Senior Creative Director

twentysix; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 360,000,000 - 600,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Global client exposure

Job summary

VML, a WPP agency, is seeking an Associate Creative Director to lead brainstorming sessions and shape high-quality campaigns for major clients. You will mentor the team, drive ideation, and ensure strong storytelling across brands.

The role requires a background in digital campaigns, branding, and strategic thinking, with excellent English and Bahasa presentations. The team operates in a hybrid setup with collaboration across offices.

Qualifications

• Degree in Advertising/Media/Design required.
• Minimum 2 years as Associate Creative Director, digital background preferred.
• Strong storytelling and ideation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead brainstorm sessions with digital specialists for campaigns.
• Maintain high quality of creative work.
• Work with production house to improve production quality.
• Mentor and nurture the team.
• Manage client relationships and grow interactive marketing knowledge.

Skills

Leadership

Copywriting

Storytelling

Brand building

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree Advertising

Tools

Keynote

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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 WPP.com.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and direct brainstorm session that consist of different digital specialist to create next level solution or campaign idea for clients.

• Ability to pick the stongest copywriting and maintain accountability for overall quality of creative work

• Work closely with production house to push the quality of the production.

• Manage workload inside the team and make sure everyone have the best working condition.

• Understand the latest trend in digital marketing, digital advertising, and technology

• Have high level of face to face client interaction - providing thought leadership impacting client’s way of doing business on an ongoing basis

• Mentor and nuture the team to reach their potential.

• Find and hire potential team member.

• Manage the creative strategy and general direction of client work

• Serve as the department leader and ensure the continued growth of the team

• Manage client relationship and work to deepen their knowledge of interactive marketing

Who you are:

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree of Advertising / Media / Art / Design / Creative Multimedia or equivalent.

• At least two years experience as Associate Creative Director, preferably, but not exclusively, with some digital background

• An art or copy-based good storyteller with a sound ideation and conceptual skills

• Have experience in producing big scale digital campaigns

• Have knowledge and experience of brand building

• Able to solve problem and think strategically

• Achievements in prestigious advertising awards is a bonus

• Highly proficient in using Keynote for presentations

• Outstanding oral, written and presentation skills with the ability to to present in both Bahasa and English

• Advocates unorthodox thinking, with no fear of innovation

• Has a strong knowledge of interaction Design, technology, usability and experience design

• Have a compelling portfolio of distinctive work that spans product/service design and storytelling

• Be able to Inspire and Motivate your creative team : You’ll galvanize them to execute large-scale, cross-channel projects that are creatively brilliant and strategically on point, on time and on budget

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.

VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information,please visit www.vml.com, andfollowalong on Instagram,LinkedIn, and X.