Associate Creative Director, Art – Lead Brand Campaigns

VML; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Paid time off

Job summary

VML, a global creative company, seeks an Associate Creative Director to lead projects across digital and social platforms. You’ll own client work, mentor juniors, and collaborate with the ACD Copy and design teams to deliver campaigns that resonate.

We require 7+ years in a creative advertising agency, a standout portfolio, mastery of visual design and art direction, and proven experience in integrated campaigns.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in a creative advertising agency.
• Portfolio featuring award-worthy work across multiple channels.
• Strong working knowledge of visual design, art direction, and the creative process.
• Proven conceptual and campaign experience with integrated campaigns.
• Ability to prioritize work across engagements and manage timelines and resources.
• Ability to direct and mentor junior team members.
• Ability to handle a high-volume environment with rapid turnaround times.
• Excellent presentation and client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Create | Ideate constantly and be passionate about bringing innovative ideas to every brief, tactic, execution, and conversation. Capture brand voice in interactive marketing materials from conception to execution of final deliverables. Be the voice for your team.
• Collaborate | Partner with the ACD Copy and design team for the timely development and execution of campaigns and projects, including the concepting and execution of final deliverables.
• Set the Trends | Be an expert in doing it before it’s been done, know current trends and what’s next. Performs strategic and next-level creative thinking to create innovative solutions across multiple channels.
• Build Client Relationships | Partner and work with team to achieve results. Present creative material in both internal and client meetings. Participate in client presentations and manage client contact as necessary.

Skills

Creative leadership

Art direction

Campaign development

Client collaboration

Project management

Mentoring

Time management

Brand storytelling

Presentation skills

Visual design

Job description

VML, a global creative company, seeks an Associate Creative Director to lead projects across digital and social platforms. You’ll own client work, mentor juniors, and collaborate with the ACD Copy and design teams to deliver campaigns that resonate.

We require 7+ years in a creative advertising agency, a standout portfolio, mastery of visual design and art direction, and proven experience in integrated campaigns.