Art Director

VML Enterprise Solutions; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

VML, a WPP company, is seeking an Art Director in Gurgaon to lead design direction for diverse campaigns across digital and print. You will shape visual concepts, guide junior designers, and ensure brand consistency for multiple clients.

Collaborating with agency partners in a hybrid setup, you’ll deliver high-impact assets, manage tight deadlines, and balance creativity with practical execution to drive memorable brand experiences.

Qualifications

• An experience in working with a creative/agency
• Must be able to blend creativity with efficiency.
• 3-6 years of innovative digital design with an inspiring track record of developing leading brands.
• Ability to manage agency partners and vendors (If any) to meet design and quality standards, deadlines and budget requirements.
• Must thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Ability to prioritize workload with minimal supervision and flexibility of shifting priorities
• Must enjoy working on a variety of brands with a fun team - multi-tasking is a must
• Must enjoy being creative

Responsibilities

• Work with agency partners and internal resources to align on a creative direction and deliver assets
• Design various marketing materials to support efforts in digital marketing/brand management, and advertising campaigns.
• Create and develop impactful consumer-facing communication materials across digital channels.
• Create visually engaging content for a variety of platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram)
• Develop creative assets for online advertising, paid search, and other paid media

Skills

Agency experience

Creativity with efficiency

Brand design

Project management

Multitasking

Deadline discipline

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.

Role: Art Director

Location: Gurgaon

About Us

VML, a WPP company, is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience.

For more information, visit www.vml.com

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.

Role: Art Director

Location: Gurgaon

About Us

VML, a WPP company, is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience.

For more information, visit www.vml.com

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work with agency partners and internal resources to align on a creative direction and deliver assets
• Design various marketing materials to support efforts in digital marketing/brand management, and advertising campaigns.
• Create and develop impactful consumer-facing communication materials across digital channels.
• Create visually engaging content for a variety of platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram)
• Develop creative assets for online advertising, paid search, and other paid media

Skills & Competencies

• An experience in working with a creative/agency
• Must be able to blend creativity with efficiency.
• 3-6 years of innovative digital design with an inspiring track record of developing leading brands.
• Ability to manage agency partners and vendors (If any) to meet design and quality standards, deadlines and budget requirements.
• Must thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Ability to prioritize workload with minimal supervision and flexibility of shifting priorities
• Must enjoy working on a variety of brands with a fun team - multi-tasking is a must
• Must enjoy being creative

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, andX.