brand needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide art direction and design support for various projects.
• Translate brand voice into marketing materials.
• Collaborate with copywriters and account services on projects.

Skills

Creativity

Collaboration

Brand Understanding

Job description

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.

What you’ll do

• Art Direction Provide art direction and design support for projects across digital and print channels.
• Translate Capture brand voice in marketing materials from conception to execution of final deliverables. Own the work.
• Craft Juggle projects and brands simultaneously. Conceptualize new campaign ideas and tactics based on the established voice and tone of the brand.
• Collaborate Partner with the copywriters for the timely development and execution of campaigns and projects, including the conception and execution of final deliverables. Team up with account services to understand client goals, strategy, and feedback. Serve as a respected member of your team to execute projects and tackle deadlines.
• Concept big ideas and innovative tactics that can span a range of platforms, including digital, mobile, social, CRM, and broadcast.
  
  

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.
• Passionate | Seeks out new opportunities to help elevate the clients brand based design trends, understanding the brand needs and market.
• Creatively Brave | Passionate about the power of creativity with the knowledge to identify and nurture the best ideas. Adapts to solve clients’ challenges.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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.

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